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WordPress isn’t just user-friendly, it is very developer-friendly as well! In this session, you will learn how to tear apart your static HTML wireframe, and create a dynamic WordPress theme from it. Famous WP features such as custom fields / … Continue reading From Wireframe to WordPress Theme in 10 Minutes →

This presentation will cover: What is a plugin? When to use a plugin for your WordPress project vs. a theme function; Best practices for plugin structure, unique naming conventions; Creating a secure settings page for your plugin; Sanitizing and storing your plugin data, the … Continue reading Creating Your First Plugin, The Easy Way →

There is no lack of WP themes out there. You could spend a lot of time searching for just the right look and feature set for yourself or your client. And if you are in the business (and pleasure) of … Continue reading Faster Development with Frameworks and Starter Themes →

Using responsive web design responsibly in your projects. Some theory, some examples and usable snippets of code. Toward the end we will get WordPress specific and touch on how you can start using responsive design in your WordPress sites today. … Continue reading Responsible Responsiveness →

As you begin doing any website design or development, or even just a site restructuring, you will quickly realize that a place to work, test and/or demonstrate a new site without impacting a production site is a necessity. A development … Continue reading Simple WordPress development sites and site migration. →

In “Being Mobile”, Martin explores a variety of strategies for mobile web development including responsive design, dedicated mobile sites, and server-side adaptive sites. Sharing anecdotes from his experience on both the client and agency sides, he will help bridge the … Continue reading Being Mobile: The How and Why of the Mobile Web →

WordPress 3.5 will have a new way of manipulate images and by default it can also use Imagick instead of GD. With this we hope developers find it easy to manipulate images to their needs. Within this talk I will … Continue reading Improved image manipulation in WordPress →

The greatest advantage to using a CMS like WordPress can also create stylistic limitations. Using Scoped CSS we’ll look at how to create striking exceptions for various content elements.

Custo(my)ze is about not having to live with an out-of-the-box or off-the-shelf WordPress theme because that’s how it comes. With a little Photoshop knowledge and a little WordPress knowledge, you can take your theme and Custo(my)ze it to make it … Continue reading Custo(my)ze →