Check out the folks who attended WordCamp San Diego 2016:
You can mark yourself as going to this camp in your account settings!
Kevin Koehler
Don’t fear the lawyers: Copyright, the Internet, and you
Can I use a photo found in Google on my blog? Can I take code from GitHub for my commercial WordPress plugin? Can I stop jerks from copying my writing? Will Janet Jackson sue me if she doesn’t like my meme? When it comes to intellectual property on the Internet, misunderstanding and fear abound. I will dispel some common myths, explain the law, and give real-world examples of how it all affects artists, writers, and coders. With a little knowledge, you can engage confidentially in the free exchange of ideas online, whether you’re starting a business or blogging about your cats. (Not sure if this fits better in the User or Business track, so I said other.)
Keynote: Chris Lema – Your next five years with WordPress
Steve Zehngut
Business Track
Business Track will feature a great lineup of consecutive talks that are set to wrap up every 30 minutes. Topics and speakers are outlined below.
Speaker: Tony Perez
Tony Perez will be opening up the business track by tackling the first of our core questions on Sunday. Sure, sometimes it’s hard to ask for advice. But what do you do when you get it? How do you determine what to do with it? Should you listen to it all? Ok, maybe that’s more than one question. But we’re confident Tony will have some great advice for us.
Speaker: Chris Ford
Chris Ford has recently tackled a transition she never expected to make – a career change. Yet every person thinking of going out on their own, or making the call to stop working for themselves and join a larger agency has struggled with this kind of transition. Come hear her thoughts.
Speaker: Tom McFarlin
Running your own business is tough. There’s tons of things to think about, for sure. But how do you handle that, while also trying to stay current with all the technological changes that seem constant? How do you manage investing in your own growth? If there’s anyone who can share insights into the question, there’s no doubt it’s Tom.
Speaker: Jennifer Bourn
For years Jennifer has juggled several competing requests on her time. She’s a full time business owner, entrepreneur, wife, mom, writer and more. Yet, she’s also had time for family vacation, business travel and more – which raises a question. Is she cloned, or does she know something about how to manage the challenges of this thing we call a “work/life balance”?
Speaker: Jason Rosenbaum
If there’s one thing Jason knows how to do, it’s how to have a tough call with a client – whether it’s about deadlines, scope creep, billing, or missed expectations. And while you’ve heard several people give you advice on how to handle a call with an irate customer, we’re sure Jason’s insights will challenge and surprise you.
Speaker: Carrie Dils
For years Carrie has been a consistent and valued blogger which helped her freelance business. Now she’s going to tell you her secrets – the things to do and not to do – so that you can enjoy some of the same benefits she’s realized over years.
Speaker: Steve Zehngut
Steve’s been running Zeek for years. So it only makes sense that we’d hear how he’s done it. And hear the challenges he’s faced as he’s shifted the business from Flash banner ad games to WordPress sites and mobile applications. If you want to hear about the hustle, there’s no one better to hear it from than Steve.
Perseverance: What does it take to step out on your own and stick to it?
Steve’s been running Zeek for years. So it only makes sense that we’d hear how he’s done it. And hear the challenges he’s faced as he’s shifted the business from Flash banner ad games to WordPress sites and mobile applications. If you want to hear about the hustle, there’s no one better to hear it from than Steve.
Business Track
Business Track will feature a great lineup of consecutive talks that are set to wrap up every 30 minutes. Topics and speakers are outlined below.
Speaker: Tony Perez
Tony Perez will be opening up the business track by tackling the first of our core questions on Sunday. Sure, sometimes it’s hard to ask for advice. But what do you do when you get it? How do you determine what to do with it? Should you listen to it all? Ok, maybe that’s more than one question. But we’re confident Tony will have some great advice for us.
Speaker: Chris Ford
Chris Ford has recently tackled a transition she never expected to make – a career change. Yet every person thinking of going out on their own, or making the call to stop working for themselves and join a larger agency has struggled with this kind of transition. Come hear her thoughts.
Speaker: Tom McFarlin
Running your own business is tough. There’s tons of things to think about, for sure. But how do you handle that, while also trying to stay current with all the technological changes that seem constant? How do you manage investing in your own growth? If there’s anyone who can share insights into the question, there’s no doubt it’s Tom.
Speaker: Jennifer Bourn
For years Jennifer has juggled several competing requests on her time. She’s a full time business owner, entrepreneur, wife, mom, writer and more. Yet, she’s also had time for family vacation, business travel and more – which raises a question. Is she cloned, or does she know something about how to manage the challenges of this thing we call a “work/life balance”?
Speaker: Jason Rosenbaum
If there’s one thing Jason knows how to do, it’s how to have a tough call with a client – whether it’s about deadlines, scope creep, billing, or missed expectations. And while you’ve heard several people give you advice on how to handle a call with an irate customer, we’re sure Jason’s insights will challenge and surprise you.
Speaker: Carrie Dils
For years Carrie has been a consistent and valued blogger which helped her freelance business. Now she’s going to tell you her secrets – the things to do and not to do – so that you can enjoy some of the same benefits she’s realized over years.
Speaker: Steve Zehngut
Steve’s been running Zeek for years. So it only makes sense that we’d hear how he’s done it. And hear the challenges he’s faced as he’s shifted the business from Flash banner ad games to WordPress sites and mobile applications. If you want to hear about the hustle, there’s no one better to hear it from than Steve.
Lead Generation: How does writing/blogging get you the kinds of leads you want
For years Carrie has been a consistent and valued blogger which helped her freelance business. Now she’s going to tell you her secrets – the things to do and not to do – so that you can enjoy some of the same benefits she’s realized over years.
Jason Rosenbaum
Business Track
Business Track will feature a great lineup of consecutive talks that are set to wrap up every 30 minutes. Topics and speakers are outlined below.
Speaker: Tony Perez
Tony Perez will be opening up the business track by tackling the first of our core questions on Sunday. Sure, sometimes it’s hard to ask for advice. But what do you do when you get it? How do you determine what to do with it? Should you listen to it all? Ok, maybe that’s more than one question. But we’re confident Tony will have some great advice for us.
Speaker: Chris Ford
Chris Ford has recently tackled a transition she never expected to make – a career change. Yet every person thinking of going out on their own, or making the call to stop working for themselves and join a larger agency has struggled with this kind of transition. Come hear her thoughts.
Speaker: Tom McFarlin
Running your own business is tough. There’s tons of things to think about, for sure. But how do you handle that, while also trying to stay current with all the technological changes that seem constant? How do you manage investing in your own growth? If there’s anyone who can share insights into the question, there’s no doubt it’s Tom.
Speaker: Jennifer Bourn
For years Jennifer has juggled several competing requests on her time. She’s a full time business owner, entrepreneur, wife, mom, writer and more. Yet, she’s also had time for family vacation, business travel and more – which raises a question. Is she cloned, or does she know something about how to manage the challenges of this thing we call a “work/life balance”?
Speaker: Jason Rosenbaum
If there’s one thing Jason knows how to do, it’s how to have a tough call with a client – whether it’s about deadlines, scope creep, billing, or missed expectations. And while you’ve heard several people give you advice on how to handle a call with an irate customer, we’re sure Jason’s insights will challenge and surprise you.
Speaker: Carrie Dils
For years Carrie has been a consistent and valued blogger which helped her freelance business. Now she’s going to tell you her secrets – the things to do and not to do – so that you can enjoy some of the same benefits she’s realized over years.
Speaker: Steve Zehngut
Steve’s been running Zeek for years. So it only makes sense that we’d hear how he’s done it. And hear the challenges he’s faced as he’s shifted the business from Flash banner ad games to WordPress sites and mobile applications. If you want to hear about the hustle, there’s no one better to hear it from than Steve.
Customers: How do you prepare for tough calls?
If there’s one thing Jason knows how to do, it’s how to have a tough call with a client – whether it’s about deadlines, scope creep, billing, or missed expectations. And while you’ve heard several people give you advice on how to handle a call with an irate customer, we’re sure Jason’s insights will challenge and surprise you.
Jennifer Bourn
Business Track
Business Track will feature a great lineup of consecutive talks that are set to wrap up every 30 minutes. Topics and speakers are outlined below.
Speaker: Tony Perez
Tony Perez will be opening up the business track by tackling the first of our core questions on Sunday. Sure, sometimes it’s hard to ask for advice. But what do you do when you get it? How do you determine what to do with it? Should you listen to it all? Ok, maybe that’s more than one question. But we’re confident Tony will have some great advice for us.
Speaker: Chris Ford
Chris Ford has recently tackled a transition she never expected to make – a career change. Yet every person thinking of going out on their own, or making the call to stop working for themselves and join a larger agency has struggled with this kind of transition. Come hear her thoughts.
Speaker: Tom McFarlin
Running your own business is tough. There’s tons of things to think about, for sure. But how do you handle that, while also trying to stay current with all the technological changes that seem constant? How do you manage investing in your own growth? If there’s anyone who can share insights into the question, there’s no doubt it’s Tom.
Speaker: Jennifer Bourn
For years Jennifer has juggled several competing requests on her time. She’s a full time business owner, entrepreneur, wife, mom, writer and more. Yet, she’s also had time for family vacation, business travel and more – which raises a question. Is she cloned, or does she know something about how to manage the challenges of this thing we call a “work/life balance”?
Speaker: Jason Rosenbaum
If there’s one thing Jason knows how to do, it’s how to have a tough call with a client – whether it’s about deadlines, scope creep, billing, or missed expectations. And while you’ve heard several people give you advice on how to handle a call with an irate customer, we’re sure Jason’s insights will challenge and surprise you.
Speaker: Carrie Dils
For years Carrie has been a consistent and valued blogger which helped her freelance business. Now she’s going to tell you her secrets – the things to do and not to do – so that you can enjoy some of the same benefits she’s realized over years.
Speaker: Steve Zehngut
Steve’s been running Zeek for years. So it only makes sense that we’d hear how he’s done it. And hear the challenges he’s faced as he’s shifted the business from Flash banner ad games to WordPress sites and mobile applications. If you want to hear about the hustle, there’s no one better to hear it from than Steve.
Balance: How do you manage the work/life balance challenge?
For years Jennifer has juggled several competing requests on her time. She’s a full time business owner, entrepreneur, wife, mom, writer and more. Yet, she’s also had time for family vacation, business travel and more – which raises a question. Is she cloned, or does she know something about how to manage the challenges of this thing we call a “work/life balance”?
Business Track
Business Track will feature a great lineup of consecutive talks that are set to wrap up every 30 minutes. Topics and speakers are outlined below.
Speaker: Tony Perez
Tony Perez will be opening up the business track by tackling the first of our core questions on Sunday. Sure, sometimes it’s hard to ask for advice. But what do you do when you get it? How do you determine what to do with it? Should you listen to it all? Ok, maybe that’s more than one question. But we’re confident Tony will have some great advice for us.
Speaker: Chris Ford
Chris Ford has recently tackled a transition she never expected to make – a career change. Yet every person thinking of going out on their own, or making the call to stop working for themselves and join a larger agency has struggled with this kind of transition. Come hear her thoughts.
Speaker: Tom McFarlin
Running your own business is tough. There’s tons of things to think about, for sure. But how do you handle that, while also trying to stay current with all the technological changes that seem constant? How do you manage investing in your own growth? If there’s anyone who can share insights into the question, there’s no doubt it’s Tom.
Speaker: Jennifer Bourn
For years Jennifer has juggled several competing requests on her time. She’s a full time business owner, entrepreneur, wife, mom, writer and more. Yet, she’s also had time for family vacation, business travel and more – which raises a question. Is she cloned, or does she know something about how to manage the challenges of this thing we call a “work/life balance”?
Speaker: Jason Rosenbaum
If there’s one thing Jason knows how to do, it’s how to have a tough call with a client – whether it’s about deadlines, scope creep, billing, or missed expectations. And while you’ve heard several people give you advice on how to handle a call with an irate customer, we’re sure Jason’s insights will challenge and surprise you.
Speaker: Carrie Dils
For years Carrie has been a consistent and valued blogger which helped her freelance business. Now she’s going to tell you her secrets – the things to do and not to do – so that you can enjoy some of the same benefits she’s realized over years.
Speaker: Steve Zehngut
Steve’s been running Zeek for years. So it only makes sense that we’d hear how he’s done it. And hear the challenges he’s faced as he’s shifted the business from Flash banner ad games to WordPress sites and mobile applications. If you want to hear about the hustle, there’s no one better to hear it from than Steve.
Personal Growth: How do you run a business while keeping up with changing technology? {TALK SLIDES}
Running your own business is tough. There’s tons of things to think about, for sure. But how do you handle that, while also trying to stay current with all the technological changes that seem constant? How do you manage investing in your own growth? If there’s anyone who can share insights into the question, there’s no doubt it’s Tom.
Chris Ford
Business Track
Business Track will feature a great lineup of consecutive talks that are set to wrap up every 30 minutes. Topics and speakers are outlined below.
Speaker: Tony Perez
Tony Perez will be opening up the business track by tackling the first of our core questions on Sunday. Sure, sometimes it’s hard to ask for advice. But what do you do when you get it? How do you determine what to do with it? Should you listen to it all? Ok, maybe that’s more than one question. But we’re confident Tony will have some great advice for us.
Speaker: Chris Ford
Chris Ford has recently tackled a transition she never expected to make – a career change. Yet every person thinking of going out on their own, or making the call to stop working for themselves and join a larger agency has struggled with this kind of transition. Come hear her thoughts.
Speaker: Tom McFarlin
Running your own business is tough. There’s tons of things to think about, for sure. But how do you handle that, while also trying to stay current with all the technological changes that seem constant? How do you manage investing in your own growth? If there’s anyone who can share insights into the question, there’s no doubt it’s Tom.
Speaker: Jennifer Bourn
For years Jennifer has juggled several competing requests on her time. She’s a full time business owner, entrepreneur, wife, mom, writer and more. Yet, she’s also had time for family vacation, business travel and more – which raises a question. Is she cloned, or does she know something about how to manage the challenges of this thing we call a “work/life balance”?
Speaker: Jason Rosenbaum
If there’s one thing Jason knows how to do, it’s how to have a tough call with a client – whether it’s about deadlines, scope creep, billing, or missed expectations. And while you’ve heard several people give you advice on how to handle a call with an irate customer, we’re sure Jason’s insights will challenge and surprise you.
Speaker: Carrie Dils
For years Carrie has been a consistent and valued blogger which helped her freelance business. Now she’s going to tell you her secrets – the things to do and not to do – so that you can enjoy some of the same benefits she’s realized over years.
Speaker: Steve Zehngut
Steve’s been running Zeek for years. So it only makes sense that we’d hear how he’s done it. And hear the challenges he’s faced as he’s shifted the business from Flash banner ad games to WordPress sites and mobile applications. If you want to hear about the hustle, there’s no one better to hear it from than Steve.
Career: What does it take to change careers and how do you prepare for it?
Chris Ford has recently tackled a transition she never expected to make – a career change. Yet every person thinking of going out on their own, or making the call to stop working for themselves and join a larger agency has struggled with this kind of transition. Come hear her thoughts.
Tony Perez
Business Track
Business Track will feature a great lineup of consecutive talks that are set to wrap up every 30 minutes. Topics and speakers are outlined below.
Speaker: Tony Perez
Tony Perez will be opening up the business track by tackling the first of our core questions on Sunday. Sure, sometimes it’s hard to ask for advice. But what do you do when you get it? How do you determine what to do with it? Should you listen to it all? Ok, maybe that’s more than one question. But we’re confident Tony will have some great advice for us.
Speaker: Chris Ford
Chris Ford has recently tackled a transition she never expected to make – a career change. Yet every person thinking of going out on their own, or making the call to stop working for themselves and join a larger agency has struggled with this kind of transition. Come hear her thoughts.
Speaker: Tom McFarlin
Running your own business is tough. There’s tons of things to think about, for sure. But how do you handle that, while also trying to stay current with all the technological changes that seem constant? How do you manage investing in your own growth? If there’s anyone who can share insights into the question, there’s no doubt it’s Tom.
Speaker: Jennifer Bourn
For years Jennifer has juggled several competing requests on her time. She’s a full time business owner, entrepreneur, wife, mom, writer and more. Yet, she’s also had time for family vacation, business travel and more – which raises a question. Is she cloned, or does she know something about how to manage the challenges of this thing we call a “work/life balance”?
Speaker: Jason Rosenbaum
If there’s one thing Jason knows how to do, it’s how to have a tough call with a client – whether it’s about deadlines, scope creep, billing, or missed expectations. And while you’ve heard several people give you advice on how to handle a call with an irate customer, we’re sure Jason’s insights will challenge and surprise you.
Speaker: Carrie Dils
For years Carrie has been a consistent and valued blogger which helped her freelance business. Now she’s going to tell you her secrets – the things to do and not to do – so that you can enjoy some of the same benefits she’s realized over years.
Speaker: Steve Zehngut
Steve’s been running Zeek for years. So it only makes sense that we’d hear how he’s done it. And hear the challenges he’s faced as he’s shifted the business from Flash banner ad games to WordPress sites and mobile applications. If you want to hear about the hustle, there’s no one better to hear it from than Steve.
Business Advice: How do you know which advice is worth listening to?
Tony Perez will be opening up the business track by tackling the first of our core questions on Sunday. Sure, sometimes it’s hard to ask for advice. But what do you do when you get it? How do you determine what to do with it? Should you listen to it all? Ok, maybe that’s more than one question. But we’re confident Tony will have some great advice for us.
DesktopServer Team
Beginner’s Bootcamp: Setting up Your Local Environment
Setting up Your Local Environment – (The DesktopServer Team)
We will be covering setting up a local WordPress install so you can work on your sites offline for purposes of development, troubleshooting etc.
Christina Hills
Beginner’s Bootcamp: How to be Strategic about Getting Content in Your Site
What does it take to get that traffic? Christina Hills will discuss how to utilize content and media to your benefit.
Beginner’s Bootcamp: Customizing without Hacking
Beginner’s Bootcamp: How to Teach Yourself CSS
Learn how to utilize Chrome Dev Tools to better understand, test, manipulate and implement CSS!
Beginner’s Bootcamp: Plugins and Plugin Troubleshooting
Introduction into plugins, what they are and what they are not, and how to troubleshoot them.
Pippin Williamson
Ask Me Anything About Plugins
Pippin is a prolific plugin developer and founder of several successful commercial WordPress plugin projects. This session will have a Q&A style format where the audience can ask any question related to plugin development, the WordPress.org plugins directory, selling plugins, building a development team, and anything else related to plugins. Pippin will do his best to answer every question to the best of his ability.
Andrew Behla
WooCommerce Boot Camp {TALK SLIDES}
WooCommerce is the most downloaded and used eCommerce solution for WordPress. This session will serve as a quick start for the beginning WooCommerce user. I will cover installation and setup, extensions, payment methods, shipping, and basic theming. I would show setting up products and categories in addition to pricing with variations. I’ll also touch on eCommerce usability and how to leverage widgets and custom menus for a more successful online shopping experience.
http://behladesign.com/wp-content/uploads/WooCommerce-Bootcamp-with-Andrew-Behla.pdf
Carolyn Sonnek
Taking Your WordPress Site to the Next Level {TALK SLIDES}
You’ve set up your blog with WordPress and you’re pretty happy with how easy it is to add new posts, add images to those posts, and publish them to your site. But now what? You might think that it would be nice if you could notify your Twitter or Facebook followers when you make a new post on your blog. What about website security? Perhaps you’d like to start a podcast for your site. What do you do with all this spam and how do you make sure your site is backed up in case anything happens? There’s an answer to all these questions (and even more you didn’t ask): use plugins!
Kyle Maurer
Free vs Premium Plugins. Why go pro? {TALK SLIDES}
Many people don’t realize what goes into creating a plugin and the support that the author gives, especially when it’s free. This presentation will cover the efforts of creating a plugin and the benefits of donating, as well as, using premium plugins. Kyle will discuss how to choose a plugin and lists some of his favorites, both free and paid and what makes them so great.
Brian Bourn
Custom Data Management Made Easier – An Intro To Custom Fields {TALK SLIDES}
http://www.bourncreative.com/wcsd-custom-data-management-made-easier-intro-custom-fields/
Scott Stewart
Forms: Beyond the Basics
“Forms… I need for someone to contact me, but they are so dry otherwise.”
Think again! Forms can be fun and do more than just send info to an email. In this session, we will look at the two most dynamic form plugins: Gravity Forms & Ninja Forms. We will spend a small amount of time comparing and contrasting the two, then we will jump right into the crazy things you can do with forms that you may not have thought of before.
Drag and drop management; create a three paged form; date pickers, raw HTML, file uploads, oh my!
Forms can be a dynamic and interactive way for the user or customer to contact you. They are usually the result of a call to action: “Contact Us” or “Drop us a line” or “Yo, fill out the form!” You want people to contact you, but perhaps you haven’t utilized your form plugin to its full potential.
Whether you’re a business owner, a web development company, a freelancer, or just starting out using WordPress, a form is the gateway between having business or not having any business. They are an important part of your website and I will show you how to use them to their full potential.
Sam Hotchkiss
Plugin Development Best Practices
In this talk, we’ll go over the difficulties that come along with adoption of your plugin. We’ll talk about plugin performance and how to manage beta testing, updates, bug fixes, support, and feature requests as your plugin grows from dozens to hundreds of thousands to millions of users. This session will discuss coding in broad strokes but not get deep into code, and is equally appropriate for developers and business focused attendees.
Verious B. Smith III
The Best Plugins for Social Media and Email Opt-ins {TALK SLIDES}
Fast & Easy WordPress Theming with “Page Builders”
View only Headway, Divi, Beaver Builder, Architect have changed the landscape..some say for the better, others for the worse. For those who want to up a site and share their content, these options have become good solutions with passionate communities behind them.
Deena Mayne
Zen & the Art of WordPress
In our ever complicated world, what do we REALLY need on our websites? Sometimes there are so many options, so many FREE options, that we may be tempted to add them ALL! But, is their a price to pay for loading your site down with possibly too many features? Are you or your client’s websites better off with LESS stuff? (less plugins & software???) Do your special features, for example, sliders, fade in and outs, animations, attract or distract from your website’s purpose? Is your website easy to navigate? Do you automate tasks and security when possible? These are some of the areas we will discuss in “Zen and the Art of WordPress”.
Sarah Benoit
How to Build Websites that Delight, Engage, and Convert
As responsive design takes the stage as a standard for any business or organization website, and mobile web traffic continues to increase, usability best practices have and will continue to evolve. Creating a memorable, simple, and clear user experience is essential to any company or non-profit’s online success. Websites are the centerpiece to many SEO, social media, advertising, and marketing campaigns and promotions. Be certain your website can easily turn visitors into customers, influencers, advocates, and/or leads.
Lisa Ghisolf
A house with no walls: Creating a site structure for the future {TALK SLIDES}
Whether your site is five pages or 500, it needs a strong foundation that plans for growth. We’ll cover site maps, content strategy, user interaction and experience so you have a plan for your site now, and down the road. We’ll also touch on best practices for doing it all over again for mobile.
Click This! Subscribe Today! – All About Calls to Action
Return on investment is the end result that you want when it comes to your website. Whether it’s buyers, subscribers, commenters, social shares, or some type of engagement, you need to figure out the right formula. A lot of it begins with design and your use of calls to action. The color, the size, the text, the placement of it, as well as want you want it to do, are just part of the formula. I’m going to discuss what a call to action is, tips on creating a great call to action, and some cool resources to test them so you get the most out of it.
Wanna bend WordPress (design) to your will? Register some widget areas!
Are you tired of cranking out the same old header-content-footer web layouts we see? Wonder if a WP page even needs a header, or a footer? Wanna get seriously crazy with page layout in WP? I have two recommendations: 1. Make lots of thumbnail sketches. Then make some more. 2. Master the fine art of registering widget areas. If you can register a set of widget areas, and load them up with graphics, type and images, you can make a WP page look like ANYTHING. You can even make a phone screen look interesting!
Mark Uraine
Design Thinking (thinking like a designer) {TALK SLIDES}
Design Thinking is an alternative approach to the problems we’re working to resolve. It focuses on empathy and asking the right questions (which is normally, “why?”) to explore new solutions that may not initially be so obvious. This talk will review the process of Design Thinking and how it applies to our life and to the problems we face regularly. It’s about putting the user first and producing results that fit the user’s desires, needs, and capabilities. This method is rooted in the discipline of human-centered design and promotes a holistic effort to accomplishing everyday tasks. Come learn why Design Thinking isn’t about designing by committee, but rather an integral part to solid results that are understandable, usable, and purposeful.
Russell Aaron
Open Discussion on WordPress
This is an open discussion about WordPress. No speakers, no panel judges. Everyone in attendance is welcome to join in and participate in the conversation. We’ll be discussing themes and plugins, like you’ve never discussed them before.
Asking questions is part of the fun, at WordCamp. Now, you have the chance to answer someone else’s question.
This is not a session to plug your business or mention that you just opened shop. This is a session where you can become part of the WordPress community and give back to others.
Zack Tollman
Understanding HTTPS and TLS
Google, Firefox, and the IETF are currently engaged in major initiatives to convert the web to be secure by default. Page ranking, new browser APIs, and HTTP/2 are all pushing websites to require HTTPS. An HTTPS only web is imminent. Unfortunately, according to SSL Pulse, 75% of the top 1 million websites that use HTTPS are not actually secure because of misconfiguration. Do you know how to configure HTTPS properly? In my talk, I will discuss the key aspects of HTTPS to empower developers to deploy truly secure HTTPS sites.
Josh Cummings
WordPress Development Environments {TALK SLIDES}
We all love making cool things with WordPress, but having a workflow that gets in the way can really slow things down and make the whole process less enjoyable.
Just like a physical office or workspace, everyone’s environment may look a little different, but should serve the purpose of making work fun and productive.
In this talk, we’ll look at the pros and cons of several WordPress development environments as well as the various tools and ways we can make the journey from development to production smooth and enjoyable.
If you are a beginner to intermediate developer looking for a more modern approach to WordPress development, this talk is for you.
Wrangle the WordPress Template Hierarchy Like a Boss
Did you ever wish you could go beyond what index.php, page.php and single.php have to offer. Have you ever wondered what taxonomy.php in your premium theme actually does? Have you ever had the need to target a blog category or a custom post type with a unique layout? Well, it might be high time to put the WordPress Template Hierarchy to work for you. I will take you on a little tour of this powerful aspect of WordPress development. Learn how to the hierarchy is structured, how to create a custom post type template, how to drill down and create a template for even a specific page or post and more. And as a bonus some tips on using get_template_part() to avoid bloated files and to neatly organize your themes templates! Like a Boss!
AJ Zane
Using WordPress as an Engine for Hybrid Mobile Apps {TALK SLIDES}
Five years ago, WordPress powered 13% of the web and struggled to be considered as anything more than a “blogging platform.” Today, as the de facto content management tool that powers a quarter of the internet, WordPress is at a crucial pivoting point of determining how to get *off* of the web. A CMS can no longer merely exist as a website entity available when summoned from the browser. Now, a “website” must extend into the peripherals our users are accustomed to and become an active participant in the dissemination of content. There must be, “an app for that.”
Luckily, with the recent hotness of JavaScript-based front end frameworks, we can use the same skills, tools, and experiences learned from making websites and apply them to developing apps that run not only on iOS and Android phones, but across many platforms. This presentation will explore how WordPress’ capabilities position it as the perfect engine to power hybrid applications. Be warned: There will be code.
http://azanebrain.github.io/presentations/wp-powered-apps/#/
Josh Pollock
Do WordPress Better With The WordPress REST API
With the popularity of WordPress, the expectations of what WordPress can and can’t do — from the perspective of our clients and our end users — has solidified for better or worse. The WordPress REST API provides an opportunity to break those expectations and use WordPress to deliver better experiences for end users and site administrators alike. In this talk, I will cover many of the possibilities for using WordPress in new and exciting ways as well as to improve how we build the most common elements of a WordPress site. There will be practical examples of how to use the REST API and wild speculation to encourage you to imagine fun new ways to use WordPress.
A Look at the Modern WordPress Server Stack
Do you remember when you could run a “fast” WordPress site with just an Apache server and PHP? Yeah, those were days! Things were a lot less complicated then. Now, everything has to load lightning fast! Visitors don’t have the same expectations about loading times as they used to. A slow site can have serious implications for you or your client. You just can’t have a site that feels fast to your visitors without adding a few more gears to your server engine. During this talk, you’ll learn what makes up the modern WordPress server stack. You’ll see how the various pieces fit together to make your WordPress site fast. You’ll leave knowing what your next steps are to get your own modern WordPress server stack.
Stephen Carnam
Top CLI Recipes for WordPress Development
In this topic, we show beginning designers and developers how to use the CLI to speed development and design. Topics include automating common tasks with WP-CLI, simple phpunit testing to ensure plugin/theme mods haven’t broken anything in core, and using a CSS preprocessor.
Konstantin Obenland
Shiny Updates – A Feature Plugin in Two Acts
Shiny Updates is an effort to make the user experience around managing plugins and themes smoother and more pleasant. It has also shown to be a feature that is subject to all the challenges that software projects face around the world, and as such make for a great case study to review the current approach to WordPress Core development.
Erick Hitter
Getting started with SSL {TALK SLIDES}
Revelations like Edward Snowden’s about NSA spying, and Google’s announcement that it will begin considering a site’s HTTPS status in its rankings, led to a lot of talk about moving websites to secure connections. Similarly, the rise in ecommerce, and the simplicity with which one can accept payments online, has increased the need for sites to be available securely. With so much terminology that’s likely new, often very similar, and rarely more than a stream of initialisms, this entire discussion can be very intimidating. I’ll clarify basic terminology, offer some reasons why it’s worthwhile to secure a site whenever possible, and share several solutions to cover everything from simple to enterprise needs.
While securing a site can be intimidating at first, the recent introduction of Let’s Encrypt (https://letsencrypt.org/) significantly simplifies the process for most sites. Many hosts have introduced support for this service, which I’ll discuss before delving into options for sites and circumstances that aren’t suited to Let’s Encrypt.
Evan Scheingross
Dude, Speed Up That Website!
Having a fast WordPress site is probably more important than you think. The speed of your website affects nearly everything related to your online goals in some way – bounce rate, search ranking, conversion, page views, reader satisfaction, total revenue… I could go on but you get the point.
Unfortunately WordPress performance optimization has become clouded in a bunch of technical speak that makes it difficult for many of us to know where to start.
I too was once lost and intimidated when it came to this stuff, but I recently made the conscious decision to roll up my sleeves and learn what it takes to serve up websites with blazing speed.
The result: faster websites, happy clients, and even happier end users. Everybody wins!
And the very best part: It’s really not that hard to do.
I’ve been creating websites for over 17 years, but I’m still no development wizard like the type you’ll find walking these halls at WordCamp San Diego.
When it comes down to it, I’m just a dude with an interest in fast-loading WordPress sites who has spent a lot of time learning things the hard way. Through my efforts I’ve honed an easy and bulletproof technique that I want to share.
In this talk we’re going to cover:

Greg Taylor
Is Your Content Helping or Hurting You?
Content…content…content — that’s all marketing people want to talk about. But, is your content strategy actually helping your business achieve its goals? This session is designed for marketers, WordPress users, and anyone who wants a jump start with their content game.
Dustin Meza
WordPress Upgrade Anxiety No More: 5 Steps to Having a No Surprise Upgrade {TALK SLIDES}
WordPress upgrades, they bring us new features, faster sites, and better security. But pushing that upgrade button can be a scary moment, unless you’ve ensured your site is ready and compatible. I’ll show you the best practices for ensuring your site is ready including a simple strategy that works whether you manage one site or hundreds.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_ZjRJiPxQxFM3prNUFIYmNjWHc/view
Jarrett Gucci
WordPress Support Toolkit
One of the greatest things about WordPress is that just about anyone can use it to build a website or blog. A user doesn’t need to know how to write code in HTML, PHP, or CSS. All it takes is some basic knowledge of SFTP and the WordPress file structure to get a site installed. On top of that, by installing pre-built themes and plugins via the WordPress dashboard, often a site can be fully customized to the user’s requirements. For non-technical users, it’s often this low barrier to entry they value in selecting WordPress to run their new site. And it probably goes a long way towards explaining why WordPress runs 25% of all websites.
Whether you are a weekend warrior building sites for your never ending ideas or a freelancer that has an ongoing list of clients using WordPress, it is soooooo important that you provide support for these sites. This talk will share tools and techniques for making sure you can support your WordPress development for as long as it is online. Knowing the tools is one thing but knowing how to use them effectively is key.
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