Category: WordCamps
NodeifyWP and Twenty Sixteen React Debut at WordCamp Denpasar
Today, I am speaking at the inaugural WordCamp Denpasar. I will be giving a talk on NodeifyWP and Twenty Sixteen React, giving the debut demo of the framework. NodeifyWP is a framework, created by 10up, for creating isomorphic JavaScript applications within PHP and WordPress. Twenty Sixteen React is an example theme using the framework along with…
WordPress Best Practices at WordCamp Porto 2016
Today I'm presenting on Best Practices for WordPress at WordCamp Porto 2016. This talk is similar to my WordPress Best Practices for Enterprise talk but will be a bit more general and has some updated topics. Specifically, this presentation will include: – Caching for high traffic situation – Security techniques – Writing maintainable/extensible code –…
WordCamp US 2015
Today I will be presenting on Best Practices for WordPress in Enterprise at WordCamp US 2015. If you want to follow along or missed the talk, here are the slides: [slideshare id=54239445&doc=bz1mvvhwscksumf7zqkf-signature-689502203541e0af078b495c5be8a796bec1873c13e943f1fa621a53c683e9d1-poli-151021223704-lva1-app6892]
ElasticPress at WordCamp Miami and WordCamp Belo Horizonte 2015
On May 30 I am presenting at WordCamp Miami 2015. My session is titled “Modernizing WordPress Search with Elasticsearch”. I have revamped the talk a bit to accommodate less technical users. Rather than running through Elasticsearch configuration, I am talking more about example ElasticPress queries. I’ll be doing the same talk June 13 at WordCamp…
ElasticPress at WordCamp Nashville
This weekend I presented at WordCamp Nashville 2015. My session was titled “Modernizing WordPress Search with Elasticsearch”. I’ve given this talk a few times but am excited to present it to the South! Here are my slides for the talk: [slideshare id=43831233&doc=wordpress-search-elasticsearch-150123113829-conversion-gate02] Don’t forget that comprehensive documentation for ElasticPress lives on Github.
ElasticPress at WordCamp Paris
This weekend I presented at WordCamp Paris 2015. My session was titled “Modernizing WordPress Search with Elasticsearch”. The talk ran through issues with WordPress search, what Elasticsearch is, setting up an Elasticsearch cluster, and configuring ElasticPress. Elasticsearch is a very exciting technology and I am thrilled at the chance to spread information about it. I…
WP API at WordCamp Boston 2014
This weekend I am presenting at WordCamp Boston 2014. My talk is on the JSON REST API for WordPress. I will be explaining what the API does, how to use some of it’s endpoints, and showing an interesting use case. [slideshare id=38282975&doc=wp-api-140823100307-phpapp02]
Computer Science in WordPress
Last year I did a presentation at WordCamp Orange County, WordCamp Birmingham, WordCamp Toronto, and WordCamp Providence called “What You Missed in Computer Science”. I have a Computer Science degree which I believe has provided me with some tools to think about problems in a certain way. This presentation will teach you about some of…
WordCamp Ottawa
This weekend I was lucky enough to present at the 2nd annual WordCamp Ottawa. My talk was titled “Saving Time with WP-CLI”. WP-CLI is a plugin that lets you interact with your WordPress installations via the command line. My talk runs through some cool built-in WP-CLI commands as well as creating custom commands. My slides…