April 11, 2019 — WP-CLI has introduced new ways of working with WordPress via automated commands and scripts. Aliases allow WP-CLI commands to be run on remote servers. Put them together and you have a powerful foundation to run automated processes remotely on multiple servers.

This talk will focus on using WP-CLI to automate deployment of a WordPress database between a development and production website. WP-CLI commands will be joined together in a BASH script that can be executed from the command line.

September 20, 2018 — WP-CLI is a useful tool for automating tasks and optimizing developer workflow in WordPress. WP-CLI is commonly used for maintenance and can be put to good use in the initial site build process. Learn how WP-CLI can help improve your themeing process and make it faster to perform common site building tasks. This talk will explore how you can get started with WP-CLI and will include 3 step-by-step examples.

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December 25, 2017 — It is common practice to move code through a series of servers in a multi-tiered development workflow. This talk will discuss best practices for deployment from local development environment to production servers. We’ll dive in to in how to push changes from collaborative version control tools to build, deploy and deliver WordPress. Learn basic concepts around deployment, testing and dependency management and see how it all ties together.

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December 1, 2017 — Edmund Turbin introduces into the possibilities of deployment and continuos integration for the code of a project.

June 29, 2017 — Moving data between environments in a tiered development workflow can be tricky and time consuming. It’s important to have content, options, settings and files synchronized across your tiers to ensure a stress-free development process. Understand how data is stored in WordPress and explore several different approaches to moving WordPress seamlessly from server to server for deployment.

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December 5, 2016 — The Customizer provides WordPress themes with a unique way to change your site without having to edit code. Non-technical users can customize the site and instantly see changes while working. Understand how to take advantage of the Customizer in your theme to create configurable, flexible theme for your editors and and admins to work with.

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October 17, 2016 — It’s easier than ever to create responsive websites with WordPress since the addition of native handling for responsive images in core as of the WordPress 4.4 Clifford release. Understand why it is important to provide users with images that are appropriate for their screen size and learn what happens to images behind the scenes. This is a technical talk that will deep dive into how you can take advantage of responsive images in your sites.

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July 3, 2016 — Base theme, child theme, framework – These are a few of the options you can use for creating a WordPress Theme. Wether you are developing a theme for your personal blog, a clients website, or a theme to be used by other sites and the WordPress community, it is important to know the different approaches for getting started with theme development.

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December 18, 2015 — Development process is a critical part of making a WordPress project a success. Defining a workflow and establishing development tools can help you code more efficiently. This session is intended for developers looking to fine tune the tools they use to code more efficiently.

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October 7, 2015 — Teamwork is a critical part of making your WordPress project a success. While defining a workflow and establishing development tools can help your team code together efficiently, it is equally important to establish processes for pushing content live.
This session is intended for developers and site builders looking to fine tune the tools they use to work better as a team and will focus on development environment, deployment, workflow and processes.