Slides from the October 27th, 2014 presentation. Join the developers of digitaltrends.com (Richard Benjamin and Brandon Clark) as we share the trials and tribulations of refactoring one of the web's largest WordPress sites. Back in January we started a secret internal project humorously dubbed "Fluffy Bunny". The goal was to overhaul digitaltrends.com and transform it into something modern that … Continue reading Developer: “Fluffy Bunny”, the story of refactoring Digital Trends
User: Creating a WordPress site for a local Author
Roland Smith is a successful, local author and he writes adventure books that delight middle-school kids and adults. I needed to create a site for him that worked well on the desktop, tablet and mobile. It also had to connect with his social media on Facebook and Twitter, plus have lots of links to actually … Continue reading User: Creating a WordPress site for a local Author
User: A Business-focused WordPress. Launching on the Rainmaker Platform
Aaron Hockley presented tonight and you can view his slides here. WordPress is open, and a web-based business has thousands of options for tools to help get the job done. When it comes to blog posts, podcasts, forums, membership sites, SEO, e-commerce, and the other building blocks of a web business, there are endless options. … Continue reading User: A Business-focused WordPress. Launching on the Rainmaker Platform
The Top Three Most Viewed WordCamp Videos This Week
Steve Zehngut: Build a WordPress Theme with Foundation and UnderscoresKevin Stover: The Candid Developer. Developing and Maintaining A Successful Plugin… Is ScaryLoris Grillet: Selling Your Projects and Building the Perfect Client Relationship
User: Content is King
WordPress sites are all about communicating messages. But sometimes, among design and technical considerations, our messages get a little lost. This Meetup is all about putting the focus back on content. What are the tricks of the trade for making sure your web content is effective and compelling? We’ll discuss what you need to think … Continue reading User: Content is King
User: Safeguarding Your WordPress Clients
At our July 28th meeting we had Mary Ann Aschenbrenner present the following Slides and a more complete description. Doing the right thing for your client means more than just producing a lovely website. It includes teaching them the importance of updating plugins and themes, how to post on their blog and add categories and tags, installing … Continue reading User: Safeguarding Your WordPress Clients
Slides: Organizing Your WordPress Site
Slides are here from the June 23, 2014 presentation. WordPress Pages, posts, categories, and tags often feel like lions, tigers, and bears, oh my! Where do you put what in a WordPress site? This is the challenge faced by web designers and developers since the beginning of the web. When is content appropriate for a post … Continue reading Slides: Organizing Your WordPress Site
Notes from – User: Ask Us Any WordPress Question
Our User meeting was a solid two hours of Q&A last night, with another full room of WordPress enthusiasts. Thanks to Meredith Floyd-Preston for volunteering to type up the follow notes, enjoy. Our panelists were: Kronda Adair, Karvel Digital Robert Lilly, Debbie A Taylor LLC Daniel Payne, Tualatin Web Who has run into problems with the auto-update? … Continue reading Notes from – User: Ask Us Any WordPress Question
User: Membership Site Lessons – Challenges and Insights
Bob Dunn, a WordPress designer and trainer since 2008, recently launched his third membership site, BobWP.com. Through the first and second ones, he refined his model and strategies, and experienced some valuable lessons. He is going to tell you what he learned through that: what worked—and what bombed, so you can avoid making the same … Continue reading User: Membership Site Lessons – Challenges and Insights
Is WordPress Getting Too Complex?
Maria Erb, M.Ed. is an instructional designer at the University of Portland and she will talk about how they install WordPress, and how to keep life simple by using JetPack as the only plugin. She will also share her experience with the Genesis frameworkand using custom themes. There is also a minimalist platform called Ghost that will be discussed. Bio I’m … Continue reading Is WordPress Getting Too Complex?
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