Category: Long Talk
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Unlocking Universal Creativity: The Future of Inclusive WordPress Design
Ready to empower your WordPress experience with both design and inclusivity in mind? Dive into the world of Universal Creativity, where Accessibility, Community, and User Experience meet! Whether you’re a freelancer, small business owner, or someone passionate about inclusive design, this talk is your gateway to a future of endless possibilities. In this presentation we’ll…
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Building a career in WordPress while raising seven kids
In this talk I’ll share how being part of the WordPress industry enabled me to pursue my two passions: family and professional development. My story begins with the founding of a WordPress development agency, a venture born out of a love for web development and the endless possibilities offered by the WordPress platform. I’ll share…
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What Does Underrepresentation Mean? What Is Allyship? And Why Does it Matter?
The work we do in DEIB (diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging) in the tech community, and WordPress specifically, matters a great deal. Imagine making unilateral decisions on global projects from only one point of view. This effectively disengages users, customers, clients, and community. The decisions we make about how products, software, services, and community operate…
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You’ll never be alone anymore. Building and maintaining WordPress sites with AI
This would be a tale of a one-year journey to bring the power of AI assistants to WordPress site builders and owners, focusing on helping them become better at what they are passionate about. Many raise concerns about AI-generated content potentially eroding the fabric of the web. Instead, I want to offer the tale of…
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Legal implications on use of AI tools
As we embrace multiple AI tools as we saw with the launch and storm of ChapGPT, Midjourney and plenty of others, as users we also need to be aware of possible legal implications, including data protection, and governance compliance. Other matters of interest includes intellectual property and how to best safeguard your interests as users.…
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Design is: An Expedition of the Multifaceted Nature of Design
Design is more than the way things work; it’s the essence of purpose, intention, and human connection. A transformative craft that weaves functionality and meaning into the fabric of being. Let’s journey through the intricate art of design and embark on an expedition of its multifaceted, ingenious nature. Join me, and a community of fellow…
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Website Accessibility – Why, When and How
Website accessibility is often the last thing we think about when creating a website, and sometimes it is not considered at all, but it is more than just ticking a box for compliance. Studies show one in six people in the Asia-Pacific region lives with disability, and that this is likely to increase, so it…
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The Future of AI Chatbots in WordPress: Trends, Challenges, and Opportunities
The new chatbots are no longer just simple assistants that direct you to documents or FAQs. With the latest AI technologies such as OpenAI GPT and LainChain, chatbots can provide personalized experiences and help users perform more complex tasks. They can understand natural language and provide relevant information in real-time. This makes them more efficient…
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How to achieve an efficient workflow with the Site Editor
From its initial release back in 2018, the Site Editor has had its fair share of growing pains as users adjusted to the change. Recently, WordPress has made significant strides in improving its page-building experience and has tremendously grown since its inception. The shift from the Classic Editor to the Site Editor has provided users…
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Properly Recognizing Contributors in Large Open Source Projects
Ensuring contributors feel appreciated is essential to the success of any open source project. In its 20+ year history, there have been over 5,400 unique contributors listed on the Credits pages for each version released. But even as one of the largest current FOSS projects powering 43%+ of the Internet, this number is inaccurate and…
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Fighting the JavaScript Fatigue: Picking the right framework for Headless WordPress
Headless WordPress provides the flexibility to bring your own frontend stack to use, but how do you choose a framework that works for your team? Luckily, we’ve used them and we’ll get you up to speed! Let’s explore the vast landscape of frontend frameworks in 2023, such as Astro, SvelteKit, Nuxt, Next, and the strengths…
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How to counter arguments from developers, designers and managers against accessibility
Do you get an aggressive, dismissive or defensive reaction from your design or development colleagues, your marketing department, your managers, or even from your full-service advertising agency as soon as you start talking about accessibility? Want to learn how to counter and motivate? Come to my talk, and you will go home with some great…