October 22, 2013 — This talk introduces the Pods Framework for WordPress as a tool to build and manage highly customizable sites. Applications for this range from custom taxonomy and content types to complex, multi-edit pages and posts. (This is a real time demonstration – no slides available.)

October 20, 2013 — This talk looks at several ways to integrate Backbone into your WordPress site, including how to create better interfaces inside the WordPress admin and improve the structure of the JavaScript code in your client theme. It also walks through the design of a small Backbone web app that just uses WordPress for its admin capabilities, and gets all its data through a JSON API!

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October 14, 2013

September 28, 2013 — This talk goes over the design of large, custom plugins that transform WordPress into an application platform. Using OOP can help assist with structure and efficiency. It goes over how to use existing WordPress functions that aid in the process and it touchs on the differences between developing for multi vs single site installs

September 15, 2013 — Creating sites for a specific client is one thing, but creating them for the masses is completely different. This panel of commercial theme and plugin authors answers questions about anything and everything.

September 8, 2013 — This presentation guides you through the development cycle of a typical WordPress project from installation to product deployment. It discusses why PHP developers should consider using WordPress for future projects, compares WordPress with other development platforms, and discusses security and best practices. It also covers theme and plugin development as well as provides a look at job opportunities and making money in the WordPress ecosystem.

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September 7, 2013 — This presentation teaches you how to improve the way you work while building WordPress plugins and themes and shares some common mistakes (even ones the pros make) and explains how you can avoid them.

September 1, 2013 — Learn how to design simple structures that look totally unique: but still are easy to develop and manage.

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August 29, 2013 — This presentation explains what Computer Science actually entails. It covers ways to describe code performance using Big-Oh notation comparing different post meta and taxonomy queries and it discusses concurrency as it applies to WordPress, specifically data races and how they can occur while counting post views.

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August 25, 2013 — It has happened to everyone – the dreaded call that the site is down and you are the only one who can fix it. While this can seem like the end of the world, fear not – there are a number of tools that can make your life easier. From monitoring to backups, command line to GUI, this presentation explores the most effective tools and tricks to get to the bottom of the most common server problems.