Did you have a question that went unanswered throughout the day? Didn’t get a chance to showcase some of your own WordPress expertise? Well, WordCamp Calgary will end the day on a high note with a group sourced interactive session.
Throughout the day attendees will be able to post topics (via classic yellow post-it notes) to a board in the lobby on any topic they want to know about WordPress. Then through a wonderful moderator (Tony Grimes), all attendees will be given the opportunity to answer questions or discuss the topic in an panel format. Whether it’s plug-ins, how to set-up a multi-language site or even how to create engaging content – anything and everything is a possible topic in this unique interactive group session to cap off a fantastic day.
Time: 4:00-5:30 | Location: Macdonald Hall
Front-end Developer Kurt Archer will walk users through all the new features and shortcuts of WordPress 3.9.1. (commonly referred to as Smith). By the end of this session, you’ll have some more tricks in your web design and content creation arsenal.
Time: 4:00-4:30 | Location: Classroom
You’ve built a stunning WordPress powered theme and installed the site for a client. The code is top notch, the design is pixel perfect and you’re just about to hand it over to the client, but what now? How will the client use the site? Is your theme in a strong enough shape to allow clients to update the content on the fly? Do they know what to do? Learn from a panel of local Calgary Developers on the tips and tricks of handing over a web site to a client. Everything from how to create tutorials to what plug-ins to improve the end user experience will be answered in this panel.
Time: 3:00-4:00 | Location: Classroom
Panelists:
- Aleah Dunfield
- Dan Stephenson
- Andrew Forbes
Moderated by Connor Turner
A deeper look into customizing the WordPress content editor (TinyMCE), and extending or even replacing the editor to match the needs of modern content editors. We will start by looking at what makes modern content “stand out”, then look at the default ways to customize TinyMCE within WordPress, then look at some commercial plugins to customize WordPress (and how to customize those tools). Finally, we will explore some techniques for working with word processing programs like Microsoft Word, and dealing with tabular (nested) data along with free tools available online to assist us in the content editing process.
Time: 2:00-3:00 | Location: Classroom