JAMstack, Headless and Static WordPress sites and applications are not new. However, they have been evolving rapidly over the last few years. In this talk, JavaScript for WordPress educator, Zac Gordon, dives into the latest innovations and best practices around the JAMstack and WordPress. This includes a look at the the latest implementations, tools and resources. However, the JAMstack and WordPress still has it’s drawbacks and Zac will clearly lay out what you may lose out on when you venture down this path and suggestions of where the community can improve around the JAMstack and WordPress. This talk is meant for developers and site owners alike.
The Future Of WordPress as a Headless CMS
JAMstack is growing in popularity as a faster, more secure option than a traditional CMS like WordPress. However, WordPress is still a powerful tool for creating and managing content and can serve as the backend for a modern application. In this session you’ll learn what JAMstack is, why many consider it the future of the web, and how WordPress fits in to a modern web application architecture.
How Hackers Exploit WordPress Websites with Pending Updates
Updating WordPress, plugins, and themes keeps your website safe from hackers and bad bots. The latest version of WordPress includes features that allow you to enable automatic updates for plugins and themes. You will learn the factors to consider when deciding whether to enable automatic updates.
In addition, this talk will demystify how hackers exploit websites that have out-of-date versions of WordPress, plugins, themes, and PHP (the scripting language used to run WordPress). You will be empowered to make your website safer with strategies for managing updates.
Checking under the hood: Auditing your website for a smooth ride
We often talk about websites the way we talk about cars. Are you driving a flashy sports car or a stable hatchback? And is yours a lemon, no matter how pretty the paint job? And if you just got one used, what’s going on under the hood? There’s a way to address these questions about your website, and it’s called a technical audit.
The vast majority of site owners live in fear of the day their site “breaks down.” Performing a site audit can ensure you understand the current state of your site, from the back end code level to the front end performance. It can also help you see potential problems when it comes time to add features (like that sweet audio system).
Attendees will learn the basic building blocks of performing a technical audit.
Color Palette Implementation for WordPress Themes
A robust palette can transform a stock theme into a highly-personalized web presence that better reflects an organization’s brand. This talk will introduce theme developers to a palette system/method with these goals: apply a default color palette; use the Theme Customization API (i.e. Theme Customizer) to set theme-level colors; apply the customization options to the block editor swatches and ACF color picker; set the appropriate CSS properties to use the colors throughout the theme. As time allows, other palette systems will be discussed (e.g. Bootstrap Colors; Material Design Color System).