Josh Fialkoff – As more and more people make their own themes and customize off-the-shelf themes, we may be putting code in themes that goes far beyond design.There’s a better way to do this, so that changing your theme doesn’t break your site.The answer is utility plugins. We’ll show you how to set one up, what […]
Boston University – Colloquium Room 8 St. Mary’s Street, 9th floor Boston, MA Agenda • 6:30: Networking & Pizza • 7:00: Presentations Presentation 1: Utility Plugins Josh Fialkoff As more and more people make their own themes and customize off-the-shelf themes, we may be putting code in themes that goes far beyond design.There’s a better […]
Henry Visotski – Presentation on technical SEO for WordPress developers, designers, webmasters, and content managers. None of that “content is king, keywords are everything, now go tweet” stuff. This presentation will be chock full of actionable tips, resources, techniques, best practices, and plugin info. Some of the points to be addressed will include: – General […]
Jim Reevior – WP_Query is a crucial piece of WordPress. It pulls content from the database in order to display on the site. Knowing this powerful class allows developers to manipulate content within themes and plugins. But, with great power comes great responsibility. Jim will show how he has used WP_Query within the themes and […]
Dave Ross – I noticed something funny the other day. My favorite coffee shop is always full of freelancers, developers, and writers. There’s been fewer glowing white fruit logos lately, replaced by the thin slabs of Microsoft flagship tablets. Developers are noticing how capably Windows 10 meets the demands of modern web development and how […]
Sam Brodie – This will be a business-oriented talk where I will cover the following topics: – What is productizing? (And why productizing is key for design agencies) – Why you should choose a niche (discussion of the marketing, SEO, and sales benefits of choosing a niche) – How to narrow your offering (discussion of […]
April 24, 2017 Microsoft NERD Center 1 Memorial Dr. Cambridge, MA Agenda • 6:30: Networking & Pizza • 7:00: Presentations Presentation 1: Lessons Learned Building a Productized Design Agency that was Acquired for 7 Figures Sam Brodie This will be a business-oriented talk where I will cover the following topics: – What is productizing? (And […]
Amada Giles – Want to give the WordPress admin area some professional polish? Want to make it super easy for your clients to locate and work with their most critical data? How about making it super easy for your client to contact you? This talk will provide theme developers with ideas to do just that […]
Christian Nolan – WP-CLI is a set of command-line tools for managing WordPresss installs. Don’t be scared off by the command line — in this talk I will walk you through the basics of WP-CLI and illustrate how much time can be saved by administering WordPress via the command line instead of the admin interface. […]
Ken Gagne – Podcasting is an easy way to engage with your audience, have your voice heard, and stand out from the crowd—and WordPress makes it even easier. With a few free plugins, WordPress becomes a natural platform for publishing your serial audio content. From recording hardware and editing software to WordPress plugins and configuration, […]