Speakers: Sarah C. Hines

  • Sarah C. Hines: WP Security – That Boring Thing Until it Matters

    WordCamp Portland ME 2017Speaker: Sarah C. Hines

    June 2, 2017 — WordPress is one of the most used content management systems in the world. Which also, inconveniently, makes it one of the most-targeted CMS’ for hackers. You know you should keep WordPress core, plugins, and themes up-to-date, but what else can you do to protect your system?

    Join Sarah as she walks through some of the best practices for securing WordPress and explore the resources available to secure a site, especially if you’re maintaining or hosting sites for your clients. How do you reduce your security risks, so you have less headache over time, ensuring you don’t have nasty surprises, and can keep your clients happy.

  • Sarah C. Hines: Be a Customer Service Superstar by Customized WP-Admin

    WordCamp NYC 2015Speaker: Sarah C. Hines

    December 21, 2015 — When you work in WP-Admin every day, it’s wicked easy to navigate. But for users who are new to WordPress or only update their sites occasionally, the admin area can be full of WordPress-centric-lingo and not intuitive. If you’ve created a customized front-end experience, why not take a few extra moments and tighten up the admin? It’s not difficult to make users happier and reduce the number of questions you get! We’ll cover customizing primarily via code, adding your own help documentation or metaboxes to the admin, and current best practices.