To view the schedule for the Beginner’s Workshops (April 5th in Miami), click here. For the BuddyCamp Miami schedule Click here (or scroll all the way down, brother).
Please note times, speakers, and session titles can change without notice. Please take another peak or two at this schedule before the event.
Master List of Session Slides
Saturday, April 6th
| Time | Users & Bloggers Track (Live) | Designers Track (Live) | Developers Track (Live) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8:00 am | Registration Opens | ||
| 8:30 am | Opening Remarks | ||
| 9:00 am | Cody Landefeld WordPress The Right Way |
Denise Jacobs The Importance of Storytelling in Web Design |
Randy Hoyt Integrating with APIs |
| 9:45 am | Alex de Carvalho Top 20 Plugins We Can’t Live Without |
Siobhan McKeown WordPress and GPL |
Brad Williams Using WordPress as an Application Framework |
| 10:30 am | Mark Jaquith WordPress 3.6 |
Andy Vitale Using WordPress in an Agile Environment |
Taylor Jasko Increase WordPress Performance on the Stack |
| 11:15 am | Answers To Common WordPress Questions Panel: Jacqueline Jimenez, Lisa Sabin-Wilson, Ken Granger |
Jayvie Canono Designing For Development |
Erick Hitter From URL to Query |
| 12:00 pm | Lunch | ||
| 1:30 pm | Lightning TalksAsa Shatkin Using WordPress to Generate Traffic, Leads and CustomersFederico Sandoval Integrating Social Services Into Your Blog |
Lightning TalksEmilio Cueto Case Study: Using WordPress and BuddyPress In Your StartupBowe Frankema Commons In A Box: Setting Up a Social Network for Your Academic Commons in 10 Minutes Flat! |
Lightning Talk (20 Minutes)John James Jacoby Make Your Plugin Work With Every Theme |
| 2:00 pm | Cliff Seal No one cares about your content… |
Tony Perez Staying of the Website Threats and Becoming One with Malware |
Pippin Williamson Plugins & Themes: Encouraging Community Collaboration |
| 2:45 pm | The Future of WordPress Panel: John James Jacoby, Andrew NorCross, Brad Williams |
Brian Breslin Building a scalable business on WordPress |
David Parsons Amplifying your WordPress CSS with Compass & SASS |
| 3:30 pm | Andi Graham Introduction to WordPress Multisite |
Suzette Franck Child Theming & Customizing Twenty Thirteen for Self-hosted WordPress |
Justin Sainton Large-Scale Plugin Development (Making Development Decisions that Affect Millions) |
| 4:15 pm | Steve Zehngut How to Hire and Manage a Developer |
Mauricia Ragland Foundation & WordPress |
Joshua Hanson It’s All Fun In The Sun Until Someone Gets Burned |
| 5:00 pm | David Bisset Closing Remarks / Pre-Party Information |
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| 6:00 pm | Party Bus Begins To Arrive | ||
| 7:00 pm | Networking After Party at Finnegan’s River Sponsored By Media Temple (Music, Giveaways, and Making New Connections) |
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Sunday, April 7th
Friday, April 5th
(Beginner’s Workshop in Miami, FL)
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 9:00 am | Registration Opens |
| 9:45 am | Syed Balkhi Buying Domain Names / Selecting Hosting / WordPress .ORG vs .COM |
| 10:30 am | Zac Gordon Installing WordPress / Backend General Tour / Site Settings / Users & User Rules |
| 11:15 am | Diana Espino Making Your First Post / Posts vs. Pages / Categories / Tags / Comment Moderation |
| 12:00 pm | Lunch |
| 1:30 pm | Zac Gordon Themes & Plugins: Where To Look, How To Install, Common Sense Practices |
| 2:15 pm | Myke Bates Troubleshooting And Customizing: Importing/Exporting, Bulk Posting, Customizing Themes |
| 3:00 pm | Jayvie Canono “Must Have” Plugins For Beginners |
| 3:45 pm | All Speakers Open Q&A |
Friday, April 5th
(BuddyCamp Miami at RightSpace2meet at Miami Innovation Center)
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 8:00 am | Registration Opens |
| 8:55 am | Opening Remarks |
| 9:00 am | Brian Messenlehner BuddyPress 101 |
| 9:45 am | Mr John Jacoby Using BuddyPress to Grow a Community |
| 10:30 am | Emilio Cueto BuddyPress Case Study: LiveNinja |
| 11:15 am | BuddyPress Panel All Speakers |
| 12:00 pm | Lunch |
| 1:30 pm | Bowe Frankema Commons In A Box: Setting Up a Social Network for Your Academic Commons in 10 Minutes Flat! |
| 2:15 pm | Paul Gibbs Scaling BuddyPress |
| 3:00 pm | Tammie Lister BuddyPress Design Matters |
| 3:45 pm | Boone B Gorges BuddyPressifying A WordPress Plugin Using The Group Extension API |
| 4:30 pm | All Speakers Open Q&A And Closing Remarks |