February 10, 2020 — At the end of 2000, I first became acquainted with the internet and I had no idea back then that a mother of 5 and grandmother of 1 could have built a successful life that literally saved my own.

For the last fifteen years, I’m proud to say that WordPress, and it’s thriving community, has been a large part of my life. I’ve enjoyed making friends, attending WordCamps, and being part of Make WordPress.

The Internet has been a place where we share our joy. But what happens when life is interrupted? There are many things that will interrupt your life. Death. Divorce. Illness.

I’ve experienced all three. In this talk, I’ll share some of vital the lessons I’ve learned from being a part of such helpful and friendly community. Please join me during this session to not only hear my story, that many of us have experienced, but also for practical advice.

January 6, 2019 — “Nobody knows the trouble I’ve seen” – Do you know the spiritual song? This talk will cover a personal journey how working with WordPress saved my life. My very first touch with the thing internet I had at the end of the year 2000. My third daughter was a five-month-old baby girl when we went online. My first child was born when I was at the age of 18. Now I am a mom of five children and a grandmother of a cute baby. Today I am a successful working mum and happy with my outcome. But I struggled with some issues over several years. Mostly health issues caused by stress during and after the divorce, as well as some deaths in the vicinity. Nothing severe, but not ignorable. Hey, I survived a burnout after the hard times of divorce fights. I thought… But at the end of summer 2016, I got seriously ill. Not the right place for details here, but let me tell you what happened to me to stay alive. WordPress is part of my life since its beginning. Shortly after the first release, I played a lot with this piece of Software which let us enjoy great WordCamps and making friends. Being a part of such helpful and friendly community can help to survive and overcome real-life rock bottom events. Let me share with you the lessons I’ve learned.

September 23, 2018 — BarCamp Track

May 31, 2016 — Translating WordPress to German
with Birgit Olzem, General Translation Editor for WordPress in German

April 21, 2016 — WordPress ein Blog? Schon längst nicht mehr! Wie wir WordPress als App-Framework nutzen können, möchte Birgit uns anhand unterschiedlicher Ansätze zeigen. Eine zentrale Rolle spielt hierbei die WordPress REST API. In ihrem Vortrag möchte sie zeigen, was notwendig ist, Plattform unabhängige Apps mit WordPress zu entwickeln und welche Voraussetzungen erfüllt sein müssen. Es werden Plugins, Onlinedienste (SaaS) und mobile App Frameworks vorgestellt. Die Inhalte des Vortrags richten sich an Fortgeschrittene WordPress Anwender sowie Entwickler, die sich einen Überblick über die Möglichkeiten verschaffen wollen.

January 24, 2016 — Faszination WP API – wie du die Schnittstelle für deine Zwecke einsetzen kannst könnte der Titel auch heißen, aber wir wollen ja sachlich bleiben. Unsere Session gibt einen kurzen Überblick, einen fokussierten Einblick und atemberaubenden Ausblick über / in / auf die WP API.

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April 17, 2015 — In dieser Session möchte ich zeigen, wie man einen professionellen Onlineshop mit WordPress erstellen und betreiben kann. Mit dem Plugin WooCommerce und German Market erweitern wir das Grundsystem, damit neben dem klassischen Aufbau einer Webseite mit WordPress auch ein Onlineshop nahtlos integriert werden kann.

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April 17, 2015 — Contributing WordPress for german speaking people – “WIR” sind WordPress: Jeder kann etwas zu WordPress beitragen!

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March 7, 2015 — Xtreme One Theme-Framework mit Yaml 4

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February 25, 2015