April 7, 2017 — New users often log into each site and click on the update button. That last for the first few months. After it becomes a pain in the neck, they search for other tools they can use to update a number of sites at once. After they get the invoice for the new service they signed up with, it leaves their bank accounts dry and their brains ruined. In this session, we’ll be discussing the many ways a user can update their network of sites in one swoop. In WordPress, there are many ways to do everything. Make your life easier and save time each month.

March 18, 2017 — WordPress upgrades, they bring us new features, faster sites, and better security. But pushing that upgrade button can be a scary moment, unless you’ve ensured your site is ready and compatible. I’ll show you the best practices for ensuring your site is ready including a simple strategy that works whether you manage one site or hundreds.

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January 16, 2017 — In episode 11 I talk about the Team Updates and Meeting schedules for the various Teams on make.wordpress.org.

September 10, 2016 — Die Session erläutert viele Fragen rund um Updates in WordPress: Woher weiß mein WordPress, dass es Updates gibt? Wann werden diese automatisch installiert? Wie kann ich die Update-Mechanismen in WordPress beeinflussen? Wann sollte ich Updates durchführen? Sollte ich das überhaupt oder besser „Never change a running system“? Wohin werden meine Systemdaten bei einem Updatecheck geschickt und welche Daten sind das?

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July 11, 2016 — WordPress upgrades, they bring us new features, faster sites, and better security. But pushing that upgrade button can be a scary moment, unless you’ve ensured your site is ready and compatible. I’ll show you the best practices for ensuring your site is ready including a simple strategy that works whether you manage one site or hundreds.

April 26, 2016 — Shiny Updates is an effort to make the user experience around managing plugins and themes smoother and more pleasant. It has also shown to be a feature that is subject to all the challenges that software projects face around the world, and as such make for a great case study to review the current approach to WordPress Core development.

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January 8, 2016 — The best WordPress site is an updated WordPress site. Learn about why you should update your site and how to do it without the headache. I’ll talk about ways to prevent problems when updating and share some best practices on site updates.

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