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OK so Dave Coustan didn’t have slides in the traditional sense, opting instead for bouncing between different sites he was using as examples of the kinds of content he wanted to show off. So now he’s made a list of … Continue reading Session Links: Emerging Content Forms →

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Track: Publisher Presenters: Erik Erickson, Mark Jaquith, Klaus Heesch, Devin Reams Whether you want to start a site from scratch, migrate an existing site from another CMS, or make updates to an existing site you’ll be faced with the tough … Continue reading Session Spotlight: Choosing the Best Developer and Designer →

Track: Publisher Presenter: Dave Coustan (@extraface) “Content,” like “Digital,” is a word that should denote a whole range of activities, but usually brings to mind just one – in this case, a bunch of words. As platforms and technologies and … Continue reading Session Spotlight: Emerging Content Forms →

Track: Publisher Presenter: Ibrahim Madha (@omgibu) WordPress and the set of tools it provides can be used beyond the scope of a typical blog or even a simple content-management system for any website. This session will give an overview of … Continue reading Session Spotlight: WordPress in the News Room →

Track: Developer Presenter: Chris Lauzon (@squireX2) Changing servers doesn’t have to be scary, and we’ll prove it by moving a site LIVE! Beyond database dumps and DNS, we’ll get into updating URLs embedded in WordPress plugins and other techniques. We’ll … Continue reading Session Spotlight: Jailbreaking WordPress: Escaping from Hosting Provider Lock-in →

Track: Developer Presenter: David Rogers (@al_the_x) So you may have heard about this “git” thingy and how it makes your life as a developer better, easier, and more manageable. Our beloved WordPress, however, is still mired in Subversion, but that … Continue reading Session Spotlight: Git and All His Friends →

Track: Publisher Presenters: Ptah Dunbar and David Bisset Adding social network capabilities to your blog or website can be an exciting way to drive content and interact with your audience. BuddyPress can offer a lot of these capabilities, but can … Continue reading Session Spotlight: Community with BuddyPress →

Track: Publisher Presenters:  Matthew Vaccaro and Justin Sisley “WordPress as a CMS” explores the why’s and how’s of using WordPress as a fully-functional Web Content Management System. Presented by the designer and developer of the latest iteration of the UCF … Continue reading Session Spotlight: UCF’s Use of WordPress as a CMS →