November 11, 2021 — Learn more about the many possible uses of web components for WordPress pages, blocks and plugins.

May 28, 2021 — Web Components are custom HTML tags you can create and these are part of the browser specification. HMTL code and JavaScript can be wrapped into a custom HTML tag and used like regular HTML. Think ‘widgets’ or HTML plugins.

Learn how to create your own HTML tags to use in WordPress pages, Gutenberg blocks, or even create HTML/JS/CSS ‘plugins’ to deploy in any HTML site.

July 11, 2020 — What is the WP REST API and how can I use it to make forms and pages that don’t need to do be reloaded?
In this talk, we will look at what the WP REST API is, how to modify existing ‘endpoint’s as well as creating our own custom endpoints.
We will also make a small WP REST API site that carries out GET and POST requests for forms and pages as well as use the WP-Nonce security mechanism.
All code files will be available so that you can start to use the WP REST API right away!

Presentation Slides »

July 11, 2020 — What is the WP REST API and how can I use it to make forms and pages that don’t need to do be reloaded?
In this talk, we will look at what the WP REST API is, how to modify existing ‘endpoint’s as well as creating our own custom endpoints.
We will also make a small WP REST API site that carries out GET and POST requests for forms and pages as well as use the WP-Nonce security mechanism.
All code files will be available so that you can start to use the WP REST API right away!

Presentation Slides »

July 11, 2020 — Are you creating content that you believe is under-performing? Or are you looking to start a website and aren’t sure what content to create? Regardless of your situation, this session will help you step back and create a content strategy that will ensure you have a purpose and audience in mind for every piece of content you publish. You’ll pick up tips that will help you narrow your content focus, identify your unique content angle, match the language of your prospective customers for SEO, and better understand what content to create and why.

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June 26, 2020 — Learn about the WordPress REST API, and how to use it to make forms and pages that don’t need to reload. This talk includes stepping through the build of a small WordPress REST API site.

October 29, 2019 — Decoupled/Headless WordPress sites allow WordPress to be at the hub of internet technology.

Rather than a ‘them and us’, WordPress can be the bridge for the non-technical client, allowing the decoupled site (which can be just HTML/CSS/JS) to integrate all the non-WordPress technologies.

The client can have the comfort and reassurance of WordPress CMS, the viewer can benefit from all the other non-WordPress technologies.