May 22, 2023 — This talk will be helpful for any WordPress developers or consultants who are thinking of building products of their own. I’ll use our own story as one example of how to do this, with advice that should helpful for businesses and freelancers looking to increase the value of their consulting services, add revenue streams from products, or transition 100% into products like we did.

Note that I’ve given this talk at WordCamps twice before, but it has been over 5 years. It’s time to update the talk. And this talk is also one that is beneficial to see in person.

June 2, 2019 — This talk will cover how JavaScript has been used with WordPress in the past, and how it will be used going forward. Instead of proposing one single method or framework to use when coding JavaScript, we will go through a few different combinations you’ll see in the wild in both older and more forward-looking WordPress plugins. Examples will cover AJAX with jQuery, ES6, the Heartbeat API, REACT, and Gutenberg blocks.

After this talk, attendees should feel more comfortable opening up any JS file they come across in the WordPress world and knowing a bit more about how to work with the various frameworks and patterns in use.

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December 10, 2018 — Our panelists will consider and discuss the following questions:

How should a community’s ethics be applied to event speakers, sponsors, volunteers and vendors?
In our businesses and as a community, how do we develop and implement policies that reflect our ethics and values?
The organizing team is still assembling the panel and selecting a moderator. What we have confirmed so far is below. We’ll update further details as they are finalized.

Doris DelTosto Brogan, Professor of Law, Harold Reuschlein Leadership Chair, Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law
Jason Coleman, WordPress Core Contributor and Plugin Author | CEO, Paid Memberships Pro
Andrea Middleton, Leader in the WordPress Global Community team
Liam Dempsey, Lead Organizer, WordCamp Philly | Director + Designer, LBDesign
Moderator: Simeon S. Poles, Associate, Duane Morris LLP.

February 22, 2018 — This talk will be helpful for any WordPress developers or consultants who are thinking of building products of their own. I’ll use our own story as one example of how to do this, with advice that should helpful for businesses and freelancers looking to increase the value of their consulting services, add revenue streams from products, or transition 100% into products like we did.”

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October 19, 2017 — Intro to WordPress multisites.

April 4, 2016 — This talk will be helpful for any WordPress developers or consultants who are thinking of building products of their own. I’ll use our own story as one example of how to do this, with advice that should helpful for businesses and freelancers looking to increase the value of their consulting services, add revenue streams from products, or transition 100% into products like we did.

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August 2, 2013 — Hallway interviews with attendees at WordCamp San Francisco 2013

February 16, 2013 — Build and launch a complete WordPress site during the session. Using WordPress, Paid Memberships Pro, the Member Lite Theme, and other free plugins to setup a site that is ready to market and sell a digital product. Install Paid Memberships Pro, Integrate with the Stripe payment gateway, Create a landing page for inbound marketing, Integrate with Mail Chimp and set up autoresponders, Create a paid membership level locking down content on the site.

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November 28, 2011