WordCamp Richmond 2011

Moderated by Richard Hayes of HillsAndHeights.org, this lively, opinionated panel will explore the motivations, processes, challenges, and rewards that come from running a community news website.

Inspiration and evangelism from Andrew Nacin, a WP core developer living and working in Washington, D.C.

WordPress is always evolving as a platform, and its future is more exciting than ever. Learn how you can contribute to the WordPress community as a user, developer, or advocate. It’s easier than you think, and your contributions will have an immediate and lasting impact on the platform we all know and love.

Official Title: How to get your clients to stop bitching and start blogging.

We all know our clients should be using WordPress, the question is, how do we get them to?

Frank Fitzpatrick does double-duty as a WP super-user AND a teacher in Henrico County. He has rounded up a panel of experts for a discussion on using WP as a tool for students, educators, and administrators. The lessons extend beyond the classroom and can be applied in companies and organizations.

WordPress Multi-Site installations offer many advantages over single user installs. The management ideas and strategies that are used to run Henrico County Public School’s WordPress installation will be shared.

We will explore several techniques to optimize any WordPress site with a focus on boosting performance, caching and reducing response times. This talk will be geared towards users who have, at minimum, a basic understanding of theme development and experience with web development tools.