The past two years have had a very heavy focus on WordPress. This year I’ve decided to really get involved in the community, attending our local meetup group, speaking for the first time at WordCamp Ottawa, and attending my first Contributor Day in Boston.
Speaker Session
Save Time By Managing WordPress from the Command Line in the Developer track.
WP-CLI is a set of tools that allow you to manage your WordPress installation from the command line. Many of the features of WP-CLI are huge timesavers. I’ll demonstrate the installation of WP-CLI and explain many the features that come with it. I recommend this presentation for anyone designing or developing in WordPress.
What do you want people to learn from your presentation?
I hope that people will learn at least a couple ways that the WP-CLI tools can help speed up certain tasks involved in developing or maintaining a WordPress installation.
Why did you decide to speak?
Having spoken with many people at other WordCamps and meet-ups about WP-CLI, I found not many people had heard of WP-CLI, but didn’t really know what it was for.
I think it’s an amazing tool for anyone working with WordPress, and want to encourage more people to use it.
What attracted you to WordPress in the first place?
Although it may seem obvious now, having some from the world of static HTML files, my original attraction to WordPress was the ability to manage content through a database and a web interface.
What has kept me attracted to WordPress is the flexibility of the platform, and the amazing community that supports it.
What’s your favourite WordPress plugin or theme?
At the moment, my favourite plug-in is Clef. It’s approach to two-factor authentication makes my WordPress sites more secure, and allows me to log in or out of all the sites I manage in one easy step.
What are you most looking forward to at WordCamp Toronto?
Easy: meeting new people.
As I’ve said, the community that supports WordPress is amazing. This will be the fourth WordCamp I’ve attended this year. At each one, I meet new people who are using WordPress in new and interesting ways. I’m sure Toronto will be equally as impressive.