July 11, 2020 — With so many image sizes the upload process can take minutes to finish, or never does! If you Google it there are probably 20 “best” plugins to fix this. I’ll explain what goes on in WordPress from upload to viewing the image on a post and cover the ways we can speed up the process.
The Pitch
I’ve taken over support for sites with as many as 45 image sizes, do you even know how many your largest sites have? For the vast majority of sites out there this is far too many, but even if you have 20 or 10 WordPress may be getting bogged down during a bulk upload, or worse your site may go down temporarily.
The Focus
I’ll show you the steps I take to identify how many images you have, what is creating them and how to begin to reduce that number or simply offload the processing. You will come away from the presentation with a broader understanding of WordPress as well as external solutions available to us.
Questions Answered
• I only use one size on our site, why does WordPress generate so many unused sizes? • How much do more advanced ways of processing images cost? • My developer tells me that… (you fill in the blank), is that right?

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June 26, 2019 — Os principais desafios e técnicas utilizadas para a concepção do ECO.pt – jornal digital com base inteiramente em WordPress, que se seguiu ao Observador, e onde nos deparamos com alguns desafios. Como foram resolvidos estes desafios e também como abordar um projeto desta dimensão, envolvendo um processo de 6 meses e 10 pessoas.

June 5, 2019 — Os principais desafios e técnicas utilizadas para a concepção do ECO.pt – jornal digital com base inteiramente em WordPress, que se seguiu ao Observador, e onde nos deparamos com alguns desafios. Como foram resolvidos estes desafios e também como abordar um projeto desta dimensão, envolvendo um processo de 6 meses e 10 pessoas.

April 24, 2019 — WordPress has become a valuable tool for community media outlets such as VIEWdigital.

We believe that Word Press can help save the media by becoming the number one tech tool for community media outlets.

December 12, 2017 — Images and video are among the largest use-cases for WordPress content, but the way in which users interact with media in WordPress hasn’t improved significantly since the introduction of the Media Library in WordPress 3.5 in 2012 and Media Grid in WordPress 4.0, released in 2014.
Meanwhile, user expectations for handling of photos or videos have since changed, with users expecting rich editing experiences with solid mobile flows, causing WordPress to fall behind.

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June 30, 2017 — 去年の暮れに Capital P という WordPress 専門メディアを立ち上げました。メンバーは高橋文樹、西川伸一、宮内隆行の3名です。このメディアの誕生は WordCamp US へ行った際に感じた「なぜ世界で3番目に大きい WordCamp が開催される日本には、本国アメリカにあるWordPress専門メディアがないのか？」という疑問に端を発しています。我々の現状の取り組みと、WordPress先進国の現状について紹介させていただきます。

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April 5, 2017 — With so many options in WordPress to edit and display your images, it can get confusing – “How can I rotate my image?” “How can I display my images in rows and columns?” Learn how to use the built-in tools and other plugins to upload, edit, and quickly display your images. You will also learn how to ensure those images look good when shared on social media.

December 7, 2015 — The story of Open Media Foundation or how a small group of geeks is trying to improve the media scene in Bulgaria using Open Source Tools.

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May 8, 2015 — WordPress Add New Media screen

March 31, 2015 — Einführung in den Backend-Bereich für Redakteure, die mit WordPress arbeiten sollen. Übersicht über Beiträge/Seiten, Text- und visueller Editor, Upload von Medien sowie Werkzeuge wie z.B. “press this”