“I’ve been a designer all of my professional career. I came up through the world of print and still prefer it over designing for the web. But since the internet doesn’t seem to be going away, I knew I had to adapt to design for it as well. I own my own graphic design studio called Trailer Trash Design where we specialize in branding start-ups, small and medium sized companies. Our ability to offer everything from logo design and brand development to web design and e-marketing strategies makes us the perfect one-stop studio.”

Presentation: Pages vs. Posts – The Mystery Is Solved!

“I decided to present this topic knowing that from conversations with new WordPress users, that there was a lot of confusion about pages and posts. There where lots of why and when and how questions. I think the most frustrating things to new users of WordPress is that they weren’t properly shown how things work. So I hope to fix that a little bit.”

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Jonathan Perlman is an experienced web developer and teacher that works for Dawson College in Montreal, Quebec. He builds custom web solutions for the students, faculty and staff. Recently he’s been leveraging WordPress more and more to do the heavy lifting while focusing on the needs of the institution with custom themes and plugins. Some of his sites have been built for a select few whereas others are visited by 12,000+ applicants.

Presentation: On The Move – Migration Made Simple

“I’m primarily a developer but lately I’ve been doing more and more of the server level configuration and site setup. I’m a big proponent of working in a development first and not cowboy coding. I have to migrate sites on a regular basis and I’d like to help demystify some of the issues about moving a WordPress site.”

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“I am a developer at heart, specializing mostly in WordPress. I am the editor of the WordPress section on Smashing Magazine and I write for other awesome places like WPMU DEV, Tuts+ and others. When not coding or writing you’ll find me playing board games, playing some guitar or running with my dog.”

Presentation: Learning About REST APIs through the WordPress HTTP API

“I always found API’s confusing because I didn’t understand all the calls and responses, how to make them, cURL, etc… Yuck! One day I spent 20 minutes learning about how HTTP works and it all became clear in an instant and I realized how powerful it can be!” Continue reading →

Christine began her career in media as a TV Director and Producer before moving into Technology and Digital Media in 2000. As Director of Interactive at TVO for 9 years, Christine managed two large, database driven websites and Executive-Produced over a dozen Transmedia projects, serious games, and public education campaigns.

In 2012 she founded a User Experience Design and Content Strategy Consultancy in Toronto, working primarily with public service, education, and media organizations, and mostly in WordPress with a little Drupal and Ruby thrown in here and there.

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“I’m a retired carpenter, so if I can make WordPress work anybody can. I started using WordPress in 2008, and have since built dozens of sites for myself, friends and clients. I built a podcast to 5,000 downloads/week, and I’ve gotten a start on learning to code.

I like everything that happens outdoors – especially hiking and camping. My favorite color is blue, and I have penchant for raisin tea biscuits. I also just got a cat – he was rescued from an apartment upstairs. He’s a little kooky, so we’re a good fit, and he seems to think my toes are toys.”

Presentation: 4 Step User’s Guide from Local Installation to Live Server

“Developers, coders and programmers drove me nuts with all the tools they said were necessary AND the incredible learning curve required to use those tools. Then I found a quick, simple, easy solution on Bitnami that anybody can use.” Continue reading →

“I’m a Toronto-based WordPress developer and PHP developer with experience developing custom WordPress websites and plugins for a wide range of clients.

My clients include Glaxo Smith Kline, Baskin Robbins, Paul Reubens (Pee Wee Herman), Shaw Communications, Heart & Stroke Foundation, Sony Centre, Zerofootprint, Clinical Trials Ontario, and the Toronto Star.

I’m a core technical reviewer for the textbook “WordPress Web Application Development” and I volunteer my time each year at WordCamp Toronto.

I have a number of plugins in the WordPress repo some of which are somewhat popular.

I feel that developing free plugins is probably one of the best ways a WordPress developer can give back to the community, while also improving those WordPress development skills.” Continue reading →

“Hello! I’m a software developer based out of Kingston, Ontario, with a lovely wife, two wonderful boys, and a cat who likes having showers. I spent four years writing code in Silicon Valley, spent a few years on faculty at Queen’s University, and now spend my days building software with WordPress.”

Presentation: Systematic Unit Testing

“I’m a huge fan of unit testing for a wide range of reasons. However, tests can be misleading. For example, what does it mean to have ten-thousand tests? Is that enough? Too many? What exactly are the tests covering? A systematic approach helps inform where new tests are needed and gives a way of thinking about when a test suite is complete.” Continue reading →