June 11, 2014 — Foundation is an advanced framework that allows developers to quickly build future-friendly websites. Foundation CSS performs the heavy lifting so that you can concentrate on the creative. Steve will show you how he uses Foundation to focus on mobile-first design and why Foundation is the perfect companion to Underscores.

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March 31, 2014 — Steve Zehngut demonstrates how to use Foundation Framework to develop WordPress themes.

March 18, 2014 — This session is for anyone who charges for their services. This session discusses how to properly create a budget for a WordPress project and sell it to your client. The discussion includes what factors should be considered when bidding and how to ensure that you make a profit. It also discusses project based pricing vs. hourly pricing and when it is appropriate to use either method. Other topics include scope increases, project maintenance and most importantly, what to do when you don’t win a bid.

September 28, 2013 — This talk covers the advantages of developing in underscores (_s) and why it is the only starter theme that you should use. It shows how to customize this theme to make it do exactly what you want and nothing else. It also discusses the “€œgotchas”€ and what not to do. github link »

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June 28, 2013 — This presentation discusses the current state of the the WordPress mobile plugins and what drawbacks you need to be aware of. It also looks at popular responsive themes and discusses XML-RPC and how it is used to develop native mobile apps.

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September 8, 2011

April 24, 2010 — Steve Zehngut moves beyond the basics of plugin creation and demonstrates more advanced plugin development by creating a new media management plugin for WordPress live in this presentation.

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April 24, 2010 — Steve Zehngut discusses working with WordPress developers to build successful sites using WordPress as a content management system. Learn “How to Speak Geek” and work with a WordPress developer to complete a successful project in this session.