Nathan Tyler of Tyler Digital will address the discussion of using WordPress as an app framework. In this talk, he’ll take a detailed look at the ups and downs of using WordPress to build a web app (hireotto.com) with:
- WP REST API Endpoints
- OAuth Authentication with 3rd party services
- WP Cron & Job Queues
- 3rd Party API integrations
- Webhooks
- User Registration & Account Management
- Recurring Billing
He’ll provide an overview of how all these components work together, where WordPress saved development time, and where it caused headaches.
This talk is not an endorsement or condemnation of using WordPress as an app framework. Each project is different, and the goal is to openly discuss the tradeoffs so developers can make informed decisions for their own projects.
Don’t miss Nathan at 10 AM on July 10 in the Dwarf Star
SVGs provide designers, developers and users with an array of benefits including performance, styling and animations. In Jacob Arriola of Zeek Interactive’s talk, theme developers will walk away with the benefits of using SVGs in their themes, understanding the different approaches to rendering SVGs, and adding some styles and animation to help bring sites and applications to life.
Our fast moving technology means that kids are using gadgets way earlier each year. Tabby Chapman will discuss how children can utilize WordPress.
WordPress provides a lot of convenience functions, and all too often, new developers reinvent the wheel when WordPress Core already has a function or utility to accomplish the same. In this workshop, Erick Hitter of Automattic reflects on when he first started building WordPress plugins, and shares the times he could have saved himself hours and anxiety if he had known where to look for a cleaner solution in Core.
Thomas Patrick Levy is a developer, and for a while thought his work was done when the product or site shipped. And then he learned that the real work starts after launch when the emails and forum posts start rolling in.
oEmbed has been around for a while – typing or pasting a YouTube URL in your post results in an embedded video on their website. But, there’s more to it. In Jason Tucker’s presentation, he’ll explain how oEmbed works, and how you can make changes to one or all oEmbeds on your site.
Business owners with websites compete not only with each other, but with much bigger companies for attention. “Good” will never be good enough again – only superb content will move the needle for your business goals and get you noticed. Greg Taylor of MarketingPress will help you navigate the waters between good and superb.
We’re all enamored with the minimalist websites that employ only the most essential use of color, images, and space. But what happens when the volume of information can’t be boiled down to something that simple? Michelle Schulp of Mark Time Media’s presentation will explore how to use design principles to organize and display elaborate user experiences like mega-menus, massive news sites, high-information catalog pages, and multi-level interactions.
We want our code to be fast, to work well, and look good. But do we really need all the bells and whistles? Understanding the burdens we place on end users when we code, such as large plugins and themes with stringent requirements, is just as important as security.