{"id":9,"date":"2016-10-20T00:29:37","date_gmt":"2016-10-20T00:29:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2017.auckland.wordcamp.org\/sessions\/"},"modified":"2017-02-14T13:07:41","modified_gmt":"2017-02-14T00:07:41","slug":"sessions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/auckland.wordcamp.org\/2017\/sessions\/","title":{"rendered":"Sessions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t<div class=\"wcorg-sessions\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id=\"wcorg-session-821\" class=\"wcorg-session\" >\n\t\t\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\tBedrock &#8211; WordPress boilerplate with modern development tools\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-session-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Bedrock is not a WordPress theme, it&#8217;s a way to install, configure, and manage WordPress with security and modern development practices in mind. Bedrock is an open source project made by Roots that is used as a base for WordPress projects. For starters, it makes loading plugins easier, takes care of deployment and setups a better folder structure which attempts to mimic Laravel &#8211; which is great!<\/p>\n<p>With ability to use tools like Composer and env file, Bedrock is a developers dream for WordPress based projects. The talk will be short and crisp and aimed at WordPress developers of all levels.<\/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<div id=\"wcorg-session-808\" class=\"wcorg-session\" >\n\t\t\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\tDoors open\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-session-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wcpt-session-meta\">Presented in Main room.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id=\"wcorg-session-756\" class=\"wcorg-session\" >\n\t\t\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\tBlogging for your business\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-session-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wcpt-session-meta\">Presented by <a href=\"https:\/\/auckland.wordcamp.org\/2017\/speaker\/johanna-bennett\/\">Johanna Bennett<\/a> in Main room.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7170416f5b89a3b38f92142a05c672c7fc1679748435de98775fba5fcb101767?s=100&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" class=\"avatar avatar-100 photo\" height=\"100\" width=\"100\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>Blogging for your business &#8211; this can stymie people but is very valuable. It subtly allows you to\u00a0<\/i><\/span><span class=\"s1\"><i>showcase your skills and values &#8211; and personality. You can extend customer service naturally by helping your customers with tips, information, comments and\u00a0<\/i><\/span><span class=\"s1\"><i>conversation.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>Tips and information on how to do this with mainly girly examples &#8211; because I&#8217;m female and because WordPress can be a bit blokey but a lot of WordCamp attendees are female. Let&#8217;s be inclusive.<\/i><\/span><\/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<div id=\"wcorg-session-754\" class=\"wcorg-session\" >\n\t\t\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\tWriting Workshop: How to engage an audience\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-session-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wcpt-session-meta\">Presented by <a href=\"https:\/\/auckland.wordcamp.org\/2017\/speaker\/bill-bennett\/\">Bill Bennett<\/a> in Main room.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/cd560f67e7523fa1bd04bb8a84dabe991b040273c6d4f5d97bccd964713ff4fe?s=100&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" class=\"avatar avatar-100 photo\" height=\"100\" width=\"100\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<p>There&#8217;s a technical side to blogging. Web design can be fun and<br \/>\nrewarding. Yet most of us blog because we have something to<br \/>\nsay. Which means writing.<\/p>\n<p>Good writing gets people to a site in the first place. It&#8217;ll<br \/>\nkeep them there and get them coming back again and<br \/>\nagain. That&#8217;s what blogging is all about.<\/p>\n<p>In this workshop we&#8217;ll cover practical tips you can apply straight<br \/>\naway to lift your writing. It&#8217;s interactive, so bring your<br \/>\nquestions and problems.<\/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<div id=\"wcorg-session-747\" class=\"wcorg-session\" >\n\t\t\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\tCreate plugins with Pimple CI\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-session-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wcpt-session-meta\">Presented by <a href=\"https:\/\/auckland.wordcamp.org\/2017\/speaker\/matthew-knighton\/\">Matthew Knighton<\/a> in Main room.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2ceb8cc1372c4765aee8e1cca21af85003e76f105d5c5d4766e5ff40937b09da?s=100&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" class=\"avatar avatar-100 photo\" height=\"100\" width=\"100\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Plugin with Pimple CI is awesome and saves our team masses of time with a predictable pattern to our development.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">It means we can make custom pot types, views and shortcodes all inside a nice container that allows us to easily extend and manage our plugins.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">In the lightning talk we will like lighting make a simple plugin and post type and go over why these containers work so well and how you can quickly get started with this powerful design pattern.<\/span><\/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<div id=\"wcorg-session-582\" class=\"wcorg-session\" >\n\t\t\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\tIm an imposter because&#8230;\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-session-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wcpt-session-meta\">Presented by <a href=\"https:\/\/auckland.wordcamp.org\/2017\/speaker\/peter-wilson\/\">Peter Wilson<\/a> in Main room.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/24a5ca8b960821795fd5f6c0f70ce94a84e0ee71fea4beeee394fa66995ae838?s=100&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" class=\"avatar avatar-100 photo\" height=\"100\" width=\"100\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<p>Imposter Syndrome. It\u2019s not new and anyone can get it, be they royalty, an American founding father or &#8211; in modern times &#8211; web professionals of all stages in their career and of all disciplines.<\/p>\n<p>Peter will talk objectively about his own experience and attempt to separate the real from the imagined.<\/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<div id=\"wcorg-session-577\" class=\"wcorg-session\" >\n\t\t\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\tTuning WooCommerce for Speed\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-session-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wcpt-session-meta\">Presented by <a href=\"https:\/\/auckland.wordcamp.org\/2017\/speaker\/gavin-botica\/\">Gavin Botica<\/a> in Main room.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/65bfea8735ca4e89f37171a7d16ae270d14282a7061915c00173ef76d0d4e2eb?s=100&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" class=\"avatar avatar-100 photo\" height=\"100\" width=\"100\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<p>Do you have a WooCommerce website or thinking of setting one up? WooCommerce is the most popular CMS based e-commerce solution available today.<\/p>\n<p>Starting with WooCommerce can be a little overwhelming, but Gavin will\u00a0cover\u00a0tried-and-tested methods for getting the best performance out of your WooCommerce site, from hosting, choosing a theme, caching, customising and tweaking the wp-config.php file and more.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/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<div id=\"wcorg-session-561\" class=\"wcorg-session\" >\n\t\t\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\tHow To Create A Weekly Newsletter In Less Than 17 Minutes A Week\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-session-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wcpt-session-meta\">Presented by <a href=\"https:\/\/auckland.wordcamp.org\/2017\/speaker\/nik-cree\/\">Nik Cree<\/a> in Main room.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1310990038f5280bc22727dcccaadbfec98ed848e71c27e77b0899e4e91e59b0?s=100&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" class=\"avatar avatar-100 photo\" height=\"100\" width=\"100\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<p>One of the hardest &#8216;Good Intentions&#8217; in business is to send a regular client email newsletter.<\/p>\n<p>How many times has a business started a newsletter only to lose energy and stop after 2 &#8211; 3 times? Why? Because it can take 3 &#8211; 5 hours to create a newsletter, write the content, source images, and send it out&#8230;and business owners and their staff &#8216;don&#8217;t have the time&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>With WordPress&#8217;s inbuilt &#8216;Press This&#8217; feature and the Newsletter Plugin any business can create a client newsletter in less than 17 minutes. No writing, no image sourcing, no formatting, no hitting the send button, no problem in no time at all.<\/p>\n<p>This is one of the simplest, easiest ways to communicate regularly with clients, generate leads and sales in less time that a normal one-to-one business presentation takes. I have implemented this at PositiveBusinessOnline.com and a number of client websites.<\/p>\n<p>The process is detailed in this post https:\/\/positivebusinessonline.com\/easiest-way-to-create-a-weekly-newsletter-in-less-than-30-minutes\/.<\/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<div id=\"wcorg-session-549\" class=\"wcorg-session\" >\n\t\t\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\tAfter Party until 10pm &#8211; La Zeppa\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-session-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wcpt-session-meta\">Presented in Main room.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>We don&#8217;t currently have a sponsor for the after-party, but it will still go ahead!\u00a0 If you&#8217;d like to sponsor, visit the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/2017.auckland.wordcamp.org\/call-for-sponsors\/\">sponsorship packages page here<\/a>.<\/h3>\n<p>Light nibbles and a couple of drinks\u00a0are included, but if you&#8217;d like something more substantial, please\u00a0eat beforehand.<\/p>\n<p>The venue for the after party will be held at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.heartofthecity.co.nz\/auckland-nightlife\/bars\/la-zeppa\">La Zeppa<\/a> and is a 5 minute walk, in Auckland&#8217;s iconic Victoria Park Markets.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Where:<\/strong> La Zeppa Kitchen and Bar<br \/>\n<strong>Address:\u00a0<\/strong>33 Drake street, Auckland City.<br \/>\n<strong>When: <\/strong>6.30\/7pm until 10pm<strong><br \/>\nWhat to bring: <\/strong>WCAKL lanyards required for entry, smiles are appreciated<strong><br \/>\nAnything included: <\/strong>A couple of drinks + nibbles<\/p>\n<h3>Entry is by #WCAKL badge only, make sure to bring your badge along on the night.<\/h3>\n<p>A great promo piece on La Zeppa can be found here:\u00a0http:\/\/www.heartofthecity.co.nz\/auckland-nightlife\/bars\/la-zeppa.<\/p>\n<div class=\"googlemaps\">\n\t\t\t\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d6385.778859183829!2d174.75131742792271!3d-36.84512406975719!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x6d0d47f290894219:0x6f6351027de7f405!2sLa%20Zeppa%20Kitchen%20And%20Bar!5e0!3m2!1sen!2snz!4v1487564962535\"><\/iframe>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><strong>Event code of conduct applies at this venue also.<\/strong><\/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<div id=\"wcorg-session-531\" class=\"wcorg-session\" >\n\t\t\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\tDay one closing remarks\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-session-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wcpt-session-meta\">Presented in Main room.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id=\"wcorg-session-527\" class=\"wcorg-session\" >\n\t\t\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\tWelcome to WordCamp\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-session-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wcpt-session-meta\">Presented in Main room.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id=\"wcorg-session-523\" class=\"wcorg-session\" >\n\t\t\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\tRegistration opens\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-session-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wcpt-session-meta\">Presented in Main room.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id=\"wcorg-session-519\" class=\"wcorg-session\" >\n\t\t\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\tLightning Talks, Karaoke &amp; Panel Discussion\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-session-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wcpt-session-meta\">Presented in Main room.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Join us for some fun lightning talks as well as karaoke lightning talks and a casual Panel discussion.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t know that lightning talk karaoke is? Come along and find out.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/2017.auckland.wordcamp.org\/session\/blogging-for-your-business\/\">Johanna Bennett: Blogging for business<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/2017.auckland.wordcamp.org\/session\/create-plugins-with-pimple-ci\/\">Matthew Knighton: Create plugins with Pimple CI<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/2017.auckland.wordcamp.org\/session\/bedrock-wordpress-boilerplate-with-modern-development-tools\/\">Karan Khanna:\u00a0Bedrock &#8211; WordPress boilerplate with modern development tools.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Have some fun with us and give a light heartly, loosely related lightening talk &#8211; we will take submissions all weekend!<\/p>\n<p>The astute observers may have noticed the inclusion of the Panel discussion here &#8211; if you wanna know why, just ask Tarei \ud83d\ude42<\/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<div id=\"wcorg-session-497\" class=\"wcorg-session\" >\n\t\t\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t(Not) Just another WP REST API Talk\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-session-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wcpt-session-meta\">Presented by <a href=\"https:\/\/auckland.wordcamp.org\/2017\/speaker\/kristen-symonds\/\">Kristen Symonds<\/a> in Main room.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/31fbca03b3e69c27a6dd80ec3c2ee084684967f1dbdd829b84db6f155c0eea09?s=100&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" class=\"avatar avatar-100 photo\" height=\"100\" width=\"100\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<p>Well, maybe this is just another REST API talk, but it&#8217;s well worth talking about now that the REST API is included in WordPress!<\/p>\n<p>This talk will include some background on the REST API, helping you understand what&#8217;s so great about it. You&#8217;ll also hear about ways to use the REST API both within your WordPress projects and without.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve been wondering what the fuss about the REST API is, what it&#8217;s good for, or how to get started using it, this talk is for you.<\/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<div id=\"wcorg-session-493\" class=\"wcorg-session\" >\n\t\t\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\tConsidering freelancing as WordPress developer? Think twice.\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-session-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wcpt-session-meta\">Presented by <a href=\"https:\/\/auckland.wordcamp.org\/2017\/speaker\/maria-skotova\/\">Maria Skatova<\/a> in Main room.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b375a08a17ddc1a8c55f20818302ed35fefa2cf510da82ae341b596919ed74bd?s=100&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" class=\"avatar avatar-100 photo\" height=\"100\" width=\"100\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Considering freelancing with WordPress? Worrying that your technical skills are not high enough yet? Want to know what are\u00a0the most\u00a0common issues the beginner freelancer developer meets\u00a0with?\u00a0Surprisingly, tech problems can be googled, asked about and fixed. Real pains\u00a0are mostly people related.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Maria Skatova, public relations and media professional since 1997, WordPress fan since 2009 and a new freelance developer will share how she uses email writing, mind reading, and Game of Thrones knowledge when dealing with clients. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Let&#8217;s discuss the following topics:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">How to find a first client without a portfolio.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">How to deal with &#8216;difficult&#8217; clients, people with\u00a0non-tech\u00a0background, those who\u00a0don&#8217;t know what they want.<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">Is it worth taking projects that other developers abandoned, or every project you see (for the portfolio, you know), or someone&#8217;s broken site.<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">How much time do you need for a project, and what is your main\u00a0deliverable as a freelance developer.<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">And finally &#8211; if you could do only one extra thing with that client&#8217;s site &#8211; what would you choose?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\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<div id=\"wcorg-session-481\" class=\"wcorg-session\" >\n\t\t\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\tDesigning for website users\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-session-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wcpt-session-meta\">Presented by <a href=\"https:\/\/auckland.wordcamp.org\/2017\/speaker\/ngaire-ackerley\/\">Ngaire Ackerley<\/a> in Main room.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7ae330f780ae7e7cf3c04f57ab3c7cf821fea60113e36e353f4564768b658a38?s=100&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" class=\"avatar avatar-100 photo\" height=\"100\" width=\"100\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<p>How often do we create websites for the client and their goals, rather than the end user? We want our sites to look good and present the necessary information that the client desires.<\/p>\n<p>But what if we considered taking a different angle to our projects?<\/p>\n<p>The more we consider designing and developing websites for the user rather than just the client, the more success we can expect from the user reaching their own goals and in turn a more successful website for the client too.<\/p>\n<p>In this presentation I&#8217;ll cover various ways we can produce a more successful website by considering the user from the beginning of the project, through planning and design.<\/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<div id=\"wcorg-session-320\" class=\"wcorg-session\" >\n\t\t\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\tKeynote: Project Management Principles to improve Work, Life, and your Mental Health\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-session-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wcpt-session-meta\">Presented by <a href=\"https:\/\/auckland.wordcamp.org\/2017\/speaker\/dee-teal\/\">Dee Teal<\/a> in Main room.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/09b8cd143873704c4fd78025e9aebed19dd9698dbb3ae44a0bad1be24cf0f150?s=100&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" class=\"avatar avatar-100 photo\" height=\"100\" width=\"100\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<p>Whether you work alone as a freelancer or solopreneur, as a product maker, a developer, content writer, home maker, blogger, or business owner, there will be times you have to deliver things. It may be a product, it may be a renovation, it may be a website, a bunch of cakes for the PTA cake stall, heck, it could even be a tiny human&#8230; but you have made a commitment and now have to deliver&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>There are some great principles in Project Management than can be applied not only in the workplace for any scale of product\/project development but in ordinary life to make delivery of the things you or need to do a much smoother process.<\/p>\n<p>This talk will deliver some easy to implement principles you can use in across the board facilitating more efficient, transparent, delivery of your &#8216;projects&#8217; whatever they may be.<\/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<div id=\"wcorg-session-340\" class=\"wcorg-session\" >\n\t\t\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\tUsing the WordPress API to Sync a Mobile App\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-session-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wcpt-session-meta\">Presented by <a href=\"https:\/\/auckland.wordcamp.org\/2017\/speaker\/matthew-knighton\/\">Matthew Knighton<\/a> in Main room.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2ceb8cc1372c4765aee8e1cca21af85003e76f105d5c5d4766e5ff40937b09da?s=100&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" class=\"avatar avatar-100 photo\" height=\"100\" width=\"100\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<p><!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}-->In this session we cover a real world cross platform native mobile application that we created to deliver WordPress content for a private school in country NSW Australia.<\/p>\n<p>We cover the reasons why a mobile app made sense and how we got the REST API to work with Ionic and Angular to make our native apps. It takes in considerations as a business to make before jumping in and some of the issues we found using emerging technology.<\/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<div id=\"wcorg-session-343\" class=\"wcorg-session\" >\n\t\t\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\tSpeed up WP Theme Development with Cool Tools\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-session-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wcpt-session-meta\">Presented by <a href=\"https:\/\/auckland.wordcamp.org\/2017\/speaker\/robert-wilde\/\">Robert Wilde<\/a> in Main room.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/517b99f112c82cac2c94915b5848927c3f2dcf246ea2bca7beb9d26bd65b586e?s=100&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" class=\"avatar avatar-100 photo\" height=\"100\" width=\"100\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<p>Building custom WordPress Themes is rewarding and can ensure your code is clean and easy to understand, by you.<\/p>\n<p>Once you start building custom themes regularly, you need to start implementing processes to not only speed things up but make them easy to share with fellow developers.<\/p>\n<p>I have some awesome tools and process to share to make things simple and create a process you can repeat, saving you time, creating less headaches and making more $$$.<\/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<div id=\"wcorg-session-347\" class=\"wcorg-session\" >\n\t\t\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\tMaking WordPress fast with Jelly Snakes and Raspberry Twizzlers\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-session-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wcpt-session-meta\">Presented by <a href=\"https:\/\/auckland.wordcamp.org\/2017\/speaker\/jack-skinner\/\">Jack Skinner<\/a> in Main room.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c392bb52450181b10f3dda92cd3a947d167c9901be5d490dd50bb69b89618de5?s=100&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" class=\"avatar avatar-100 photo\" height=\"100\" width=\"100\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<p>In this fun and playful session Jack will take you on a journey from HTTP\/1.1 to HTTP\/2 enjoying the sights and delights of its new features along the way.<\/p>\n<p>With features like multiplexing, yesterdays best practices are now tomorrow\u2019s anti-patterns \u2013 so what does this mean your app or API?<\/p>\n<p>His talk explores the best and worst practices of the way the web worked and how HTTP\/2 is changing the game for performance. More importantly, how does this apply to your next big WordPress project?<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s all explained of course, using jelly snakes and raspberry twizzlers.<\/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<div id=\"wcorg-session-354\" class=\"wcorg-session\" >\n\t\t\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\tScale your business with WordPress &#8211; Tips from the front line\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-session-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wcpt-session-meta\">Presented by <a href=\"https:\/\/auckland.wordcamp.org\/2017\/speaker\/craig-martin\/\">Craig Martin<\/a> in Main room.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/68b53484ca56bc443893a5acc3b42dee03a2ba89ea3b585e2fb1689da5145e3a?s=100&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" class=\"avatar avatar-100 photo\" height=\"100\" width=\"100\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<p>Craig Martin runs the award-winning Indie Travel Podcast, established one of NZ&#8217;s biggest gaming retailers, and\u00a0is managing director of the fast-growing WordPress agency, Performance Foundry.<\/p>\n<p>Craig has seen WordPress businesses as a publisher and an e-commerce user, and also helped hundreds of business grow their online businesses.\u00a0Craig will outline some of the pitfalls and power plays of small &amp; medium businesses that have helped him grow his business and will help you grow yours.<\/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<div id=\"wcorg-session-358\" class=\"wcorg-session\" >\n\t\t\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\tTuning WooCommerce for Speed and Security\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-session-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wcpt-session-meta\">Presented by <a href=\"https:\/\/auckland.wordcamp.org\/2017\/speaker\/gavin-botica\/\">Gavin Botica<\/a> in Main room.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/65bfea8735ca4e89f37171a7d16ae270d14282a7061915c00173ef76d0d4e2eb?s=100&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" class=\"avatar avatar-100 photo\" height=\"100\" width=\"100\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<p>In this session Gavin will be covering tried-and-tested methods for getting the best performance out of your WooCommerce site, from hosting, choosing a theme, caching, customising and tweaking the wp-config.php file and more.<\/p>\n<p>He&#8217;ll also cover some basics for ensuring your WooCommerce site is as secure as it can be.<\/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<div id=\"wcorg-session-360\" class=\"wcorg-session\" >\n\t\t\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\tWhy you should give great support\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-session-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wcpt-session-meta\">Presented by <a href=\"https:\/\/auckland.wordcamp.org\/2017\/speaker\/pam-kocke\/\">Pam Kocke<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/auckland.wordcamp.org\/2017\/speaker\/deborah-beckett\/\">Deborah Beckett<\/a> in Main room.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8e8e40cfefaf8b81b3e55c388d74a6c82f37e98bbed08720c9b7372934c2f5af?s=100&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" class=\"avatar avatar-100 photo\" height=\"100\" width=\"100\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8149755a73035e8013b63c80b12eb88e4e712aab1e57bc68a773dda5bb13f90b?s=100&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" class=\"avatar avatar-100 photo\" height=\"100\" width=\"100\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<p>So you\u2019ve created a plugin or a theme for WordPress? 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