Information from #WCRI 2017 Sessions

Another great year for WordCamp RI!  Presenters shared web links and PDFs with attendees.  Here is the list for your reference.

As always, you can watch some of the seminars on WordPress TV.  In a few weeks, the sessions from 2017 should be joining the recordings from past years at https://wordpress.tv/?s=rhode+island.

Friday September 22, 2017

9 a.m.
Getting Started with WordPress.com

MyHow2Web.WordPress.com

10 a.m.

Maintain Your Theme’s Styles, Future You Will Thank You
Maxwell Morgan

http://slides.com/maxinacube/wcri-2017

10:30 a.m.

Rise Above the Noise
Susan Finn

Rise-Above-The-Noise-917-SusanFinn-compressed (2 MB PDF)

11 a.m.

Coding Standards: What They Are and Why You Should Follow Them
Jonathan Desrosiers

Slideshow and other resources

1 p.m.

Keynote – The Big Fail: Breaking Down the 4th Wall of Agency Life
Aaron Ware

https://slides.com/aaronware/wcri

2 p.m.

Moving Beyond the Customizer
Ajay Coletta

goo.gl/WY2XbH

Creating a Powerful Personal Brand for Connection, Communication & Success
Laura Willis

Slides
Worksheet Handout

3 p.m.

Extending and Building Upon the WordPress REST API
Timothy Jacobs

https://timothybjacobs.com/wcri/

4 p.m.

Woo for You: Customizing WooCommerce
Gary Thayer

Presentation

Saturday September 23, 2017

9 a.m.

So Many Plugins – So Little Time
Reiko Beach

https://www.slideshare.net/reiko659/so-manypluginsri2017

Increase Engagement & Conversion with These 6 Innovative Personalized Experiences
Jesse Friedman

Presentation (download 40MB)

10 a.m.

Developing WordPress Plugins Using the MVC Methodology
Nate Allen

Presentation

What’s Your Data Story?
Jennifer Shaheen

Presentation

11 a.m.

WordPress Transients: A Technical Guide to a Powerful API
Ryan Kanner

http://slides.com/codeprokid/wcri17#/

Don’t Just Design and Build a Death Star, Maintain It Too
Matthew Clancy

Presentation

1 p.m.

A More Humanized Web Design Process for the Client
Cara Nelson

Presentation

Doubling Your WordPress Site Conversions
Tom Shapiro

Presentation

2:30 p.m.

Beyond the Blog: WordPress as a Comprehensive CMS for Media Organizations
Stephen Tiszenkel

Beyond the Blog (4 MB PDF)

Little Things Make a Big Difference
Michelle Ames

Presentation