July 4, 2014 — A hands-on presentation on how to bridge the gap between good coding practices like version control and code changes made via WordPress installation itself.

June 17, 2014 — In an agency setting, completing projects with the highest quality possible at the fastest pace possible will always be the primary demand placed on the developer.
This presentation shows how to create a rapid workflow while focusing on: WordPress coding standards, Easy maintenance by agency partners and end users, Future proof development

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June 12, 2014 — 経験談からリアルに語る！ゼロからWordPressを理解するための勉強法

http://2013.tokyo.wordcamp.org/session/beginner/

パネリストが実際に WordPress の使い方を学んできた経験を元に、これから WordPress を勉強したい方へのアドバイスが詰まったディスカッションを行います。「WordPr­ess はそもそも自分のやりたいことに合ったツールなのか？」という疑問に答える説明から、­身につく勉強法、参考になったサイトや書籍など、リアルで役に立つアドバイスが聞ける­はず。さらに、WordCamp Tokyo でのタイプ別おすすめセッションも教えます！
このセッションでは、パネリストそれぞれが体験したステップアップの流れやターニング­ポイントなどを知ってもらうことで、今後 WordPress を理解していくための方法を具体的に実感してもらうのが狙いです。

モデレーター: 西川伸一
登壇者: 中畑隆拓

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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June 1, 2014 — This session shares tips on becoming a better WordPress consultant, and on empowering clients with WordPress. Bad or lazy development practices set your clients up for failure, because other developers have to start over when they inherit your work—or, worse: the client’s site breaks and you’re not around to fix it anymore. You can do better.

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May 25, 2014 — The session talks about:
Best practices for development
Tips for efficient and fast development
Plugin code for download and then go through code and explain different parts.
My personal setting and preferences.
Motivation for sharing knowledge (plugins, code etc)

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May 23, 2014 — One of the more frustrating aspects of WordPress if being able to design your URLs to work exactly as you want them to. WordPress has a “rewrite” system that is powerful but is hard to learn and even when learned there are many URL formats WordPress will simply refuse to allow you to implement.
The talk shows a technique to allow you to design your site’s URLs to work exactly like you want them to work. And it does it using just one hook in WordPress and with a few edge case exceptions you can easily manage, WordPress behaves exactly as if WordPress rewrote the URL for you.

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May 11, 2014 — This presentation walks through a few of the biggest WordPress tips, features, and tricks we wish we’d known more about when starting developing on the platform. Topics covered are custom post types, user logins, WordPress multisite, WordPress as a CMS, and eCommerce.

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May 10, 2014 — Being a WordPress developer is about a lot more than just making a ‘functional site.’ This talk examines what ‘client-first development’ means, looking at the role of Theme Options, the appropriate use of Custom Post Types and Custom Meta Boxes (including meta box descriptions).

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May 2, 2014 — Have you ever activated a plugin just to see the White Screen of Death? Have you ever uploaded a file to a client’s site and realized you overwrote an important fix? Have you ever started a WordPress update and then had your site stuck in maintenance mode?
Most WordPress developers have done all of these things, probably more than once. In this talk, you’ll learn how to be prepared for situations like these, or even prevent them completely.
This talk is aimed at developers of any skill level, though more advanced developers might already be familiar with some of these best practices.

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