Lunch (on your own)

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Top Lunch Recommendations:

  1. Cafecito. $, casual.
      • Cuban sandwiches, entrees, and salads.
      • Vegetarian & Gluten-free options.
      • 15% off any purchase for customers with a WordCamp badge.
      • 1 minute north, across Congress Pkwy.
  2. Epic Burger. $, casual.
    • Organic burgers, portobello mushroom sandwiches.
    • Vegetarian options.
    • 10% off any purchase with a WordCamp badge.
    • Just outside, on State Street.
  3. Panera Bread. $, casual.
    • Soup, salad, sandwiches.
    • Vegetarian options.
    • Just outside, on State Street
  4. Spanglish Mexican Kitchen. $, casual.
    • Mexican fast food: tacos, burritos.
    • Just outside, on State Street.
  5. Tamarind. $$, casual.
    • Asian fusion & sushi.
    • Vegetarian & gluten-free options.
    • 5 minutes southeast on Wabash.
  6. Mercat a la Planxa. $$$, less casual.
    • Spanish tapas.
    • Vegetarian options.
    • 7 minutes southeast on Michigan Ave.
  7. PotBelly Sandwich Shop. $, casual.
    • Sandwiches and salads made to order.
    • 4 minutes west on Dearborn.
  8. Gino’s East Sports Bar. $$, casual.
    • Pizza, salads, sandwiches, burgers.
    • Deep dish pizza takes 45 minutes.
    • 4 minutes west on Dearborn.
  9. Plymouth Restaurant & Bar. $$, casual.
    • Traditional American diner: burgers, sandwiches, wings, appetizers.
    • Vegetarian options.
    • Rooftop patio seating.
    • 5 minutes northwest on Plymouth Court.

Domains & Hosting

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Session Description:

If you plan on having a self-hosted WordPress site, you will need to have your own domain name and hosting. A good domain name helps a visitor to find your content, while web hosting provides the necessary hardware that your website needs to run on the Internet. Both are necessary and represent some very important decisions that you will need to make when determining to have a website. This session will cover the basics of domain names, registration and configuration, the typical types of hosting that you can select from, the questions you need to ask a potential host when setting up your new site, and finally, how to point your domain name to your hosting provider of choice.

Slides:

https://speakerdeck.com/suzettefranck/wp101-hosting-and-domains-2013-chicago-wordcamp

Interacting with External APIs

Leveraging resources available in external APIs is a hot topic in today’s web world, however how to leverage those resources from WordPress is not well known. In this presentation I will walk you through the API functionality built-into WordPress and show you how to retrieve information from an existing popular API.

Putting WordPress in a Suit & Tie: WordPress in Corporate America

WordPress is known to power websites for individuals, small businesses, news outlets, and educational institutions.  We are at the tipping point of WordPress gaining acceptance, over traditional enterprise tools, within corporate controlled environments.  This session will review four websites built, using WordPress, for well-known big business corporations.  I will discuss the challenges encountered, solutions provided, and the many..many lessons learned along the way of developing each project.