This is a session designed to help the intermediate developers switch from live-testing their code to implementing automated testing. The topic will cover a general overview of testing the WordPress way and include instructions on how to get started with testing in Windows and PC.
If you are thinking about being a freelance consultant or already working as a consultant designing websites using WordPress, now is the time to specialize. The jig is up… the bubble has popped. We have exceeded full market saturation for consultants building websites with WP for small businesses. If you don’t plan to specialize and you are not a natural developer, you are going to have a hard time. For this reason, Greg believes it is important for people identifying themselves more as a designer to specialize in our field as a designer. With examples, this talk represents my take on the why and the how of specializing as a designer, designing for WP websites/applications in today’s business landscape.
Creating a custom WordPress theme from scratch is time consuming, but why start with a blank canvas every time? In this talk, Ryan will go through the differences between starter themes, frameworks, and parent themes; and which one is right for your needs.
This is an introductory presentation that will showcase tools that may help a Front End Developer or Designer streamline her development process and collaborate better within a team environment. Topics will include Gulp.js, Bower and Bourbon. This talk assumes the user is familiar with HTML, Sass, isn’t afraid of the command line and has a general understanding of the WordPress theme hierarchy.
While everyone is talking about raising our rates; negotiating bigger gigs and releasing amazing products and “owning” their lives something gets overlooked: our personal well-being, physically and emotionally. Alex will speak on something that is overlooked; namely, how we deal with stress, feelings of inadequacy and more. Alex burned out last year and would say he’s still recovering a bit from it; it’s not easy doing the freelance thing, but he’s happy to do it and would like to talk about how one gets into the valley of doubt and depression to come out on the other side wiser, happier a better business person/freelancer overall.
Don’t miss the business workshop in the Crystal Cove Trail room at 10 AM on Sunday, June 6 with Mendel Kurland, Chris Lema, Karim Marucchi, and Cory Miller, hosted by Jeff Turner.
The WordCamp OC Business Track is going to be epic! We have gathered four of the best business masterminds in our industry and they will individually sit down for a conversation with Jeff Turner.
The speakers will be Mendel Kurland (GoDaddy), Cory Miller (iThemes), Dre Armeda and Karim Marucchi (Crowd Favorite). Jeff did an outstanding job interviewing the speakers at WordCamp LA 2014 and these sessions will be nothing short of amazing. Don’t miss it!
WordCamp Orange County 2015 is over. Check out the next edition!