WordCamp Montreal 2015: WordPress Customizer – For Themes and More

WordCamp Montreal 2015: WordPress Customizer – For Themes and More

I’m honoured to be speaking at WordCamp Montreal on July 4th. I’m presenting a talk on the WordPress Customizer. WordPress Customizer: For Themes and More In WordPress 4.1 the “Theme Customizer” was changed to the “Customizer” with the intent that it could be used as the interface for any WordPress settings. Very few plugin authors,…

WordCamp Toronto 2014: Multisite for Multilingual

WordCamp Toronto 2014: Multisite for Multilingual

I’m really pleased to be a speaker at WordCamp Toronto 2014. If you use WordPress and have not been to a WordCamp, you should plan to attend one. WordCamps are great events at which to learn a lot about WordPress and meet people interested in and knowledgeable in WordPress.  We’ll be having one in Ottawa…

WordCamp Montreal 2014: Backing up your WordPress website – it’s not optional

WordCamp Montreal 2014: Backing up your WordPress website – it’s not optional

It’s always a great day when you find out you’re speaking at a WordCamp.  I just found out I’ll be speaking at WordCamp Montreal on Aug 16/17th. My talk this year will be about backing up your WordPress site. Backing up your WordPress website – it’s not optional Could you recover your WordPress website if…

WordCamp Ottawa 2014: Introduction to WordPress

WordCamp Ottawa 2014: Introduction to WordPress

I’m really excited to be presenting Introduction to WordPress jointly with one of my WordCamp Co-organizers, Jasmine Vesque, at WordCamp Ottawa this year.  It’s going to add a new dimension to a presentation I’ve been doing for a few years now. Introduction to WordPress is for you if you’re a beginner who wants to learn…

WordCamp Ottawa 2014

WordCamp Ottawa 2014

WordCamp is returning to Ottawa.  The second annual WordCamp Ottawa will be held in the Minto Centre at Carleton University on: Thursday, May 1, 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., optional “Introduction to WordPress” for attendees who are new to WordPress Saturday, May 3, 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., featuring 45-minute sessions in three tracks Sunday,…

WordCamp Toronto 2013: A Peek into the World of WordPress Plugin Development

WordCamp Toronto 2013: A Peek into the World of WordPress Plugin Development

I’m excited to be presenting at WordCamp Toronto 2013 on October 5/6.  This will be my 5th talk in Toronto and my 9th WordCamp presentation since my first in Toronto 2 years ago. My talk will be an introduction to WordPress plugins: A Peek into the World of WordPress Plugin Development Curious about what’s inside…

WordCamp Montreal 2013: Tips and tricks for building multilingual sites

WordCamp Montreal 2013: Tips and tricks for building multilingual sites

Woot! Just found out I’ll be speaking at WordCamp Montreal on June 39/30. My talk this year will be about Multilingual WordPress again, but more at a developer level (but beginner) this year: Tips and tricks for building multilingual sites. In this session I will share some practical tips and tricks I have learned while…

WordCamp Ottawa 2013: Getting WordPress to speak your language.

WordCamp Ottawa 2013: Getting WordPress to speak your language.

I’m going to be speaking at WordCamp Ottawa, twice! For the sessions on Saturday, I’ll be presenting a talk on multilingual sites in WordPress, and I’m also going to be presenting the Introduction to WordPress pre-camp session on Thursday before the main day of WordCamp: Getting WordPress to Speak Your Language WordPress is available in…

WordCamp Toronto Developers 2012: Simple WordPress development sites and site migration.

WordCamp Toronto Developers 2012: Simple WordPress development sites and site migration.

I’m headed back to Toronto in November as a presenter at the first ever Toronto WordCamp Developers! I’ll be talking about 2 somewhat related topics that come up quite often at the Ottawa WordPress Meetup: setting up development sites and migrating sites that have been developed into place on the production server. http://2012.torontodev.wordcamp.org/session/simple-wordpress-development-sites-and-site-migration/

WordCamp Toronto 2012: Backups and Intro to plugins

WordCamp Toronto 2012: Backups and Intro to plugins

I’m excited to be speaking again at WordCamp Toronto 2012 in September. I’ll be giving 2 presentations: A talk about backups for your WordPress site: http://2012.toronto.wordcamp.org/session/you-have-a-backup-dont-you/ An introduction to WordPress plugin development: http://2012.toronto.wordcamp.org/session/intro-to-wordpress-plugin-development/ If you have not been to a WordCamp, WordCamps are casual, locally-organized conferences focusing on everything related to WordPress. Each WordCamp is a…

WordCamp Montreal 2012: Getting WordPress to speak your language.

WordCamp Montreal 2012: Getting WordPress to speak your language.

Woot! Just found out I’ll be speaking at WordCamp Montreal in August. My talk: Getting WordPress to speak your language. An in-depth look at creating WordPress sites in a language other than English, and/or with multiple languages. We will: set up a WordPress site that is not English, see what is needed in themes and…