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In November 2021, my husband had a stroke leaving his right side paralyzed and his speech affected. This brilliant man who has helped so many people recover from trauma, abuse, addiction, and more was rendered unable to even fend for himself right before my eyes. I was immediately thrust into the role of patient advocate, caregiver, therapist, cheerleader, and single mom as my entire world turned upside down. Oh, and I just started my dream job working with the team at StellarWP. In this very vulnerable talk, I will share stories of hope and learning in the midst of devastating challenges in my life. The harder the challenge became, the more I found strength within myself. Something miraculous began to happen, and I did things I never thought I could do. It left me wondering whether or not we can tap into that inner strength without having to face adversity, or if we need these events in order to see who we really are. And what does that mean next? I’ll also share what worked in the journey through this challenge, and what didn’t work at all. What do I wish I knew earlier? What was the one thing that someone said to me that gave me strength and made me realize I was stronger than I thought I was?

In this talk, you will learn about Waldo’s Friends, a not-for-profit organization from Australia focused on animal welfare, who recently revamped their website using WordPress, WooCommerce, Next.js, and GraphQL.

I will share the story of how we, at rtCamp, helped them throughout this journey. We used Gutenberg as the sole editor while maintaining functionality on the frontend, including interactivity.
You will learn how to build the e-commerce project using tools like WPGraphQL and Apollo for connectivity between the WordPress backend and the Next.js frontend.

By the end of this talk, developers and users of WordPress will know about the endless possibilities of how Gutenberg can be combined with a decoupled React frontend that offers a great user experience.

Address and have an open discussion about what content optimization is, the various tools that are out there, how we approach it for the 7/8-figure+ companies we work with – as well as touch on the future that AI/machine learning will play for content and SEO…

Going from freelance to working in an agency can be overwhelming, but don’t let the fear of a collaborative workflow scare you.

What is Git?? Better question, what is version control? And what the heck is a local environment?

We’ll cover the basics of
– Local environments, multidevs, and branches
– Version control
– Overview of a git client

In between learning about accessibility and creating an accessible site with the help of tools like automatic scanners and assistive technology, there is the often-overlooked “design phase” wherein accessibility truly begins. I’d like to discuss methods, tips, and tricks for keeping accessibility in mind when you’re designing a website from the ground up and don’t have access to all of the tools you would when developing a live website. This will include things to consider before you even open up a design program like menu structure, design trends, fonts, and preparing for a cohesive flow of content. Accessibility is beautiful, and I’ll help you learn how to show that to your clients through your designs without relying on potentially unreliable third-party imaging tools.

Whether forced into a change due to the recent pandemic, or selected as a choice in pursuit of more freedom or balance, many creative and technology professionals have found themselves working from home. Though the perks of a short commute, casual attire, and pets-as-officemates can’t be beat, blending work life with home life can often lead to a dismantling of boundaries between the two. If you are finding yourself feeling even more exhausted, unhealthy, anxious, stressed, and overworked than ever before, despite all the flexibility available, then this talk is for you. We will discuss the nature of work, things to watch out for, and thoughtful, realistic actions you can take to restore your health, wellness, and sanity.

Are you ready to create a content system that works for you again and again? In this live session, attendees will learn:

✅ How to create a content system that works for you
✅ How to decide what content to repurpose
✅ What the rules are for repurposing content on social media (and how to repost content without getting penalized)
✅ How to layer repurposed content into your overall social media content plan
… and more!

Todd will demonstrate how you can use OBS to spice up your online presentations and web calls. We’ll go on a journey from a basic screen-share presentation, to one that includes rich content to not only make your deck more appealing, but also more involved, accessible, and branded.

Passion for the work you do can drive a ‘good stress’ reaction; however, the roadblocks, lack of outcome-control and other negative factors cause anger &/or anxiety which works against the positive gains. Understanding the neurochemistry of stress gives the person new insight into their own behaviour. Techniques to combat the effects of prolonged stress are explored. Current research articles will be referenced to support Karen’s approach to ‘moving on’ in order to renew your commitment to the journey.

Participants will learn about the neurochemistry of stress (specifically the biogenic amines: dopamine, norephinephrine and serotonin) and how it directs behaviour. Through a presentation, small group learning and whole group activities, particpants will leave with a plan to reduce the effects of stress on the body and brain.

Aiming at those that want to get started with CI/CD deployments and proper development practices, Andrew will show from start to finish how to deploy websites using composer successfully. This will include setting up a package manager to allow for free deployment of private repos from github, patching of other peoples code while deploying, understanding the webserver and the WordPress directory structure, symbolic linking to keep things like the uploads directory out of the docroot, the developer workflow when working with repos, tagging releases and how to use gitflow.