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Women of WordPress
This is not a session talking about “all the hardships women have in a male dominated field”. I’ve spent most of my educational and professional life avoiding groups like this… Men are welcome to this talk (I would hope that’s … Continue reading Women of WordPress
Grokking the WordPress Object Cache: Getting a Handle on the WP_Object_Cache Class
For anyone who has ever encountered site performance issues, a caching solution is a must. Undoubtedly, WordPress’ object cache will be part of the solution; however, all too often, the effort involves installing a “magical” caching plugin without taking the time … Continue reading Grokking the WordPress Object Cache: Getting a Handle on the WP_Object_Cache Class
Creating WordPress plugins from jQuery Plugins
Presentation Overview: Issues of inserting JavaScript/jQuery into a theme file. Intro in using the wp_enqueue_script and wp_register_script when using jQuery/JavaScript, and the jQuery’s CSS file Setting up a WordPress Plugin Creating the Plugins Options page Testing/Troubleshooting the new plugin Conclusion … Continue reading Creating WordPress plugins from jQuery Plugins
Web Apps for the Masses
The next natural step in this WordPress evolution is that it will become a widely adopted web application development platform. With the vast improvements in WordPress 3.0 and 3.1, the introduction of custom post types, custom taxonomies, and custom fields, … Continue reading Web Apps for the Masses
Modular Plugins
This session will focusing on developing WordPress plugins that are easily extendable by other developers. The idea is to build plugins that not only allow you (the original developer) to add-on and extend the plugin, but also to allow other … Continue reading Modular Plugins
Automated Testing for WordPress Developers
Unit and Integration testing is an important skill for developers to master. A proper testing habit can not only speed up your workflow, but provide you with valuable feedback when you inevitably have to make changes. Automated Testing is also … Continue reading Automated Testing for WordPress Developers
24 Ways to Make WordPress Fast
We all know WordPress is slow out of the box. This talk provides 24 ways to make WordPress faster. We’ll start with basic theme optimizations and work our way up to server configurations. There’s something for everyone. So if you … Continue reading 24 Ways to Make WordPress Fast
Maintaining Responsive Integrity In Theme Development
Responsive Web Design has it’s own challenges but once mastered it is extremely rewarding. That is until you hand over your design as a WordPress theme to a User Admin. Admins don’t necessarily have the skills or the knowledge to … Continue reading Maintaining Responsive Integrity In Theme Development
Optimizing WordPress for Speed and Scale
This talk will encompass ways to optimize your website to make it fast, and then how to make that speed scalable. It starts at the beginner level with basic ways to get the most from WordPress, and will go all … Continue reading Optimizing WordPress for Speed and Scale
Developing WordPress for all Screen Sizes
There is no dominant screen size anymore. Visitors are viewing the web on devices with screen resolutions that vary from the tiny (240×320) up to massive retina displays (2880×1880). The question isn’t if you should be developing responsive sites, but … Continue reading Developing WordPress for all Screen Sizes
