May 30, 2015 — A common refrain when building software is “think of the user first!” Let’s take a look at how we define our users, how that shapes what we build for them, and what that might mean for the holy grail of a core API.

May 17, 2015 — Understanding how the database schema of WordPress is setup, including a walk-through of the tables and how WordPress stores the data and helps you interact with it via its APIs. We’ll also dive into the benefits and dangers of the schema and how to adapt it to go beyond just blog posts.

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January 4, 2015 — This talk covers a few key “Aha” moments that you should have about the way WordPress works. Michael talks about things like the template hierarchy, what’s going on in wp-config, where WordPress content is stored (the database vs file system), how posts and pages and custom post types are represented in the database, what folks are talking about when they talk about hooks and filters, and just generally review the “behind the scenes” mechanics of how WordPress works

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November 16, 2014 — As we move toward the “Semantic Web” or “Web 3.0″, the power of well defined, accessible information is getting greater and greater by the day. This talk looks at the way that data and the web are changing, and the possibilities that are created by allowing your data and your design to exist independently.

November 15, 2014 — この開発者指向のプレゼンテーションは WordPress の環境での API とは何なのかと、なぜ私たちがそれらを気にするべきなのかを説明します。

提案されている WordPress コアの REST API や、 WordPress.com と Jetpack の REST API を含む WordPress のエコシステムのなかで利用可能な色々な API を探っていきます。

いくつかの開発者を取り巻く環境のエコシステムにも触れます。時間が許せばAPIやWordPressやAutomatticについての一般的な質問を受け付けます。

November 3, 2014 — This talk is an exploration of the importance of APIs both within WordPress and the web as a whole. It looks at the history of the technology and the opportunities that are afforded to us by the upcoming JSON REST API, and the importance of standardized meta data as we create “Web 3.0″.

November 3, 2014 — Lighting Talk:
I’ll highlight the major steps in WordPress’ loading process and shed some light on the various APIs used. You’ll leave with enough understanding to dig into WordPress Core for greater detail and a better comprehension of how its many APIs work together.

August 26, 2014 — AWSやGoogleなどクラウド上のデータとWordPressサイトのデータ連携がテーマのセッションです。

Amazon Kinesis（https://aws.amazon.com/jp/kinesis/）と連携することで
関連記事にソーシャル上で話題となっている記事を自動で出力したり
Google Analyticsと連携することで、より正確でより負荷に強い記事ランキングコンテンツが提供できたり
Instagramと連携することでスライドショー管理を自動化させたり
WordPress単体では出来ないことが実現できるようになります。

それらの手法についてデモを交えながら紹介します。

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January 10, 2014 — Leveraging resources available in external APIs is a hot topic in today’s web world, however how to leverage those resources from WordPress is not well known. This presentation walks you through the API functionality built-into WordPress and shows you how to retrieve information from an existing popular API.

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June 18, 2013 — This presentation explores how to pull in data from 3rd party web services such as Dribbble, Google or your own private servers to create data powered WordPress plugins to pull in information like weather, social media and much more.