Talks 10 - #WPLDN - WordPress London Meetup

May 25, 2017

JJ Jay

Tech support and community management

Communities — from close knit bands of commenters to busy international forums — are fun and engaging but the issues members have with the site and with each other require ongoing attention. In this talk, JJ will discuss the unexpected benefits of hands on tech support, advocate for prioritising interactions with members during the design and development phases and explain her approach to sticky interpersonal situations, including the dark side of empathy and how far to go for the greater good.

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May 25, 2017

Annabelle Woodger

yayannabelle.github.io

Intro to GlotPress and Translating into British English (en_GB)

In this bite-sized talk, we’ll be going over GlotPress, the plugin used to translate WordPress, exploring what it is and how it can be used for collaborative translation. There will also be a live demonstration of GlotPress, translating a few strings into en_GB (perhaps strings from a plugin/theme developed by an attendee!)

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April 27, 2017

Wasim Juned

www.juned.net

WordPress at the United Nations

“WordPress at the United Nations” is about my experience doing WordPress consulting at the United Nations Head Quarters in Manhattan, New York.

The UN is a rather interesting organisation in how it uses platforms like WordPress and Drupal so I’d love to share my experiences with the WordPress community.

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April 27, 2017

Gary Jones

garyjones.io

Let’s do an accessibility audit of wpldn.uk together!

Following on from last month’s talks regarding why accessible websites are a must, it’s worth knowing how to do a technical accessibility audit. Given the time constraints, this session will be a high level audit and what better example to use than the WPLDN website!

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March 30, 2017

Edmund Turbin

www.edmundturbin.com

The Themers Guide to WP-CLI

WP-CLI is a useful tool for automating tasks and optimising developer workflow in WordPress. WP-CLI is commonly used for maintenance and can be put to good use in the initial site build process. Learn how WP-CLI can help improve your themeing process and make it faster to perform common site building tasks.

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March 30, 2017

Mik Scarlet

mikscarlet.com

#A11Y and How to Sell it to a Client

We have all heard the term #A11Y and know we should be doing something about it, but how and why? In this talk Mik will explain the reason why it is so vital for all working it the field of WordPress to ensure their output is accessible. But more importantly he will explain how to sell this to potential clients, and why it is so vital for them to invest in #A11Y.

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March 30, 2017

Mike Pead

www.primaryimage.uk

Plugins Uncovered – March 2017

We all have our favourite go-to plugins, often using them repeatedly on our client projects. We may have plugins we’ve used for years, or sometimes we come across handy plugins by chance.

Let’s spread the word about these great little plugins available to us. Let’s find those hero plugins that will get us hooked!

In this session, Mike Pead will demonstrate two plugins he regularly uses, which are useful for all levels of abilities. He’ll also open the session to the floor, so if you have any favourite plugins that could be useful to others, please share your suggestions!

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February 23, 2017

Dan Westall

www.dan-westall.co.uk

Leveraging the Customizer for Big Media

The Customizer is one of the most powerful parts of WordPress, its a great tool for users, and big media to customise the message of content in a visual way. We’ll be looking at an example of this and what type of features can be built around the customizer experience.

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February 23, 2017

Danny Dagan

www.10up.com

Privacy by Design: 7 things you can’t afford to ignore

Even in a post Brexit UK, the new law on data protection is going to change things for your website and digital platform, whether you are technical, UX or a business owner. In this presentation Danny will explain the practical steps you must take so that you don’t fall foul of the new regime. Danny will also explain the likely impact of this European legislation on a post Brexit UK and on any website/app that targets EU consumers.

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Talks

Tech support and community management

Intro to GlotPress and Translating into British English (en_GB)

WordPress at the United Nations

Let’s do an accessibility audit of wpldn.uk together!

The Themers Guide to WP-CLI

#A11Y and How to Sell it to a Client

Plugins Uncovered – March 2017

Leveraging the Customizer for Big Media

Privacy by Design: 7 things you can’t afford to ignore

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