WordCamp Auckland

WordCamp is a collection of global conferences to celebrate and share experiences of the many facets that make up the WordPress ecosystem. From development, design and business ownership – to topics on mental health and dealing with imposter syndrome, WordCamp covers so many different aspects of work and life, you’re definitely in for a surprise.

Being hyper-local, you’ll meet attendees from all around Auckland, New Zealand and even some from Australia – the connections you make here continue over years and lifetimes.

A WordCamp is funded by a mix of local sponsors, global WordPress community sponsors and you, as an attendee – the ultimate aim is make the conference accessible to everyone – and keeping the price of entry as cheap as possible (#WCAKL19 is only $60 for both days).

Whats included in the ticket price?

ALOT!

• Lunch, morning tea and after noon tea each day
• One of the meals is an authentic hangi, coming from the Waitakere Ranges in West Auckland
• Two days of talks and sessions – view our schedule for more info
• An after party on saturday, join us for a social event – snacks and drinks are on us!
• A relaxing and safe environment to meet WordPress like-minds
• … oh and coffee!

Want to join us?

We’d love to have you there, grab a $60 ticket (or community sponsor at $150 if you’re feeling generous) and join us 2 -3rd November!

Get your tickets here.

Can’t wait? Check out our 2017 videos

All our sessions were recorded in 2017, above is the talk on “Scale your Business with WordPress” by Craig Martin – he’s joining us again this year, as an attendee this year.

View all WCAKL17 videos here.

WordCamp Auckland will look after your tummies while you absorb the talks and conversations throughout the weekend. We pride ourselves on getting some unique eats sorted, so when you get hungry – we’ve got yah!

Traditional Hangi

WordCamp Auckland will feature a traditional kiwi hangi for lunch on saturday, prepared and served by Riki Bennett and Kelly King.

Authentic Hangi is cooked in ground ovens from Waitakere and delivers a smoky, earthy taste, this is a staple of New Zealand cuisine and simply a treat for WordCamp Auckland attendees.

Hangi is traditionally a combination of chicken, pork, kumara and potatoes – and for those who don’t eat meat, we will have a lovely combination of vegetables and organic salads too.

Pizza by the Metre

On Sunday we have local italian restaurant Toto’s baking up a storm of pizza’s, where they bake pizza by the metre and have won awards since they were founded in 1993!

Snacks and snackery foods

When we are feeling peckish, local Coatesville market stall owner Liz Curtis, from Hearts Content will have freshly baked muffins, slices, fresh fruit and maybe even scones to help fill the gap between sessions!

The after party?

Theres a huge rugby final on the night of the after-party – while we know thats really stiff competition, we’ve arranged for a quiet relax at Tom Tom’s nearby, which is close enough to find a bar come game time, or head into the city to watch with the rest of Auckland!

While at the after party, food and some drinks will be provided – so let us take care of your tummy and restore you for the following sunday!

Think we forgot coffee?

Nope, we’ve got you covered for the two days of WordCamp Auckland. You’ve got a couple of free drinks on us – but if you run out, either talk nicely to non-coffee drinkers for their cards, or buy more from the coffee cart.

Introducing our local Jeffry from Wellington and Robert from Australia who are joining our awesome WordCamp Auckland speakers list.

• Jeffry Ghazally

  

  I’ve been a WordPress enthusiast and web developer for a long time. I’ve worked on a number of amazing projects and clients. Now working in-house for a company called Timely making their WordPress marketing website hum.

  • My Year with Blocks

    The new WordPress editor experience has now been round the block (see what I did there?). In this talk I'd like to chat through How my workflow has changed. How Advanced Custom Fields helped me come to terms with fabricating editor experiences. The pitfalls I've come across. I'd also like to hear from everyone on …

Our WordCamp Auckland is getting closer! We’d like to introduce our first speakers. Welcome Mel and Ricky, we’re excited to have them speaking at WordCamp Auckland 2019.

• Mel Telecican

  

  Mel Telecican helps people make sense of email marketing automation. She specialises in helping businesses implement high-quality marketing automations in a non-techy, straightforward way so they can get more customers and keep them.

  As someone who started with very few skills with websites – she’s learned quickly with the help of user-friendly solutions like Elementor.

  • How elementor changed my life (for the better!)

    Walkthrough of how I used Elementor and Elementor Pro to build my own website. Before Elementor was installed on my sites I was wary of doing very much in the backend of my website. As someone who loves to action things quickly (think MVP), not being able to iterate without handing it over to my …

• Ricky Blacker

  

  Ricky is a self taught web professional who found and fell in love with WordPress, and the community behind it while looking for a CMS platform to build websites for clients.

  He originally started his own web design business after being made redundant from a factory job in 2013, but now works for WP Engine as a Pre Sales Engineer, providing a Digital Experience Platform for WordPress user around the world.

  He is a Co-Organizer for the Sunshine Coast & Brisbane WordPress Meetup Groups, as well as the Brisbane Web Design Meetup group, and was one of the amazing team who put together the Sunshine Coast WordCamp in 2016 and WordCamp Brisbane in 2017/18/19, and has spoken at WordCamps in Australia, New Zealand and Singapore.

  Ricky is very passionate about building the WordPress community and helping others to learn how to use WordPress and what it can do.

  • WordPress Hosting Survival Guide

    Hosting is essential to every web site in the world, and getting the right fit for your needs can be daunting with all the options available out there. In this presentation, Ricky will take you through how hosting has changed over time, what is available now to help with your WordPress site, how to get …