Because of last minute cancellations, we will be holding a panel discussion in the TypeRocket Room.
Category: Beginner
Keynote Speaker (Room A) – WordPress and You: Standing Out in a World of Noise
Distractions are everywhere. Options seem limitless. Choices abound. As the experts, people are looking to you for answers to their digital needs. WordPress gives you an unfair advantage to meet their needs in a way no other software can. You have the potential to stand out from the crowd and make WordPress, along with yourself, stand out from the crowd.
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Caching Demystified: A Guide for the Non-Techie
Do you see caching as “that vague and confusing thing that developers do to speed up your site”? Maybe you’ve even gotten brave and tried installing and configuring a caching plugin. The reality is, you aren’t really sure how caching works and it always seems to make things more complicated than they need to be.
If this is you, don’t miss this session! Using simple analogies and unique visuals, you will come away understanding how caching works, what types of caching exist and why you might use them, and will be able to avoid common pitfalls that DIY caching novices fall into.
Beaver Builder: Pre-Load Your Sites for Lightning Fast Deployment with Page Builders
Using Beaver Builder and a few other favorite plugins, I am sharing my system for speedy deployment of basic websites- with easy customizations!
SEO for Bloggers – Improving Rank and Growing Your Audience
Why isn’t my blog getting more traffic? – this question haunts every blogger. Why can’t my website rank higher? Let’s look at some SEO basics that will highly impact the way Google sees your website or blog. There are simple changes you can make today to help you increase exposure and drive rank. In this workshop we’ll look at a few tools to give you better insight for keywords and optimization.
A Seat at the Table – Diversity and the Inclusion of Emerging Minorities
As one of the most affordable and accessible platforms for people interested in Technology, WordCamps are a real-life showcase of the growing diversity in the field. However, there is still more work to be done. Increasingly, there are not only more women in tech, but more and more women over 40, as well as, young girls interested in pursuing a career in a STEAM field. Additionally, there are many in underserved communities that are unable to participate because of a lack of access.
As a woman of color, over 50, involved in tech, and STEAM teacher at KidsCamps and having worked with non-profits struggling to bring technology into low-income neighborhoods. I have seen and experienced the challenges first hand. In this interactive talk, I will discuss the different types of people looking for a way to participate in the world of technology and what may be some of the challenges.
I will share some ideas of how we as a WordPress community can be more inclusive, not just at WordCamp, but in places of business. I will also invite participant in hands-on activities as well as discuss and share their ideas that all of us can implement in our local communities and WordPress meet-ups so that everyone can have a seat at the table.
Takeaways:
Participants will
- Have a better understanding of who the emerging minorities are.
- Have a better understanding of the different terms used when discussing diversity
- Have a chance to participate in hands-on activities as well as discuss and offer ideas for their own solutions
What WordPress Users Need to Know About SEO in 2020
We all want the free traffic that SEO can bring to our sites. However, SEO advice always seems to be changing. What’s the best things you can do to get more traffic (and, better, business) from your SEO efforts in 2020? More specifically, what do WordPress users need to pay attention to in order to get the most love out of Google? David will share what he’s doing with his clients- so you can apply this advice to your website, as well.