{"id":7,"date":"2015-03-17T21:28:28","date_gmt":"2015-03-17T21:28:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2015.easttroy.wordcamp.org\/sessions\/"},"modified":"2015-09-12T14:29:48","modified_gmt":"2015-09-12T14:29:48","slug":"sessions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/easttroy.wordcamp.org\/2015\/sessions\/","title":{"rendered":"Sessions"},"content":{"rendered":"

Wondering where to go? Check out our location page<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\t

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\n\t\t\t\t\t5 Plugins to Unlock Your Website\u2019s Super Powers\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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In this session, I’ll show off a few of my favorite plugins, and go in-depth into how easy it is to really make any WordPress site super-awesome!<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\t\tThe more you know: web accessibility\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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This session will cover an introduction to web accessibility. We will cover the fundamentals of accessibility, an overview of development and testing tools, strategies to integrate accessibility into your development process, and who to keep in mind when thinking in terms of accessibility (spoiler alert: it\u2019s everyone!).<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\t\tThis Talk is so Meta\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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A talk about adding custom meta fields that goes beyond simply adding a one field meta box and doesn’t teach you how to use a one-size-fits-all plugin. We’ll get meta registered properly with sanitization functions, setup some simple field types with reusable display functions, and go over some more complex fields that require a bit of CSS and JS. Learn about all of this and the common pitfalls to avoid.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\t\tBaptism by Fire: When Your Blog Post Goes Viral\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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35-40 readers on a good day—that’s what I was accustomed to as a Blogger for the Marquette Educator. So I was more than a bit surprised when my blopost: “An Open Letter to Governor Walker” went viral, getting over 300,000 hits in one week, and being excerpted in Salon.com, Esquire, Daily Kos, Washington Post, and even a nod in the New York Times. In this session, I will revisit that infamous week back in February and the many unexpected lessons I gleaned as a writer, as a public employee, and as a citizen of the blogosphere.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\t\tMaking Money With WordPress (WordPress E-Commerce)\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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We’ll be covering what you need to consider before launching an e-commerce site and why you need to build a platform, not just a store.<\/p>\n

We’ll also walk through the details of optimizing a WordPress site for e-commerce and setting up a WooCommerce install.<\/p>\n