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\n\t\t\t\t\tThe Care and Feeding of Your WordPress Website\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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Presented by Cindy Cullen<\/a> in Beginner.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

Want to know how to protect your WordPress content and keep it healthy, happy and secure? We will discuss hosting options, backups, updates and other security measures to keep hackers out. I will explain a little about how WordPress works under the hood so that you understand why your content needs extra protection and what you can do to prevent and\/or fix a broken website. <\/p>\n

Tweet about this session using #wcn15security<\/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 Anatomy of a WordPress Theme (for devs)\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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Presented by Liz Fulghum in Intermediate.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

Despite the millions of files included with your average commercial theme package, a WordPress theme doesn’t actually have to be complex. <\/p>\n

Targeted towards designers, theme hackers, and folks who are ready to dive into theme design, this session will give a light technical overview of the soft squishy insides of WordPress theme architecture and offer hints, tips and words of wisdom for developing basic themes.<\/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\tNew Mom, New Town, New Job, and the Biggest WordPress Site of my Career\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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Presented by Kristina Johnson Parish<\/a>, James Ellis in Beginner.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

One day you’re in the back of the tour van, crisscrossing the US playing rock shows to the generation of alt-whatevers with a similar affinity for the Sonic Youth, Fugazi and Converge records that mattered. But you’ve got a laptop and WordPress to help you pay the rent as you slog to the next show. Cut to 10 years later: you’re moving to Nashville with a newborn, and restarting a career. The one constant through it all? WordPress.<\/p>\n

Kristina will be joined by James Ellis, partner at Brooklyn-based Athletics. Together they will spin a yarn of reinvention, how WordPress has shaped their lives, and what it’s like launching a WordPress site capable of handling a terrifying 100m pageviews per month.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tModernizing WordPress Search with Elasticsearch\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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Presented by Taylor Lovett<\/a> in Developer.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

WordPress search is notoriously lacking. Why? MySQL is not search optimized. Elasticsearch is a scalable database that when coupled with WordPress produces extremely powerful results. This talk will cover what Elasticsearch is, why it’s important, and integrating it with a WordPress website using a 10up open source plugin called ElasticPress. ElasticPress has become increasingly popular in the WordPress community even being leveraged by popular hosting companies such as WP Engine.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tIs Your Back Porch Ready For Visitors? RSS Feeds\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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Presented by Robin Cornett<\/a> in Beginner.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

If your website is like your home, it’s easy to get lost in making sure it has good curb appeal–that it looks great and performs well from the front side. But the back porch can be just as important as a place to welcome and entertain. Your RSS feed is like the back porch for your website. Don’t leave it as an afterthought in your design process–sweep out the cobwebs, plump up the cushions, and make sure it’s ready for visitors!<\/p>\n

Tag this session on twitter using #wcn15rss<\/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\tInfinitely Scalable WordPress\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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Presented by Scott Humphries in Developer.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

There’s little debate that WordPress is simply the best CMS on the planet, but relying on PHP and MySQL is holding it back from realizing its true potential. Imagine the flexibility and ease of use of WordPress with the sheer speed of static hosting or even infinite scalability with Amazon S3. I propose a solution for generating a static sites using WordPress as a CMS.<\/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\tIncrease Your Chances At Starting A Successful WordPress Business\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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Presented by James Laws<\/a> in Intermediate.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

If business success is, as I believe, equal parts great idea, hard work, and luck, what hope is there if I can\u2019t control luck? I\u2019m glad you asked.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s true, there is no guarantee that your business will be a success. There are, however, some things you can do to increase your chances that luck will find you in the right place at the right time.<\/p>\n

When we started the WP Ninjas back in 2011, no one knew who we were (some of you still may not). We were launching into a saturated market, had zero experience in a product business, and had been very unlucky for the previous six years. After a year and half of careful planning and intentional changes, we are a very different company and have found what many would call financial success. We got lucky. But only because we made it easy for luck to find us.<\/p>\n

In this talk, we take a look at tools and tips that will help you position your project for greatness. If you think you have a great idea, and are willing to work hard, then perhaps I can provide the missing link between lucky and unlucky.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tHow to grow your email list with your WordPress site\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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Presented by Matt Thackston in Beginner.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

Many have been predicting the demise of email for years, and yet it’s still the number one tool at your disposal for marketing to your customers or leads. But how do you get those folks that are reading your website or interacting with you via social channels to sign up for your mailing list? This session will explore best practices surrounding email address acquisition, and we’ll talk about the most effective ways to convince your followers to sign up.
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\n\t\t\t\t\tHacking the Community to Build Themes Faster\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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Presented by Andy Wilkerson in Developer.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

Creating a WordPress theme can be a daunting and time-consuming task. Whether this is your first time building a theme or you\u2019ve built dozens, you can always find ways to improve. We\u2019ve identified some of the best community resources to make tasks easier: from starter themes to frameworks to option builders and more. There are many powerful resources to jump start your project, but are they worth the time it will take to learn a new system? Help put time on your side with a more efficient work flow for your team or yourself.<\/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\tGetting Started with Custom Post Types and Taxonomies\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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Presented by Bryan Belanger<\/a> in Intermediate.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

In this session we will cover an introduction to custom post types and taxonomies from a couple different perspectives. We will go over several different use case scenarios to help identify situations that make the most sense for custom post types, taxonomies and how they\u2019re functionality can be leveraged for the content. We\u2019ll also discuss how to easily create and define these in your functions.php file, explain different options within the arguments, and all without using any plugins. There is also an incredible resource out there to push these further called \u201cAdvanced Custom Fields\u201d, and we will talk about how this resource can be used in your themes as well. My goal is that you come away with some new information to help you tackle different scenarios you come across in your theme development. Tweet about this session using #wcn15customposttypes<\/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\tGetting Hired As A WordPress Developer\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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Presented by Corey Maass<\/a> in Developer.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

As a full-time WordPress developer, who has helped multiple agencies hire WordPress developers, I’ve seen both sides of hiring and getting hired. I’ve seen hundreds of resumes, and interviewed dozens of developers. I can tell you what makes an amazing WordPress portfolio, what skills will make you stand out, and what mistakes to avoid.<\/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\tFrom Zero to WordPress Publish\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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Presented by Michele Butcher<\/a> in Beginner.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

So you want to make a website? Come join the world ride from site concept to site publish. We will go over everything from choosing a domain and hosting to what is the difference between a post and a page. This talk is solely for those who only think of WordPress as a cool idea or those who got a cool free site on WordPress.com but now want to grow their site to a self-hosted site.<\/p>\n

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