March 18, 2019 — Tras una pequeña, y casi obligada, introducción en el que intentaremos
sentar conceptos sobre las imágenes digitales, nos meteremos de lleno
en intentar comprender el funcionamiento de los formatos más empleados en la web: JPEG y PNG.

Conociendo cómo trabajan estos formatos y algunas de sus variaciones,
mejoraremos nuestra capacidad para decidir qué formato nos conviene y
qué opciones tocar para conseguir una mejor optimización.

Veremos qué podemos modificar con un software de edición fotográfica,
algunas aplicaciones para optimizar imágenes y, como no, algunos plugins para WordPress.

Para ir terminando, pasaremos por encima de algunos formatos
alternativos que nos propone Google.

¿Es viable emplear alguno de estos
formatos?

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January 22, 2019 — In this talk I aim to explore some of the main issues that surround SVG uploads and why we’ve not seen this feature in WordPress yet. We’ll also look into why they need to be sanitised and the problems that can occur if we don’t properly secure them.

May 6, 2018 — Die ersten 4 Minuten haben leider keinen Ton.

…Hole das Beste aus deinen Bildern raus: WordPress Image Workflow optimieren

Du hast ein Foto geschossen, lädst es in deiner Mediathek hoch und veröffentlichst es auf deiner Seite. Plötzlich explodiert die Ladezeit, das Bild ist unscharf, eine Kante ist angeschnitten und überhaupt passt es vorne und hinten nicht.

Was ist da schief gelaufen?

Ich möchte sowohl den Benutzern, als auch den Entwicklern einen Überblick geben, wo und vor allem wie sie mehr aus ihrem Image Workflow holen können.

November 11, 2017 — In this talk I will be speaking about how to optimise your image heavy WordPress websites. I will talk about how I use WordPress for handling images, what tools I use and offering some general advice on how you can manage the slowdown that typically comes with hosting an image heavy site.

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October 6, 2017 — This talk aims to pull back the curtain on how WordPress wrangles images behind the scenes. Topics include
– intro to the media library
– what formats are supported
– where images are stored / why you should sort by date
– what WP does with uploaded images
– derived intermediate sizes
– inserting images individually
– inserting as a gallery
– adaptive images in wp
– what “regenerating thumbnails” does
– questions

October 17, 2016 — It’s easier than ever to create responsive websites with WordPress since the addition of native handling for responsive images in core as of the WordPress 4.4 Clifford release. Understand why it is important to provide users with images that are appropriate for their screen size and learn what happens to images behind the scenes. This is a technical talk that will deep dive into how you can take advantage of responsive images in your sites.

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August 6, 2016 — Photographs and other images can add interesting content to any type of WordPress site. Learn how to create or find images to use, do basic editing, deal with copyright issues, understand the WordPress media management system, work with WordPress galleries and content sliders, and make your site look beautiful and professional.

July 14, 2016 — Pinterest is more than a fun addiction — it’s a proven traffic driver, especially if your target demographic is women. In this lightning round you’ll get 15 solid tips on how to transform your Pinterest activity from being a passive pinner to a strategic pinning machine! Pinterest will be your new secret weapon in your marketing arsenal that will drive traffic and increase sales.

Take aways:

– Current tips to maximize your Pins.
– Do you need to use hashtags on Pinterest?
– How many times a day do you need to pin?

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June 19, 2016 — Las imágenes son unos de los recursos más importantes a la hora de afrontar un diseño o un desarrollo con WordPress. Vamos a tratar transversalmente la influencia de las imágenes en los distintos aspectos de una web: diseño, optimización, SEO, usabilidad…

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May 29, 2016 — How to automate your business by James Roberts

Have you ever timed how long it takes you to do those mundane, administrative tasks that comes with running any business? This time soon adds up, and if you convert this time into an actual monetary value based on how much money you make per hour on average, it is also quite costly. This talk is designed to show you how you can automate various parts of your business in a non-technical way, in order to reduce the amount of time you spend on admin.

High performance images in WordPress by Keith Devon

Responsive images landed in WP 4.4. Keith Devon will show us what this means for theme developers. He’ll also take a look at how to further optimise the images on your WordPress website.

Drupal vs WordPress, the battle for the clickers by Kristof Van Tomme

When I tell people what I do for a living, most people don’t know what Drupal is. So I tell them it is a lot like WordPress. Invariantly the next question is what the difference is between Drupal and WordPress… In this talk I want to do a comparison between WordPress and Drupal, and give you my take on what makes both of them popular in their respective markets.

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