Speakers: Ben Lobaugh
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Ben Lobaugh: Interacting with External APIs
WordCamp Maui 2015Speaker: Ben LobaughMarch 26, 2015 — There is a lot of talk these days about tapping into the resources available through external APIs (Twitter, Facebook, Flickr, etc). Much of the functionality needed to interact with APIs is already included in the core through the HTTP class. In this session you will learn the concepts behind pulling data from an external API, sending data to an external API, how to utilize WordPress caching to increase speed and functionality, etc.
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Ben Lobaugh: Tips For Writing Secure Plugins and Themes
WordCamp Vancouver 2014Speaker: Ben LobaughSeptember 11, 2014 — If you write plugins or themes ensuring they are secure and as free from vulnerabilities as possible should be a top priority. In this session I will share some easy tips to keep in mind while building your theme or plugin that will help reduce the risk of your website being compromised.
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Ben Lobaugh: From Zero to WordPress Hero
WordCamp Philly 2014Speaker: Ben LobaughJuly 31, 2014 — Do you love WordPress and are interested in getting involved with the community but bewildered at how to “get in”? Wonder no more! This session walks you through freely available resources to help you get involved in any aspect of the community that interests you and take you from an unknown zero to a WordPress hero!
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Ben Lobaugh: From Zero to WordPress Hero
WordCamp Chicago 2014Speaker: Ben LobaughJune 30, 2014 — Do you love WordPress and are interested in getting involved with the community but bewildered at how to “get in”? Wonder no more! This session walks you through freely available resources to help you get involved in any aspect of the community that interests you and takes you from an unknown zero to a WordPress hero!
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Ben Lobaugh: Unit Testing Plugins
WordCamp Las Vegas 2013Speaker: Ben LobaughMarch 29, 2014 — Your plugin is broken; do you know why? This session shows some simple principles to help you integrate unit testing in your plugins that will help you find and eliminate bugs before they happen.
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Ben Lobaugh: Interacting With External APIs
WordCamp Chicago 2013Speaker: Ben LobaughJanuary 10, 2014 — Leveraging resources available in external APIs is a hot topic in today’s web world, however how to leverage those resources from WordPress is not well known. This presentation walks you through the API functionality built-into WordPress and shows you how to retrieve information from an existing popular API.
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Ben Lobaugh: Taking Flight With Jetpack Development
WordCamp Vancouver 2013Speaker: Ben LobaughOctober 23, 2013 — This talk shows you some common techniques to fine tune Jetpack as a developer.
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Ben Lobaugh: Plugin Workshop: Relevanssi
WordCamp Orange County 2013Speaker: Ben LobaughJuly 13, 2013 — Relevanssi replaces the default search with a partial-match search that sorts results by relevance. It also indexes comments and shortcode content.
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Ben Lobaugh: Interacting with external APIs
WordCamp Las Vegas 2012Speaker: Ben LobaughJanuary 15, 2013 — There is a lot of talk these days about taping into the resources available through external APIs (Twitter, Facebook, Flickr, etc). Much of the functionality needed to interact with APIs is already included in the core through the HTTP class. In this session you will learn the concepts behind pulling data from an external API, sending data to an external API, how to utilize WordPress caching to increase speed and functionality, etc.
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