Tag Archives: WordCamp

WordCamp Philly: WordPress & Version Control

Dave Konopa talked about how to get control of WordPress with version control in the second session at WordCamp Philly. Version control gives you a safety net you can step back to at any time. It allows you to manage different streams of development work.… Continue reading →

WordCamp Philly: Building Community

The first session of the day at WordCamp was with Patrick O’Keefe who talked about building a community around your WordPress publication. Patrick is from iFroggy Networks and has written a book entitled “Managing Online Forums.” Patrick believes there are 3 key things to do… Continue reading →

WordCamp Portland: All about post formats

Today I gave a talk at WordCamp Portland about post formats and how they make your site awesome. The slides are posted below and some handy links are included as well. Enjoy. The WordPress Codex has some terrific information on what formats are and how they can be… Continue reading →

WordCamp Portland: Educators and WordPress

Shannon Houghton led the first unconference session at WordCamp today. She’s a 2nd and 3rd grade teacher at an elementary school in Federal Way, Washington. She uses a WordPress site for her classroom. The class blog is used to contact students as well as authors.… Continue reading →

WordCamp Portland New User Workshop

This weekend is fast approaching and it’ll be filled with WordCamp Portland. In addition to the WordCamp we’re running a new user workshop on Friday, September 16th from 9am to 4pm. We did this at WordCamp San Francisco and it was a blast. Over 60… Continue reading →

WCSF: How the web works with Jeff Veen

Jeff Veen opened Sunday’s sessions with a talk about how the web works. He started with a story about beer and how 200 years ago the only way you could have a cold beer was if it was winter or if you were rich and… Continue reading →

WordCamp St. Louis: It’s about time. It’s about type!

Mary Baum was one of the last sessions of the afternoon and was talking about typography on the web. Mary has a long history in design and typography and believes it’s about damn time we have full access to type on the web. The web-type drought… Continue reading →

WordCamp St. Louis: The Anatomy of a Premium WordPress Theme

Brian Fegter gave a talk in the afternoon discussing WordPress premium themes. Brian runs Mister Nifty where he works with churches of all sizes on their tech needs. He got started by covering the truth about commercial themes. As he says: There is not one single theme… Continue reading →

Every university auditorium should be required to have power outlets prevalent throughout the room. Good thing someone brought their own power adapter to this one.

WordCamp St. Louis: WordPress for Writers and More

Shawntelle Madison gave a talk at WordCamp St. Louis titled “WordPress for Writers, Publishers, and other Content Providers.” Shawntelle is an urban fantasy writer with a new book coming out. She also works with design firms in St. Louis and has been working with WordPress… Continue reading →