{"id":9,"date":"2017-12-13T00:28:11","date_gmt":"2017-12-13T00:28:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2018.grandrapids.wordcamp.org\/sessions\/"},"modified":"2018-05-17T20:49:49","modified_gmt":"2018-05-17T20:49:49","slug":"sessions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/grandrapids.wordcamp.org\/2018\/sessions\/","title":{"rendered":"Sessions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\tInventing Your Future \u26a1\ufe0f\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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Presented by Brian Richards<\/a> in General.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

Learn how to make the most of the opportunities that are in front of you. In this 15 minute introductory session, Brian Richards will give you a few profound tips that could dramatically transform your experiences at WCGR and beyond.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\t\tDeveloper Workflow Using Local by Flywheel\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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Presented by Benjamin Turner<\/a> in Developer.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

Local by Flywheel makes use of Docker to manage sites. This allows for some powerful ways to improve your developer workflow.<\/p>\n

We’ll cover a brief intro to Docker, as well as how you can use the terminal and Docker to execute Composer commands and run WordPress unit tests in an isolated environment.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\t\tThe New WordPress Paradigm\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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Presented by Alonso Indacochea<\/a> in General.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

How Gutenberg Will (Eventually) Empower WordPress End-Users AND Professionals<\/h3>\n

The new visual editor sure does inspire consternation in the WordPress community. As with any disruption, there will be winners and losers in professional world – but what about the end-user? Can the new editor make life easier for them? And for professionals, how will Gutenberg change theme development? What about page-builders – things of the past? Instead of focusing on launch and transition issues, I\u2019ll describe how we think the fundamentals of the WordPress experience will change (for the better) for both the end-user AND the professional.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\t\tLando: Making Local Development Absolutely Beautiful\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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Presented by RJ Mey<\/a> in Developer.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

Setting up a local dev environment can be tougher than mandalorian armor! Lando simplifies this process by making it quick and easy to spin up local services and tools. Lando is so easy that even a scruffy nerf herder could use it.<\/p>\n

Strap yourself in for a talk loaded with tips, cool ideas, and Star Wars jokes!<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\t\tCheat Code, Combo, or Power-Up: Why We Choose Someone Else’s Code\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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Presented by Michelle Schulp<\/a> in Developer.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

Much like playing an open world game, each of us approaches a new development challenge with different skill levels, knowledge, and philosophies. It may seem like a person starting their first coding project has very little in common with a seasoned developer, but in fact, we are all here because we see the value in using developer tools we have not written ourselves. We\u2019ll discuss how we, as players of this game, choose from the tools available based on their strengths (value) and weaknesses (risk) relative to our own skills and ability to weild these tools. We\u2019ll explore how these decisions change as players level up, or face different challenges. By discussing skill, value, and risk instead of code, we can gain empathy and understanding for the decisions of our fellow players.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\t\tGDPR and Other Fun Things\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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Presented by Andrew Norcross<\/a> in General.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

A sort of 101 on what GDPR means for developers and site owners alike and how to approach certain aspects of it.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\t\tPodcast Equipment and Tools\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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Presented by Jeff Large<\/a> in General.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

Podcasts are a great way to build authority, brand awareness, and they are fun to\u00a0create. But where do you begin? In this session, we will cover the equipment, software, hosting, and WordPress plugins needed to get your podcast recorded, edited, and launched!<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\t\tWordPress DevOps\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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Presented by Tim Nolte<\/a> in Developer.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

Learn how to connect source code management to test automation and release deployment. You’ll learn some tips on setting up a solid plugin, or theme, workflow that will help take care of many repetitive tasks that can help with collaboration on open source development as well as deploying plugins to both private websites and the WordPress plugin repository.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\t\tLearnDash + WooCommerce: Why I Added a Whole E-Commerce System to my LMS\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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Presented by Joe Casabona<\/a> in General.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

LearnDash is an excellent solution for adding a Learning Management System to WordPress, and had payment processing to boot. So why did I choose to add WooCommerce? In this talk, I’ll go over my reasoning for adding WooCommerce to LearnDash and the tools and plugins I use to take my online courses to the next level.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\t\tMyths and Facts About Securing Your Site\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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Presented by Aaron D. Campbell<\/a> in Developer.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

You know security is important and want your site to be secure, but what will actually help? There\u2019s so much information to be found on securing your site, but what are the myths and what actually helps? Find out how to avoid the myths and implement real security.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\t\tAdvanced Custom Fields for Beginners \u26a1\ufe0f\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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Presented by Frederick Polk<\/a> in Developer.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

Advanced Custom Fields is a powerful plugin to add and use metadata with your WordPress site. This lightning talk will get you up and running with the plugin and an example of what you can build with Advanced Custom Fields.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\t\tThe Broken Link Checker Plugin: Don\u2019t Let Broken Links Drag Your Site Down \u26a1\ufe0f\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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Presented by Peter DeHaan<\/a> in General.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

A website with broken links hurts the user experience and is penalized by Google, which hurts a site\u2019s organic search results. Identify and fix broken links fast with the Broken Link Checker plugin.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\t\tReplacing Facebook: A Case Study of BuddyPress \u26a1\ufe0f\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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Presented by Sophia DeRosia<\/a> in General.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

Some of my friends were not allowed on Facebook, but we wanted a place where we could all communicate, like Facebook. So I built a BuddyPress site.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\t\tUp and Running with WP-CLI \u26a1\ufe0f\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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Presented by Steve Grunwell<\/a> in Developer.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

Traditionally, interacting with WordPress is largely a graphical affair: many users rely on WP Admin to manage themes, plugins, content, and everything else. For situations where you need to be able to script WordPress interactions, however, nothing compares to the power of WP-CLI, the official command line interface for WordPress.<\/p>\n

This session acts as a primer for WP-CLI, scratching the surface of what can be done and how it fits into the WordPress workflow. Whether you’ve never heard of WP-CLI or have been using it as part of your daily WordPress rituals, you’re sure to learn at least a few useful tricks.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\t\t3 Ways to Make Your Web Forms More Awesome \u26a1\ufe0f\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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Presented by Sara Dunn<\/a> in General.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

We\u2019re all pretty familiar with standard contact forms. But pour some rocket fuel on forms, and you\u2019ll be surprised at all they can do! We\u2019ll dive into the Gravity Forms plugin and talk about awesome features that will make your forms more useful or easier for website visitors to use.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\t\tA Few of My Favorite WordPress Life Hacks \u26a1\ufe0f\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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Presented by Kyle Maurer<\/a> in Developer.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

Everyone loves some handy tips and tricks, right? How about a huge list of all the ways I have personally improved my workflows, processes, production quality, and even lifestyle? I’ve been building WordPress sites, writing code, working remotely, and generally doing all things WordPress for years now and I’ve discovered a whole lot of cool stuff in that time. Come see the curtain get pulled back and learn which tools I value the most and the good habits I’ve developed which have made the biggest impact on my life.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\t\tBuilding the Fastest WooCommerce Store Ever\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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Presented by Chris Lema<\/a> in General.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

If you want to build an eCommerce site that converts well, speed is the name of the game. Come listen to tips and tricks to help you build a lightning fast WooCommerce store.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\t\tUsing the Debug Bar Plugin to Make Developing for WordPress Easier\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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Presented by Mike Hale<\/a> in Developer.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

As a developer, access to debugging information is vital to troubleshooting your code or finding where performance bottlenecks are happening. By using the WordPress Debug Bar, and related add-ons, you\u2019ll be able to track errors, SQL queries, access the query, and give get insight into what’s happening under the hood of your WordPress website.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\t\tKeynote: The Future of the Future\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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Presented by John James Jacoby (JJJ)<\/a> in General.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

Everyone wants to talk about The Future of stuff, but we don\u2019t exactly have fusion reactors in the back of our flying cars yet, do we? Instead, I\u2019m going to make realistic predictions about the truest and most obvious futures of WordPress, plugins, tools, and services \u2013 the things we will absolutely need to do together to make the next 15 years better than the first.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":14809598,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-9","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P9tyLW-9","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandrapids.wordcamp.org\/2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandrapids.wordcamp.org\/2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandrapids.wordcamp.org\/2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandrapids.wordcamp.org\/2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14809598"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandrapids.wordcamp.org\/2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/grandrapids.wordcamp.org\/2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":810,"href":"https:\/\/grandrapids.wordcamp.org\/2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9\/revisions\/810"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandrapids.wordcamp.org\/2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}