August 6, 2015 — We explore the continued evolution of our talents through school, online research, self exploration, or accidental discoveries. I share useful resources regarding a number of areas such as process, dev and design. Some additional touch-points of the topic include cooperation, collaboration, competition, co-working and playing well with others. A secondary goal is to encourage confidence in attendee’s abilities as they grow and evolve in their career (regardless of what that is). Aspects of the session will have a WordPress slant to them.

August 3, 2015 — When I started making websites 7 years ago, WordPress was the hip new thing all the cool kids were using. So I used it too.

But then time went by, and the web changed. The tools and techniques that I used changed too. I moved away from WordPress.

Now I’m back. Let me show you why I’ve returned, and why I believe that what WordPress has become over the last 7 years has ensured its continued success.

July 16, 2015 — One of the newest tools on the market is an open source system called Vagrant. Thanks to this amazing application, you can quickly and easily create a new virtual development environment at a moments notice.

July 15, 2015 — Ein Newsletter für einen Kunden muss dessen CI-Richtilinien entsprechen und dem Kunden Variations-Spielraum lassen. Welche Möglichkeiten geben bekannte WP-Plugins (z.B. MailChimp, MailPoet) und welchen Gestaltungsfreiraum bieten externe Tools (Beispiel CleverReach).

Susan präsentiert ein paar realistische Überlegungen am Beispiel eines aktiven Kunden-Newsletters. Anschliessend gibt es Platz für einen Erfahrungsaustausch.

July 13, 2015 — Vagrant is a fantastic piece of software that allows developers and testers to create portable, reusable and easily reproducible development environments. This session covers the functional aspects and a quick demo of the workflow of using Vagrant specifically for WordPress development.

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June 18, 2015 — Vous avez décidé de mettre en place un site multilingue pour élargir votre audience ?
Quelles sont les étapes nécessaires à la construction d’un tel site ?
Quels sont les outils pour y parvenir ?

Dans cet atelier, nous verrons comment WordPress et Polylang permettent d’atteindre cet objectif.

June 13, 2015 — Nous connaissons bien le concept de maintenir notre santé, nos maisons, nos voitures…alors pourquoi est-ce que cette notion de maintenance – de soin préventive et de l’entretient quotidien – rentre si difficilement dans l’esprit de certains quand il s’agit de nos sites Internet ?

Je vais tout d’abord vous parler de l’importance de la maintenance d’un site web, de quoi il s’agit exactement, comment mieux en parler entre le prestataire et le client. Puis, je vous parlerai des outils qui existent pour optimiser tout cela.

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May 27, 2015 — Eine große IT Infrastruktur kann nur mit Automatiserungstools gestemmt werden. Als Entwickler kann man diese Tools ebenso nutzen um seine Arbeit effizienter zu gestalten.

In dieser Session werde ich erklären, wie man mit wenig Aufwand eine einheitliche WordPress Entwicklungs- und Testumgebung aufbauen kann, indem man IT Tools wie Chef und Vagrant in seinen Werkzeugkasten aufnimmt.

May 2, 2015 — Let’s talk “Website Strategy.” If you’re creating content to attract business, position yourself as an expert and grow an online business, you have to blog differently. You have to blog with a strategy. You also need a great website that infuses your style and personality with attractive visual elements. Your site should flow so that visitors can purchase your products or services easily. It doesn’t have to be complicated. Your website can be simple, stylish and strategic. I’ll show how to use WordPress to do just that. Gone are the days where all you need is a cute lil blog and the customers come rolling in. Today there is so much noise online, your competition is fighting for the attention of your potential customers. You need to stand out…and fast! The best way to do that is with a strong website strategy.

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April 27, 2015 — Developers build up a library of code and get the right tools to be more efficient, and everyone working in the WordPress space can benefit from the same application of productive skills to get more done in less time. Learn some of the things that have kept me from having to return to a day job.

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