Category: Developer

ACF PRO Diversification.

Advanced Custom Fields can solve complex WordPress page builder problems. It can also save lots of time in back and fourth emails to your developer or theme builder. Some say ACF PRO is the most lightweight page builder around. Come see how the Plaza Website was built with ACF PRO.

Why should you change to ACF PRO today? One word. Diversification.

Plugin Development in a Block Editor World

With the Gutenberg release, a new Block based editor opens the door for developers to do some interesting things with it versus the traditional way WordPress handles content. In this talk, the basics of Blocks and the power of building custom blocks for special content. Join me in this talk geared towards developers and power users.

Building websites using React.js and WordPress API

In this talk, Mitko will speak about how you can leverage the WordPress REST API to build awesome websites.

Using React.js for rendering the frontend outside the WordPress Theme implementation, by using the processor class inside the Reactj.js that will handle all the layouts that your website needs.

Own Your WordPress: How To Optimize

A systematic approach to tackling common issues that threaten website performance: Covering everything from simple front end minifying, to debugging php errors, to database clean up with SQL syntax. Gain a full spectrum understanding of the different parts of WordPress and various tools available for maintaining website health and uptime.

Bash is magic # No it’s not

When leveling up as a developer, one of the most intimidating aspects often is using the command line interface, or CLI. In fact, it might seem downright terrifying. The reality is: If you can type, you can use the command line.

Every senior level developer will remember a time when they got overwhelmed by opening the terminal. Those same people will tell you this is one of the most important capabilities they acquired.

Bash can unlock the true potential of any machine. Besides gaining more control of your device, Bash lets you leverage hundreds of power tools like WP-CLI, Drush, npm, composer, and Behat, to name a few.

Leave this session understanding:

  • How to stop being afraid of the command line
  • A brief history of Bash and how it does what it does
  • The basic commands for manipulating your files and folders
  • An overview of tools that are only available through the command line
  • The basics of scripting to automating anything

She Said, He Said: Hackers’ Guide To Coding

Jim Raffel and Shelby Sapusek have owned a WordPress website development company for almost a decade. Neither is a formally trained coder, yet both have learned many tips and techniques to customize WordPress sites and themes. This lively back and forth will be both educational and entertaining and provide coding solutions that have worked in their business.

Building a business website using Elementor

In one session we’ll show how to build a website using Elementor, the number one WordPress Page Builder . This session will show how to accomplish this using no code, using Elementor’s Theme Builder to create an attractive business website.

For those who saw Mike’s presentation, this is the follow-on demo that will cover “Building a website with Elementor” using the Theme Builder and Popup Builder. Email Mike at michael@quadshot.com with any questions.