{"id":9,"date":"2017-11-14T19:09:43","date_gmt":"2017-11-14T19:09:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2018.halifax.wordcamp.org\/sessions\/"},"modified":"2018-05-23T01:30:15","modified_gmt":"2018-05-23T01:30:15","slug":"sessions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/halifax.wordcamp.org\/2018\/sessions\/","title":{"rendered":"Sessions"},"content":{"rendered":"

We offer three different ‘tracks’ of sessions, for which you are free to come and go to as your please! Like to plan? Check out the full schedule<\/a>!<\/h2>\n

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Content Creators:<\/strong> Easiest sessions. Little prior WordPress experience is expected. Aimed at all user levels.<\/p>\n

Site Creators:<\/strong> Some prior WordPress experience would be beneficial for these sessions, but is not required. Small amounts of HTML, CSS, and PHP might be presented in some talks. Aimed at all user levels.<\/p>\n

Code Creators:<\/strong> Advanced WordPress concepts, HTML, CSS, PHP and Javascript will be presented. Aimed at those that code.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tWordPress.com vs WordPress.org\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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Presented by Tim Covell<\/a> in 2nd Floor Room 1, Content Creators.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

A comparison of WordPress.com hosting versus self-hosting with WordPress.org. What\u2019s the difference? And how does your choice affect costs, security, content restrictions, maintenance work, promotion, available features, available themes, plug-ins, using your own domain name, advertising and selling on your site, and so on? What about multi-sites? And if I use WordPress.org, why should I care about WordPress.com?<\/p>\n

The goal of the talk is to help new users, creating individual or small organization sites or blogs, decide which service best meets their requirements.<\/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 Helps Break Down Barriers for Small Business Owners\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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Presented by Heather Deveaux<\/a> in 2nd Floor Room 1, Content Creators.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

Everyday small business owners like you incur a range of expenses that can sometimes break the bank.\u00a0 Web design, launch, and maintenance doesn\u2019t have to be one of those expenses.\u00a0 WordPress provides an opportunity to design and launch your own website so that you can maintain creative control, update when needed, and learn a few new skills along the way.\u00a0 Armed with just some Youtube videos, a notebook, and a pen, I quickly learned how to set up a WordPress website and launch my freelance writing business into the world.\u00a0 While many people are still afraid of what web development means and requires, WordPress makes it easy for anyone to become their own web developer, and in turn, reduce of the biggest barriers that small business owners face today.\u00a0 This talk explores how navigating a little discomfort in the beginning to learn how to set up and use a WordPress website can pay dividends throughout the life of your small business.<\/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 Coding Standards & Best Practices\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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Presented by Shawn Hooper<\/a> in 3rd Floor Room 2, Code Creators.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

Yes, your code works, but is it the best it could be? This talk will guide you through tips and tricks to make your code efficient, safe, and easy to read. It\u2019s a great primer for new developers, and a good reminder for those of us who have developed bad habits over time.<\/p>\n

Understand the WordPress Coding Standard
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\nBegin using UI testing to ensure pages behave as expected
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\n\t\t\t\t\tWoo for You: Customizing WooCommerce\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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Presented by Gary Thayer<\/a> in 3rd Floor Room 2, Code Creators.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

This talk will look at the best practices for building and customizing themes and plugins for WooCommerce. We’ll talk about:<\/p>\n