December 17, 2022 — Can games, learning theory, and psychology make content more engaging?

This talk shares real-world examples that show how gamification can improve blog posts, online courses, landing pages, membership sites, and more.

This presentation also shows how the block editor makes creating interactive content easier than ever.

July 7, 2019 — Recent laws (with more on the way!) make it a requirement that even the most basic of sites and blogs have a Privacy Policy and follow best privacy practices. And working with a law firm or consultant can prove to be costly and overwhelming. Luckily, recent WordPress updates have done much of the hard work for us, but we still need to spend the time to document our practices and policies, which isn’t always a straightforward task. We’ll discuss the requirements of a Privacy Policy, how to use the new built-in WordPress privacy tools, and provide open-sourced examples that you can take and make your own. You will walk out of this session with everything you need to publish or update your privacy policy with confidence.

June 10, 2019 — Looking Back at 10 Years of WordPress Hosting with our hosting panel:

AJ Morris – Liquid Web
Tessa Kriesel – Pantheon
Ronnie Burt – WPMU
Josh Heicorn – CTO Pagely
Tara Wellington – Godaddy
Tony Gilharry – WP Engine
Chris David Miles – Bluehost
Chris Wales – Greengeeks

December 13, 2018 — The alphabet soup of relevant data privacy and security acronyms out there can be overwhelming: GDPR, PII, ISO, SOC, FERPA, and more. We’ll discuss the frameworks and laws most relevant to WordPress site owners, best practices, open-source resources, what to look for from your hosts and plugin/theme providers, and share a checklist to summarize it all to help ensure that you are on the right track.