Sponsors
Without the kind generosity of our sponsors, WordCamp Minneapolis / St. Paul would not exist. Please visit these sponsors while you are at camp and say hello to them.
Interested in sponsoring WordCamp this year?
Check out our Call for Sponsors post for details on how you can help make this year’s WordCamp the best it can be!
Our Sponsors
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Pantheon
The website management platform for Drupal & WordPress, Pantheon provides web teams with the hosting, cloud-based developer tools, and scalable infrastructure needed to run awesome websites. Serving billions of pageviews a month for over 100,000 websites, Pantheon’s container-based infrastructure allows you to launch websites faster, without worrying about traffic spikes, security or performance. It’s free in development. Create your free account now!
Wordfence
Wordfence is the most popular WordPress security solution, protecting over 3 million sites. It includes an endpoint firewall and malware scanner that were built from the ground up to protect WordPress.
Our Threat Defense Feed arms Wordfence with the newest firewall rules, malware signatures and malicious IP addresses it needs to keep your website safe. Rounded out by a suite of additional features, Wordfence is the most comprehensive WordPress security option available.
Learn more at wordfence.com.
WooCommerce
28% of all online stores are powered by WooCommerce. Built on WordPress, WooCommerce is a fully customizable, open source eCommerce solution.
- 3+ million active installations
- 34+ million downloads
- 450+ extensions to add functionality
Whether you’re selling a few handcrafted items to a niche market, taking an existing business online, or going global with an enterprise level eCommerce business – WooCommerce will get you set up and selling fast and scale securely as you grow. Plus your content will be forever yours and customizable down to the finest button color.
Developed and supported by a distributed team, WooCommerce is powered by Automattic, the creators of WordPress.com.
Jetpack
Transform how you work with your WordPress sites and rest easy knowing they’re always firing on all cylinders. Jetpack connects your site to the global services, community, and support provided by WordPress.com so you can focus on the stuff that matters.
Jetpack automatically shields your site from the unwanted attention of spammers, hackers, and malware, while real-time sync and backup means you don’t have to worry about data loss. Straightforward traffic-building tools help you attract the attention of readers and search engines. Pages and videos are delivered at high speed from a global, ad-free content delivery network.
With Jetpack’s Affiliate program you can earn 20% for every sale of Jetpack to your customers and clients. And with unlimited referrals, the sky’s the limit! Refer as many clients and contacts as you can, and get paid for every sale you generate.
Make your site work for you. Get your Jetpack today at Jetpack.com
Bluehost
Bluehost has been a WordPress partner since 2005 and powers over 1 million WordPress sites worldwide. Their objective is to help customers, whether novice or pro, create a thriving online presence at an affordable price. With a team of in-house tech experts available 24/7, Bluehost dedicates time and resources to providing the best support and services in the industry. Join millions of other site owners and see what Bluehost can do for you and your online presence.
Liquid Web
For over 20 years, Liquid Web has been delivering products, services and support designed specifically for mission-critical sites, stores and applications. Known for our high-performance services and exceptional customer support, we own and manage our own core data centers and provide a diverse range of fully managed hosting offerings, including Managed WordPress, and Managed WooCommerce Hosting. Our recent acquisition of iThemes continues to evolve our service offerings to meet the ever-changing needs of our web-reliant, professional customers.
Liquid Web has a dedicated team of WordPress professionals who have been actively involved in the community for years. Beyond contributing code to the WordPress project, they’ve also been speaking at WordCamps, participating in WordPress-related groups and meetups, and creating open-sourced plugins that are used by WordPress users around the globe.
As an industry leader in customer loyalty, we’re known for our secure, reliable, fast, hassle-free hosting, backed by the Most Helpful Humans in Hosting™ (24x7x365 by phone, chat or ticket). At Liquid Web, we power content, commerce and potential for SMB entrepreneurs and the designers, developers and digital agencies who create for them. Everything we do is about being that partner you can trust.
For more information, please visit www.liquidweb.com or subscribe to our Blog at www.liquidweb.com/blog.
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GoDaddy
GoDaddy Pro offers a robust suite of free tools to web developers & designers to help them save time managing all their clients and sites. With GoDaddy Pro, you can easily shop for your client, monitor their sites, and manage all their WordPress websites from one place. Exclusive time-saving tools let you update WordPress core, plugins and themes with one click, as well as automate WordPress backups, cloning, and migrations. Get real-time performance, security and uptime monitoring across all your websites. Additionally, your free membership includes advanced 24/7 technical support.
When you pair GoDaddy Pro with GoDaddy hosting products, the benefits are even greater.
GreenGeeks
GreenGeeks is an independently owned and operated hosting provider.
Our specially engineered platform offers WordPress users web hosting that is designed for the fastest, most secure and scalable hosting available in multiple data centers. Our WordPress hosting makes deploying and managing WordPress websites easy with automatic 1-click install, managed updates, real-time security protection, automatic install/renewal of Let’s Encrypt Wildcard Certificates, SSD RAID-10, storage arrays, PowerCacher and expert 24/7 support to make for the best web hosting experience.
Since our launch in 2008, GreenGeeks has been the industry’s leading eco-friendly web hosting provider putting back 3 times the power we consume into the grid in the form of renewable energy. We are based out of Los Angeles, California with a global workforce that provides a better web hosting experience to customers from over 150 countries.
GreenGeeks is actively engaged within the WordPress community and is a proud sponsor to various WordCamps around the world.
HubSpot
HubSpot (NYSE: HUBS) is a leading growth platform. Since 2006, HubSpot has been on a mission to make the world more inbound. Today, over 56,500 customers in more than 100 countries use HubSpot’s award-winning software, services, and support to transform the way they attract, engage, and delight customers. Comprised of Marketing Hub, Sales Hub, Service Hub, and a powerful free CRM, HubSpot gives companies the tools they need to Grow Better. Learn more about HubSpot for WordPress.
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DreamHost
Since 1997 DreamHost has helped individuals, small businesses, entrepreneurs, and developers worldwide bring their dreams to life on the Internet. A leader in Managed WordPress hosting, over 400,000 customers trust DreamHost to be their online home. Supporting the open source community with dedicated resources and a passionate team, DreamHost believes in the power of the Open Web and the people that make it happen. Learn more at DreamHost.com.
Siteground
SiteGround hosting is your ticket to a high-performance website that’s easy to manage. Our sophisticated hosting solutions are crafted for personal websites, online businesses, and enterprise projects and come with WordPress-specific features customers love. Getting started, migrating a site, optimizing web performance, and managing a healthy website have never been easier thanks to smart in-house tools designed for busy WordPress webmasters. Our stellar support is available 24/7 by phone, chat, and ticketing and operated by WordPress experts.
Since 2004, we empower people to build better, faster, and safer websites by managing the hosting for them. Our mission to power awesome websites is why SiteGround is actively involved in the WordPress community and WordCamps at a global scale. We’re proud to sponsor WordCamp Minneapolis and support the local community.
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Experimax
Experience The Experimax Difference
We make buying a pre-owned Mac® computer simple and painless. Experimax Coon Rapids in Coon Rapids, MN is the home of your local Mac® computer and Apple device® experts. Call or stop in today! We have a knack for Mac® computers!
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RoseHosting
RoseHosting is a leading Fully Managed VPS hosting provider serving thousands of customers worldwide since 2001. As the first and only web hosting company in the world to offer commercial Linux virtual servers back in 2001, RoseHosting leverages this experience and is still a pioneer on the premium hosting solutions market. The fully-managed support and full root access to your server gives you true freedom to do anything you want on it, while at the same time providing you with a helping hand 24/7. It’s a unique combination very rarely seen in the hosting industry.
RoseHosting’s dedicated WordPress team specializes in fully managed WordPress Hosting, which includes root access, free migration, a 99.99% uptime guarantee, NVMe storage, free backups, and the award-winning fully-managed hand-holding 24/7 US-based support (hardening, optimization, security inspection, plugin and theme installation, configuration and troubleshooting, etc…) all included in the price of the hosting plan. Additionally, all this is always done manually and customized according to your specific setup and requirements, because no two WordPress installs are the same and should not be optimized the same way. Many WordPress related and other tutorials are available on our blog.
For more information, please visit https://www.rosehosting.com.
A2 Hosting
Since 2003, A2 Hosting has specialized in Linux-based, developer friendly hosting services. We cater to the WordPress community by offering scalable hosting accounts, which run on robust servers, at an affordable cost. As part of our commitment to the WordPress community, we sponsor a great number of WordCamps and WordPress MeetUps around the globe.
We recently reaffirmed our commitment to the WordPress community in 2018 by releasing our Managed WordPress hosting solution. This service was built with the needs and wants of the WordPress community in mind; providing you with an enhanced WordPress environment that cultivates both creativity and prosperity. We offer all the tools needed to successfully run a scalable, fast, and secure WordPress site out of the box.
Token of Trust
Verify WordPress users with ease and confidence by connecting Token of Trust’s identity verification and management platform with your site. The Token of Trust Plugin for WordPress provides tools for combating fraud, verifying customer age, and maintaining compliance with KYC/AML regulations. With add-ons for WooCommerce, UltimateMember, and BuddyPress and identity verification coverage across 231 countries, Token of Trust is the premier verification platform for WordPress. Learn more at tokenoftrust.com/wordpress.
IvyCat
IvyCat is a WordPress development and consulting agency based in lovely Red Wing, Minnesota. We create powerful sites focused on e-commerce, event management, and membership.
We also provide on-going WordPress maintenance, monitoring, support, optimization, and conversion consulting services, all focused on helping clients grow and succeed without the stress of doing it alone.
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FormTester 365
The FormTester 365 helps you stay on top of your forms without needing to test them all the time by hand. No one wants to find out their forms were broken for who knows how long. Automating the process clears up time to work on other things! FormTester 365 allows you to have the assurance of knowing if your form fails, you will be notified right away.
MagicLamp Networks
We are a results-driven web design, development, and digital marketing firm based in Texas, serving companies worldwide. We build websites that are fully customized to achieve your business goals. https://magiclamp.net/
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Fueled Collective
Fueled Collective is a club that brings together work life, nightlife, events, and most importantly, people. You can work in an entrepreneurial community, connect at our social club or host events and meetings that make a real impression.
Sticker Giant
StickerGiant is a team of employees that love to make stickers and labels. We run our company using Open Book Management practices, and this creates a transparent culture where employees are invested in the goals of the business. Open Book Management has also created a fun environment where people love to come to work.
Inky Elf
Inky Elf offers thousands of products guaranteed to fit all of your marketing and gift giving needs. When used in conjunction with Inky Elf’s design, print and marketing services, we are sure to be your go to resource for all things marketing. https://www.inkyelfpromos.com/