{"id":7,"date":"2014-11-12T21:28:10","date_gmt":"2014-11-12T21:28:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2015.minneapolis.wordcamp.org\/sessions\/"},"modified":"2015-03-30T21:24:33","modified_gmt":"2015-03-30T21:24:33","slug":"sessions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/minneapolis.wordcamp.org\/2015\/sessions\/","title":{"rendered":"Sessions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t
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Presented by Trevan Hetzel<\/a> in 2. Thornton Auditorium, Development.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

Today\u2019s web users have the need for speed. With internet and cellular connections getting faster and faster, users expect sites to feel snappy and not make them wait. We as developers must make sure we\u2019re doing our very best to serve those pages quickly. This talk will focus on the things you should be doing, both on the front-end and back-end, when building WordPress 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\tAutomating Accessibility\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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Presented by Joe Dolson<\/a> in 4. Opus 202, Development.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

Assessing web sites for accessibility can be a burdensome task. I’ll talk about how to use automated testing to improvement your testing. I’ll review the nature of automated testing so you know what automation will catch and what it won’t. Finally, I’ll talk about the tools available for doing automated testing in WordPress when working on themes, plug-ins, or WordPress core.<\/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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Presented by Toby Cryns<\/a> in Lightning Talks, Pourhouse.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

For the first 7 years of being a freelancer, Toby Cryns tried to be awesome at everything. But for all his efforts, after all those years of sweat and toil and working into the late-night hours, he came to the harsh realization that his path was really a commitment to being average across all sorts of categories.<\/p>\n

Two years ago, he started a journey to be awesome at one thing. Getting to awesome meant leaving behind a lot of notions he had about success as well as creating a new framework for prioritizing his time.<\/p>\n

In this talk, Toby will share the struggles and joys of being awesome at something. He will give you nuts and bolts advice borne of his experience building a company that provides on-demand WordPress support, but, even more important, seeks to be the best communicator of work, budgets, and deadlines in the entire world.<\/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\tBuilding and Running a Global Workforce – The People Aspect of a Remote Company\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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Presented by Tony Perez<\/a> in 3. Opus 201, Business.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

This talk will share the challenges of a remote work force; talk to people issues, culture, growth challenges, scaling, and everything in between. This post will share some of the lessons learned at Sucuri over the past 5 years of doing business at a global scale.<\/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\tChild Themes, Starter Themes, and Frameworks… Oh My!\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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Presented by Julie Kuehl<\/a> in 2. Thornton Auditorium, Development.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

The stock themes out there just aren’t quite right. You want to make your site your own. Change it up a bit. Make it roar. But where do you begin? Will a child theme be the best choice? What about these frameworks everyone talks about? And what’s a starter theme? Let’s talk about what the differences are between these options and why you would choose one over the other.<\/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\tBeautiful Web Type\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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Presented by Mel Choyce<\/a> in 2. Thornton Auditorium, Design.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

With the rapid popularization of web fonts over the past few years, type on the web has never been more exciting! We’ll learn a bit about basic typographic principles, review techniques and services for integrating web fonts into your WordPress sites, and finally conclude with a bit of speculation on where type on the web is heading.<\/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\tWriting (more) Secure Plugins\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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Presented by John Havlik<\/a> in 4. Opus 202, Development.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

As plugin developers, we need to write code conscientious of the fact that someone will attempt to maliciously exploit our plugins. This session aims to enlighten the audience about some attack vectors and how to counter them with the current security best practices for WordPress plugins.<\/p>\n

Topics covered include: Plugin security best practices, data sanitization, action authorization, and permissions.<\/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\tPowerful Local Development Environments with Vagrant and friends\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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Presented by Brad Parbs<\/a> in 4. Opus 202, Development.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

In this talk we’ll walk through setting up a professional, powerful, and efficient local development environment.<\/p>\n

We’ll discuss how to get set up, why, and the different things you can do with a great set up.<\/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\tRemember to Breathe: Productivity Tips for Freelancers\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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Presented by David Laietta<\/a> in 4. Opus 202, Business.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

I’ve been a freelance web developer for over a decade, and have been running my own shop for the past six years. Over that time, I’ve made an embarrassingly high number of mistakes on how to run a business.<\/p>\n

Developers build up a library of code and get the right tools to be more efficient, and everyone working in the WordPress space can benefit from the same application of productive skills to get more done in less time. Come learn some of the things that have kept me from having to return to a day job, and share skills that you’ve developed as well.<\/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\tWhere does my code go? Plugin or Theme?\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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Presented by Russell Aaron<\/a> in 3. Opus 201, Development.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

In the WordPress community, there is a huge debate on whether you should add your code in a plugin or use it in a theme. The answer really depends on who the code is written for. <\/p>\n

In this presentation, I’ll be sharing my experiences and best practices to help you determine whether your code should go into a plugin or a theme.<\/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\tCommit to Contribute\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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Presented by John James Jacoby<\/a> in 1. Schulze Hall, Business.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

Starting as an independent, working on WordPress.com VIP & Jetpack, living the agency life at 10up, and eventually starting my own company, the one constant has been volunteering to improve WordPress and the surrounding initiatives.<\/p>\n

I’ll talk about how I apply what I’ve learned from these experiences, and what I hope to help WordPress, GlotPress, BuddyPress, & bbPress be in the future.<\/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\tFinancial Business Planning for Freelancers\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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Presented by Heather Acton<\/a> in 3. Opus 201, Business.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

Driven by passion and a desire to be our own bosses, oftentimes we struggle with the financial aspects of running a sustainable freelance-based business. In this talk we’ll discuss setting financial goals, budgeting, accounting for time, and consistently measuring and analyzing financial data to ensure we’re setting ourselves up for longevity and growth while we serve our clients well.<\/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\tDetoxify Your Site\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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Presented by Mika Epstein<\/a> in 1. Schulze Hall, Content.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

Applying a cleanse to your site is as complicated and troublesome as trying the juice cleanse to your colon. What happens when your blogging community becomes vile and vicious and all you want to do is have an open discussion about things? I’ve been there too, and while the basic rule is to delete the trolls and ignore them, you’re not alone. There are tricks, tools, and methods to the madness of dealing with people who cannot see reason, and generally don’t want to. I’ll help you on your path to a pure blog without having to spend every free moment of your day moderating.<\/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\tWalking as a Sheep Among the Lions\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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Presented by Jonya Pacey<\/a> in Lightning Talks, Pourhouse.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

Niche businesses, vanity blogs, hobby websites, yellow-book brochure pages for small businesses. These customers need good websites but don’t have the money for services from larger companies. Many can be intimidated by how *hard* it is to set up a website, even on WordPress.com. So they turn to companies like mine. I’m one of the small businesses that do not want to compete with our larger, hungrier brothers, but nevertheless feel we are giving good value and service and helping to make the online world a prettier place to be. We want to be recognized for what we provide for the WP community – which of course starts with being recognizable and responsible to the community. I’ll share how I achieve this and what I plan to do in the future.<\/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\tBeyond Whitespace: Designing for Complex Content\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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Presented by Michelle Schulp<\/a> in 3. Opus 201, Design.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

We’re all enamored with the minimalist websites that employ only the most essential use of color, images, and space. But what happens when the volume of information can’t be boiled down to something that simple? We’ll explore how to use design principles to organize and display elaborate user experiences like mega-menus, massive news sites, high-information catalog pages, and multi-level interactions.<\/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\tContent Production for Bloggers, Writers, and Editors\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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Presented by David Skarjune<\/a> in 1. Schulze Hall, Content.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

WordPress has achieved it\u2019s mission to democratize publishing, so any blogger, writer, editor, or content manager has access to a powerful publishing platform on the Web. But, how do you put all of the awesome capabilities of WordPress to best use? Copywriting is just a beginning step in the production process for a content management system. Learn how to better manage WordPress for an effective:<\/p>\n