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An Introduction to Custom Post Types

Presented by Troy Chaplin, • Code Creators Track

Have you ever used a theme or a plugin that offers an additional content area outside of the standard Posts or Pages? These are called Custom Post Types, a great feature in WordPress that allows you to break out into … Continue reading An Introduction to Custom Post Types →

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Become a better WordPress developer by contributing and giving back to the community.

Presented by Christine Rondeau, • Code Creators Track

Becoming a fantastic WordPress developer can be daunting. Once you start working with the CMS, you soon realize that there are lots of different directions one can take. During this presentation, I’ll show you how there’s a whole community ready … Continue reading Become a better WordPress developer by contributing and giving back to the community. →

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Building Multilingual WordPress Themes

Presented by Shannon Smith, • Code Creators Track

You’ve just built a great theme, but how can you get more people to use it? Why not turn it into a multilingual theme? All the steps you’ll need to follow to get your brand new theme internationalized and localized. … Continue reading Building Multilingual WordPress Themes →

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Coding a theme from scratch

Presented by Scott Gallant, • Code Creators Track

In this presentation we’re going to create a WordPress theme from scratch. We’ll begin with a photoshop mockup of a website, and a blank starter theme.  We’ll slice and dice the design, and build it into a functioning WordPress website right … Continue reading Coding a theme from scratch →

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Debugging Bugs with a Debugger

Presented by Stéphane Boisvert, • Code Creators Track

In this Presentation I will go over how to setup your local system to have debugging installed with a debugger and how to go thru and debug code using a debugger built into an IDE. Level: Advanced designer, Intermediate/Advanced developer … Continue reading Debugging Bugs with a Debugger →

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How to think and work like a VIP Developer

Presented by Mohammad Jangda, • Code Creators Track

At WordPress.com VIP, we set high standards for the developers we work with. I’ll walk through some of these requirements and how you can adopt them to ultimately become a better WordPress developer. Level: Beginner/Intermediate/Advanced developer Prerequisites: General knowledge of WordPress … Continue reading How to think and work like a VIP Developer →

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Using Responsive WordPress Themes

Presented by Clarissa Peterson, • Code Creators Track

Your website needs to look good and work well on any size screen, all the way from mobile phones to widescreen monitors. Responsive web design is the best way to make sure that it does, but just choosing a WordPress … Continue reading Using Responsive WordPress Themes →

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