{"id":884,"date":"2013-03-11T17:22:33","date_gmt":"2013-03-11T21:22:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2013.ottawa.wordcamp.org\/?page_id=884"},"modified":"2013-04-23T16:41:54","modified_gmt":"2013-04-23T20:41:54","slug":"sessions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ottawa.wordcamp.org\/2013\/sessions\/","title":{"rendered":"Sessions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WordCamp Ottawa 2013 will feature <strong>17 sessions<\/strong> in <strong>3 tracks<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cContent Creators\u201d with presentations that will help users that create content in WordPress sites.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSite Creators\u201d with content for those who are more experienced users, but not necessarily designers or developers.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCode Creators\u201d will include presentations for designers or developers about site set-up, theme design, plugin development, best practices for development, and more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We will also have <strong>an unconference session<\/strong> on &#8220;The Role of Women in the WordPress Community&#8221;, <strong>a panel<\/strong> discussing &#8220;Building Your Business, Cause, or Brand using WordPress&#8221; as well as a <strong>pre-camp<\/strong> &#8220;Introduction to WordPress&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Add in the &#8220;<a href=\"\/faq\">Happiness Bar<\/a>&#8221; where you can get one on one help with your WordPress questions, and all together we&#8217;ll have about 30 talented people, many from our own WordPress community, and others from as far away as Vancouver, presenting to you the latest and greatest for WordPress.<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t miss this great event!\u00a0<a title=\"Register\" href=\"https:\/\/2013.ottawa.wordcamp.org\/register\/\">Register<\/a> now.<\/p>\n<p>Tracks:\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/2013.ottawa.wordcamp.org\/track\/content-creators\/\">Content Creators<\/a> \u00a0 | \u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/2013.ottawa.wordcamp.org\/track\/site-creators\/\">Site Creators<\/a> \u00a0 |\u00a0 \u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/2013.ottawa.wordcamp.org\/track\/code-creators\/\">Code Creators<\/a><br \/>\nPanels:\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/2013.ottawa.wordcamp.org\/track\/panels\/\">Panels<\/a><br \/>\nPre-Camp: <a href=\"\/\/ottawa.wordcamp.org\/2013\/track\/pre-camp\/\">Pre-Camp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>See <a title=\"Permalink to Sessions, Tracks, and Schedule Explained\" href=\"https:\/\/2013.ottawa.wordcamp.org\/2013\/04\/10\/sessions-tracks-and-schedule-explained\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Sessions, Tracks, and Schedule Explained<\/a> for more about the tracks and attending sessions.<\/p>\n<p>See <a title=\"Permalink to A User Guide for WordCamp Ottawa\" href=\"https:\/\/2013.ottawa.wordcamp.org\/2013\/04\/23\/a-user-guide-for-wordcamp-ottawa\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">A User Guide for WordCamp Ottawa<\/a> for general information about attending a WordCamp.<\/p>\n<p>See the <a title=\"Schedule\" href=\"https:\/\/2013.ottawa.wordcamp.org\/schedule\/\">schedule<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve provided the level the speaker is expecting as the intended audience and the speaker&#8217;s suggested prerequisites only as guidance.\u00a0<strong> <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">You can sit in on any session(s) in any track(s) you wish, even hopping between tracks, there are no restrictions as to which sessions you attend.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr style=\"background-color: #2b4671;margin-bottom: 0\" \/>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"cpt-loop sessions\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid_6 alpha\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"post-1097\" class=\"session odd post-1097 wcb_session type-wcb_session status-publish hentry wcb_track-pre-camp\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title session-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ottawa.wordcamp.org\/2013\/session\/introduction-to-wordpress\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIntroduction to WordPress\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta session-speakers session-meta\">Presented by Rick Radko <span class=\"meta-sep meta-sep-bull\">&bull;<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/ottawa.wordcamp.org\/2013\/track\/pre-camp\/\">Pre-camp Track<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content session-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><\/strong>This session is an introduction to WordPress intended to help those who are beginners\/new to WordPress become acquainted with WordPress, it\u2019s concepts and vocabulary before the main sessions.<\/p>\n<p>We will: learn about what WordPress is, see who uses it, get acquainted with the WordPress dashboard, and learn about the different content types and how to add content, including images and video.\u00a0 We will also see how to add and manage menus, sidebar widgets, themes and plugins.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Level:<\/strong> Beginner user<\/p>\n<p><strong>Prerequisites:<\/strong> None<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600\">This session is Thursday, April 25th, 7-9:30pm, at the University of Ottawa, Montpetit Hall, Room 202.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Wifi will not be enabled during this session, sorry.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Separate <a href=\"https:\/\/2013.ottawa.wordcamp.org\/register\/\">registration<\/a> is required for this session, please select the pre-camp ticket if you wish to attend the &#8220;Introduction to WordPress\u201d session.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600\">You can attend this session on it&#8217;s own, it does not need to be combined with the rest of WordCamp.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"post-1188\" class=\"session even post-1188 wcb_session type-wcb_session status-publish hentry wcb_track-content-creators\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title session-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ottawa.wordcamp.org\/2013\/session\/after-the-install\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAfter the Install\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta session-speakers session-meta\">Presented by Al Davis <span class=\"meta-sep meta-sep-bull\">&bull;<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/ottawa.wordcamp.org\/2013\/track\/content-creators\/\">Content Creators Track<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content session-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"avatar avatar-102 photo grav-hashed grav-hijack alignleft\" id=\"grav-2ef1ba8ffbff6277210bbb2dc6210605-1\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/0.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2ef1ba8ffbff6277210bbb2dc6210605?s=102&amp;d=http%3A%2F%2F0.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fad516503a11cd5ca435acc9bb6523536%3Fs%3D102&amp;r=G\" width=\"102\" height=\"102\" \/>I am going to walk you through 10 things you should do to improve your WordPress install while it\u2019s still got that new website smell going for it. There will be some security tips to keep you safe, as well as some SEO and productivity suggestions to help you get the most bang for your buck.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Level:<\/strong> Beginner User<\/p>\n<p><strong>Prerequisites:<\/strong> None<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"post-964\" class=\"session odd post-964 wcb_session type-wcb_session status-publish hentry wcb_track-code-creators\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title session-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ottawa.wordcamp.org\/2013\/session\/an-introduction-to-custom-post-types\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAn Introduction to Custom Post Types\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta session-speakers session-meta\">Presented by Troy Chaplin <span class=\"meta-sep meta-sep-bull\">&bull;<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/ottawa.wordcamp.org\/2013\/track\/code-creators\/\">Code Creators Track<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content session-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"avatar avatar-102 photo grav-hashed grav-hijack alignleft\" id=\"grav-a176708e698b6de940361d1e1b0b4e1c-1\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/0.gravatar.com\/avatar\/a176708e698b6de940361d1e1b0b4e1c?s=102&amp;d=http%3A%2F%2F0.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fad516503a11cd5ca435acc9bb6523536%3Fs%3D102&amp;r=G\" width=\"102\" height=\"102\" \/>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 specific areas of content that can be used for anything the mind can imagine.<\/p>\n<p>Whether you are learning about theme development and want to add separate content sections of your own or simply new to using WordPress to manage your content, it is to your advantage to know and understand what custom post types are, and what they can do to simplify your publishing or development life.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Level:<\/strong> Beginner\/Intermediate user, Beginner\/Intermediate developer<\/p>\n<p><strong>Prerequisites:<\/strong> Basic \/ intermediate use of WordPress or theme development<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"post-997\" class=\"session even post-997 wcb_session type-wcb_session status-publish hentry wcb_track-code-creators\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title session-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ottawa.wordcamp.org\/2013\/session\/become-a-better-wordpress-developer-by-contributing-and-giving-back-to-the-community\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBecome a better WordPress developer by contributing and giving back to the community.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta session-speakers session-meta\">Presented by Christine Rondeau <span class=\"meta-sep meta-sep-bull\">&bull;<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/ottawa.wordcamp.org\/2013\/track\/code-creators\/\">Code Creators Track<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content session-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"avatar avatar-102 photo grav-hashed grav-hijack alignleft\" id=\"grav-2731301837d70cee240f91c9e1ad3efb-1\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/0.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2731301837d70cee240f91c9e1ad3efb?s=102&amp;d=http%3A%2F%2F0.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fad516503a11cd5ca435acc9bb6523536%3Fs%3D102&amp;r=G\" width=\"102\" height=\"102\" \/>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&#8217;ll show you how there&#8217;s a whole community ready to help and how you can be part of it. Contributing by helping on the forums, submitting themes and patches is a great way to expand your network, your knowledge and join an amazing community of like-minded folks.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Level:<\/strong> All<\/p>\n<p><strong>Prerequisites:<\/strong> Having used WordPress at least once would help.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"post-899\" class=\"session odd post-899 wcb_session type-wcb_session status-publish hentry wcb_track-code-creators\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title session-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ottawa.wordcamp.org\/2013\/session\/building-multilingual-wordpress-themes\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBuilding Multilingual WordPress Themes\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta session-speakers session-meta\">Presented by Shannon Smith <span class=\"meta-sep meta-sep-bull\">&bull;<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/ottawa.wordcamp.org\/2013\/track\/code-creators\/\">Code Creators Track<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content session-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"avatar avatar-102 photo grav-hashed grav-hijack alignleft\" id=\"grav-3c25b65d5c556ac17411fc851a327032-1\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/1.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3c25b65d5c556ac17411fc851a327032?s=102&amp;d=http%3A%2F%2F1.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fad516503a11cd5ca435acc9bb6523536%3Fs%3D102&amp;r=G\" width=\"102\" height=\"102\" \/>You&#8217;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&#8217;ll need to follow to get your brand new theme internationalized and localized. You&#8217;ll learn about gettext, Poedit, POT files glotpress, and more.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Level:<\/strong> Intermediate\/Advanced designer, Beginner developer<\/p>\n<p><strong>Prerequisites:<\/strong> Good knowledge of WordPress themes.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"post-1005\" class=\"session even post-1005 wcb_session type-wcb_session status-publish hentry wcb_track-panels\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title session-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ottawa.wordcamp.org\/2013\/session\/building-your-business-cause-or-brand-using-wordpress\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBuilding Your Business, Cause, or Brand using WordPress\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta session-speakers session-meta\">Presented by Richard Martin, Julie Harrison, Jasmine Vesque, Mary Kathryn Roberts, Charles Jaimet, Ang\u00e8le Lafond <span class=\"meta-sep meta-sep-bull\">&bull;<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/ottawa.wordcamp.org\/2013\/track\/panels\/\">Panels Track<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content session-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"avatar avatar-102 photo grav-hashed grav-hijack alignleft\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/1.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d4365c98b85145da74d1a3f1d51fdafb?s=102&amp;d=http%3A%2F%2F1.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fad516503a11cd5ca435acc9bb6523536%3Fs%3D102&amp;r=G\" width=\"102\" height=\"102\" \/>Do you have a business and want to get more online visitors (and customers!). Are you a member of an organization (or an individual blogger) and want more people to learn about your cause and interests? Do you have a brand and want to increase awareness? WordPress is the perfect platform.<\/p>\n<p>This panel session will include business owners, bloggers and organizations who will discuss their real-life experiences building their business, cause, or brand with WordPress.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Level:<\/strong>\u00a0All<\/p>\n<p><strong>Prerequisites:<\/strong>\u00a0None<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"post-948\" class=\"session odd post-948 wcb_session type-wcb_session status-publish hentry wcb_track-code-creators\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title session-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ottawa.wordcamp.org\/2013\/session\/coding-a-theme-from-scratch\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCoding a theme from scratch\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta session-speakers session-meta\">Presented by Scott Gallant <span class=\"meta-sep meta-sep-bull\">&bull;<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/ottawa.wordcamp.org\/2013\/track\/code-creators\/\">Code Creators Track<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content session-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"avatar avatar-102 photo grav-hashed grav-hijack alignleft\" id=\"grav-96407c4e3eaeba41746145b54a91d812-1\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/1.gravatar.com\/avatar\/96407c4e3eaeba41746145b54a91d812?s=102&amp;d=http%3A%2F%2F1.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fad516503a11cd5ca435acc9bb6523536%3Fs%3D102&amp;r=G\" width=\"102\" height=\"102\" \/>In this presentation we&#8217;re going to create a WordPress theme from scratch.\u00a0We&#8217;ll begin with a photoshop mockup of a website, and a blank starter theme. \u00a0We&#8217;ll slice and dice the design, and build it into a functioning WordPress website right before your eyes.\u00a0\u00a0We&#8217;ll also touch on some foundational stuff along the way, like, using a CSS grid, making a site mobile friendly and the anatomy of a WP theme.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Level:<\/strong> Beginner\/Intermediate\/Advanced designer, Beginner\/Intermediate\/Advanced developer<\/p>\n<p><strong>Prerequisites:<\/strong> HTML, Some CSS, Some PHP (not super necessary), Some (barely any) Photoshop<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"post-1089\" class=\"session even post-1089 wcb_session type-wcb_session status-publish hentry wcb_track-code-creators\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title session-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ottawa.wordcamp.org\/2013\/session\/debugging-bugs-with-a-debugger\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDebugging Bugs with a Debugger\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta session-speakers session-meta\">Presented by St\u00e9phane Boisvert <span class=\"meta-sep meta-sep-bull\">&bull;<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/ottawa.wordcamp.org\/2013\/track\/code-creators\/\">Code Creators Track<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content session-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"avatar avatar-102 photo grav-hashed grav-hijack alignleft\" id=\"grav-1110c5df7f29ac7ac2c088e0f5d069d7-1\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/1.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1110c5df7f29ac7ac2c088e0f5d069d7?s=102&amp;d=http%3A%2F%2F1.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fad516503a11cd5ca435acc9bb6523536%3Fs%3D102&amp;r=G\" width=\"102\" height=\"102\" \/>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.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Level:<\/strong> Advanced designer, Intermediate\/Advanced developer<\/p>\n<p><strong>Prerequisites:<\/strong> The attendees should have a good degree of familiarity with writing code.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"post-894\" class=\"session odd post-894 wcb_session type-wcb_session status-publish hentry wcb_track-content-creators\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title session-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ottawa.wordcamp.org\/2013\/session\/enhanced-social-media-marketing-with-wordpress\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEnhanced Social Media Marketing with WordPress\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta session-speakers session-meta\">Presented by Brian Rotsztein <span class=\"meta-sep meta-sep-bull\">&bull;<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/ottawa.wordcamp.org\/2013\/track\/content-creators\/\">Content Creators Track<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content session-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"avatar avatar-102 photo grav-hashed grav-hijack alignleft\" id=\"grav-7c26d01036f566c100d0179130040b35-0\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/1.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7c26d01036f566c100d0179130040b35?s=102&amp;d=http%3A%2F%2F1.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fad516503a11cd5ca435acc9bb6523536%3Fs%3D102&amp;r=G\" width=\"102\" height=\"102\" \/>The interplay between WordPress and social media lies far beyond a Facebook plugin. Rapidly expanding social media platform options and increased smartphone\/mobile device adoption have enabled marketers to reach out in ways that were literally impossible just a few years ago. As these communication networks continue their expansion into the daily lives of consumers, both businesses and bloggers are struggling to keep up with ways to reach their target market. WordPress combined with social media platforms can be used creatively to interact with existing clients, connect with prospective customers, and attract fresh audiences. This session will introduce some important concepts and explore various WordPress features and plugins that take advantage of social media networks as well as mobile technology.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Level:<\/strong> All<\/p>\n<p><strong>Prerequisites:<\/strong> Basic plugin management skills would be helpful.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"post-1031\" class=\"session even post-1031 wcb_session type-wcb_session status-publish hentry wcb_track-content-creators\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title session-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ottawa.wordcamp.org\/2013\/session\/getting-wordpress-to-speak-your-language\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGetting WordPress to Speak Your Language\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta session-speakers session-meta\">Presented by Rick Radko <span class=\"meta-sep meta-sep-bull\">&bull;<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/ottawa.wordcamp.org\/2013\/track\/content-creators\/\">Content Creators Track<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content session-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"avatar avatar-102 photo grav-hashed grav-hijack alignleft\" id=\"grav-ce3a4f5f44731fc26a3a952769c4dad7-1\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/0.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ce3a4f5f44731fc26a3a952769c4dad7?s=102&amp;d=http%3A%2F%2F0.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fad516503a11cd5ca435acc9bb6523536%3Fs%3D102&amp;r=G\" width=\"102\" height=\"102\" \/>WordPress is available in 77 languages or variants, but how do you get it to show something other than English?\u00a0This session will show you how to create sites in a language other than English, and sites with multiple languages.<\/p>\n<p>We will set up a WordPress site that is not English and learn what to look for in themes and plugins to be able to use them with other languages. We will review the different strategies and options for creating multilingual sites, from simple sites with custom themes, to multilingual plugins and multi-site installs, and the issues related to each approach.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Level:<\/strong> All<\/p>\n<p><strong>Prerequisites:<\/strong> \u00a0To get the most from the talk, some experience with changing settings, installing plugins, FTP\/uploading files to your WordPress install, and editing configuration files would be an asset, but it is not required.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"grid_6 omega\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"post-988\" class=\"session odd post-988 wcb_session type-wcb_session status-publish hentry wcb_track-site-creators\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title session-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ottawa.wordcamp.org\/2013\/session\/help-me-help-you-the-art-and-science-of-getting-good-wordpresss-support\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHelp Me Help You: The art and science of getting good WordPresss support\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta session-speakers session-meta\">Presented by Kathryn Presner <span class=\"meta-sep meta-sep-bull\">&bull;<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/ottawa.wordcamp.org\/2013\/track\/site-creators\/\">Site Creators Track<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content session-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"avatar avatar-102 photo grav-hashed grav-hijack alignleft\" id=\"grav-88ff758a54124a679af2e4cdaae8ba62-1\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/0.gravatar.com\/avatar\/88ff758a54124a679af2e4cdaae8ba62?s=102&amp;d=http%3A%2F%2F0.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fad516503a11cd5ca435acc9bb6523536%3Fs%3D102&amp;r=G\" width=\"102\" height=\"102\" \/>Visual Editor stopped working? Plugin update gone awry? Getting useful help when you&#8217;re stuck on a WordPress problem is not always as straightforward as it seems. This session will be packed with tips on how to ask for assistance in the WordPress support forums and other arenas \u2013 in a way that will let others help you more easily and effectively. We&#8217;ll also cover some handy techniques for basic troubleshooting on your own \u2013 before contacting tech support.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Level:<\/strong> Beginner\/Intermediate user, Beginner\/Intermediate designer, Beginner developer<\/p>\n<p><strong>Prerequisites:<\/strong> None<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"post-1067\" class=\"session even post-1067 wcb_session type-wcb_session status-publish hentry wcb_track-content-creators\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title session-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ottawa.wordcamp.org\/2013\/session\/how-to-make-a-living-with-wordpress\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHow to make a living with WordPress\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta session-speakers session-meta\">Presented by Christopher Ross <span class=\"meta-sep meta-sep-bull\">&bull;<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/ottawa.wordcamp.org\/2013\/track\/content-creators\/\">Content Creators Track<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content session-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"avatar avatar-102 photo grav-hashed grav-hijack alignleft\" id=\"grav-0d66c8bf6b3b2ec9b0653b44f9858ce4-1\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/0.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0d66c8bf6b3b2ec9b0653b44f9858ce4?s=102&amp;d=http%3A%2F%2F0.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fad516503a11cd5ca435acc9bb6523536%3Fs%3D102&amp;r=G\" width=\"102\" height=\"102\" \/>A look at how to make a living working with a free product like WordPress. The presentation looks at how bloggers, designers and developers can build authority, revenue and opportunities by supporting open source development.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Level:<\/strong> All<\/p>\n<p><strong>Prerequisites:<\/strong> None<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"post-1197\" class=\"session odd post-1197 wcb_session type-wcb_session status-publish hentry wcb_track-code-creators\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title session-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ottawa.wordcamp.org\/2013\/session\/how-to-think-and-work-like-a-vip-developer\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHow to think and work like a VIP Developer\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta session-speakers session-meta\">Presented by Mohammad Jangda <span class=\"meta-sep meta-sep-bull\">&bull;<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/ottawa.wordcamp.org\/2013\/track\/code-creators\/\">Code Creators Track<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content session-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"avatar avatar-102 photo grav-hashed grav-hijack alignleft\" id=\"grav-16aeda409d2a00b51ac4c5058a3a8435-1\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/1.gravatar.com\/avatar\/16aeda409d2a00b51ac4c5058a3a8435?s=102&amp;d=http%3A%2F%2F1.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fad516503a11cd5ca435acc9bb6523536%3Fs%3D102&amp;r=G\" width=\"102\" height=\"102\" \/>At WordPress.com VIP, we set high standards for the developers we work with. I&#8217;ll walk through some of these requirements and how you can adopt them to ultimately become a better WordPress developer.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Level:<\/strong> Beginner\/Intermediate\/Advanced developer<\/p>\n<p><strong>Prerequisites:\u00a0<\/strong>General knowledge of WordPress development.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"post-1203\" class=\"session even post-1203 wcb_session type-wcb_session status-publish hentry wcb_track-content-creators\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title session-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ottawa.wordcamp.org\/2013\/session\/how-to-write-a-blog-post\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHow to Write a Blog Post\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta session-speakers session-meta\">Presented by David Hamilton <span class=\"meta-sep meta-sep-bull\">&bull;<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/ottawa.wordcamp.org\/2013\/track\/content-creators\/\">Content Creators Track<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content session-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"avatar avatar-102 photo grav-hashed grav-hijack alignleft\" id=\"grav-bc773c173951bffdf37610c24e60e1d4-1\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/1.gravatar.com\/avatar\/bc773c173951bffdf37610c24e60e1d4?s=102&amp;d=http%3A%2F%2F1.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fad516503a11cd5ca435acc9bb6523536%3Fs%3D102&amp;r=G\" width=\"102\" height=\"102\" \/>Many things go into making a successful blog, but the quality of posts is something that keeps people coming back.<\/p>\n<p>We should all know by now that a blog can help us stand out in an industry, get our opinion heard, and give us an outlet to think deeply about things and put our thoughts in words.<\/p>\n<p>It should be simple to just put your thoughts into words, and then press &#8220;Post&#8221;. Right?<\/p>\n<p>But when it comes down to actually writing a blog post, you might feel intimidated to begin (the dreaded blank-page syndrome). Or maybe you&#8217;re unable to capture exactly what you were meaning to say. Or maybe there are dozens of things keeping you from writing the way you want to.<\/p>\n<p>If this sounds familiar to you &#8211; and if you&#8217;re human it should &#8211; then this presentation could help you start or continue your journey as a blogger.<\/p>\n<p>In this presentation, I will share with you some ways to come up with interesting blog topics, write for your audience, use the right tone, and kick your storytelling up a notch.<\/p>\n<p>I want attendees to come away from the presentation with some new ways to approach writing a blog post.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Level:<\/strong> Beginner\/Intermediate user<\/p>\n<p><strong>Prerequisites:<\/strong>\u00a0Attendees don&#8217;t have to have any technical or blogging experience, but I welcome them to share any tips or experience they may have.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"post-1377\" class=\"session odd post-1377 wcb_session type-wcb_session status-publish hentry wcb_track-site-creators\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title session-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ottawa.wordcamp.org\/2013\/session\/multisite-for-the-masses\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMultisite for the Masses\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta session-speakers session-meta\">Presented by Richard Archambault <span class=\"meta-sep meta-sep-bull\">&bull;<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/ottawa.wordcamp.org\/2013\/track\/site-creators\/\">Site Creators Track<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content session-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"avatar avatar-102 photo grav-hashed grav-hijack alignleft\" id=\"grav-42a095bea6d1b31219392a065dd7d548-1\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/0.gravatar.com\/avatar\/42a095bea6d1b31219392a065dd7d548?s=102&amp;d=http%3A%2F%2F0.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fad516503a11cd5ca435acc9bb6523536%3Fs%3D102&amp;r=G\" width=\"102\" height=\"102\" \/> An introduction to WordPress Multisite: domain mapping, user management, plugin management, etc.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Level:<\/strong> Advanced user, Beginner developer<\/p>\n<p><strong>Prerequisites:<\/strong> How to install WordPress, How to modify wp-config.php<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"post-972\" class=\"session even post-972 wcb_session type-wcb_session status-publish hentry wcb_track-site-creators\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title session-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ottawa.wordcamp.org\/2013\/session\/simple-theme-customization\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSimple Theme Customization\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta session-speakers session-meta\">Presented by Jordan Quintal <span class=\"meta-sep meta-sep-bull\">&bull;<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/ottawa.wordcamp.org\/2013\/track\/site-creators\/\">Site Creators Track<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content session-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"avatar avatar-102 photo grav-hashed grav-hijack alignleft\" id=\"grav-bf7882c49e0d40e319ed8b4d9a27da8e-1\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/1.gravatar.com\/avatar\/bf7882c49e0d40e319ed8b4d9a27da8e?s=102&amp;d=http%3A%2F%2F1.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fad516503a11cd5ca435acc9bb6523536%3Fs%3D102&amp;r=G\" width=\"102\" height=\"102\" \/>My presentation will cover the following:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"margin-left: 120px\">Theme selection (where to find cool themes and the best way to figure out which theme to choose)<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-left: 120px\">Theme installation (through wordpress or via ftp)<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-left: 120px\">Basic css customization (using Google Chrome&#8217;s inspect element tool) &#8211; font, colour, padding, etc.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-left: 120px\">Image swapping (logos, header banner, etc.)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>At the end of my presentation, novice users should have a good handle on how to use themes as well as some basic tips on how to customize them.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Level:<\/strong> Beginner user, Beginner developer<\/p>\n<p><strong>Prerequisites:<\/strong> Knowledge of WordPress and the admin section. Some knowledge of themes.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"post-1366\" class=\"session odd post-1366 wcb_session type-wcb_session status-publish hentry wcb_track-content-creators\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title session-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ottawa.wordcamp.org\/2013\/session\/typography-in-web-design\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTypography in Web Design\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta session-speakers session-meta\">Presented by Jasmine Vesque <span class=\"meta-sep meta-sep-bull\">&bull;<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/ottawa.wordcamp.org\/2013\/track\/content-creators\/\">Content Creators Track<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content session-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"avatar avatar-102 photo grav-hashed grav-hijack alignleft\" id=\"grav-773ba856290025e4a7dadb0f510eea71-1\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/1.gravatar.com\/avatar\/773ba856290025e4a7dadb0f510eea71?s=102&amp;d=http%3A%2F%2F1.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fad516503a11cd5ca435acc9bb6523536%3Fs%3D102&amp;r=G\" width=\"102\" height=\"102\" \/>Typography is an integral part of web design. No matter how fancy or minimalist your website design, the text on your site needs to get your message across. How the text appears is just as important as the words themselves. This talk will cover the basic best practises of typography in web design, trends for 2013, and an introduction to Google Fonts.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Level:<\/strong> Beginner\/Intermediate user, Beginner\/Intermediate designer<\/p>\n<p><strong>Prerequisites:<\/strong> None is required, although a basic knowledge of WordPress, HTML and CSS will be beneficial.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"post-1313\" class=\"session even post-1313 wcb_session type-wcb_session status-publish hentry wcb_track-code-creators\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title session-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ottawa.wordcamp.org\/2013\/session\/using-responsive-wordpress-themes\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tUsing Responsive WordPress Themes\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta session-speakers session-meta\">Presented by Clarissa Peterson <span class=\"meta-sep meta-sep-bull\">&bull;<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/ottawa.wordcamp.org\/2013\/track\/code-creators\/\">Code Creators Track<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content session-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"avatar avatar-102 photo grav-hashed grav-hijack alignleft\" id=\"grav-aca8eb0a7adcd5bb914b01fc2f3c713d-1\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/0.gravatar.com\/avatar\/aca8eb0a7adcd5bb914b01fc2f3c713d?s=102&amp;d=http%3A%2F%2F0.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fad516503a11cd5ca435acc9bb6523536%3Fs%3D102&amp;r=G\" width=\"102\" height=\"102\" \/>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 theme with &#8220;responsive&#8221; in the name isn&#8217;t enough. In this session, you&#8217;ll find out how to pick a good responsive theme (and what makes some themes more responsive than others) by learning what&#8217;s in the CSS that makes a site responsive. You&#8217;ll learn how to make sure any plugins you add to the site are also responsive. You&#8217;ll find out what else you can customize to make your WordPress site work better on mobile devices, as well as how to make your site future-friendly to address devices that haven&#8217;t been invented yet.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Level:<\/strong> Beginner\/Intermediate\/Advanced designer, Beginner\/Intermediate\/Advanced developer<\/p>\n<p><strong>Prerequisites:<\/strong> Some experience with CSS.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"post-906\" class=\"session odd post-906 wcb_session type-wcb_session status-publish hentry wcb_track-panels\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title session-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ottawa.wordcamp.org\/2013\/session\/where-are-the-women\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhere are the women?\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta session-speakers session-meta\">Presented by Shannon Smith <span class=\"meta-sep meta-sep-bull\">&bull;<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/ottawa.wordcamp.org\/2013\/track\/panels\/\">Panels Track<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content session-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"avatar avatar-102 photo grav-hashed grav-hijack alignleft\" id=\"grav-3c25b65d5c556ac17411fc851a327032-1\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/1.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3c25b65d5c556ac17411fc851a327032?s=102&amp;d=http%3A%2F%2F1.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fad516503a11cd5ca435acc9bb6523536%3Fs%3D102&amp;r=G\" width=\"102\" height=\"102\" \/>An informal unconference event which will look at the role of women in the WordPress community. We\u2019ll look at why women make up more than half the bloggers, but usually about a quarter of WordCamp speakers, and an even smaller percentage of developers, coders and contributors. We will also examine ways of increasing other forms of diversity in the WordPress community. This isn\u2019t a traditional presentation but a group brainstorming session. If you don\u2019t like something, change it. Here\u2019s your chance. Audience participation is expected. All are welcome (men too!). This session is for everyone.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Level:<\/strong> All<\/p>\n<p><strong>Prerequisites:<\/strong> None<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"post-942\" class=\"session even post-942 wcb_session type-wcb_session status-publish hentry wcb_track-content-creators\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title session-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ottawa.wordcamp.org\/2013\/session\/wordpress-themes-and-frameworks-explained\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWordPress Themes and Frameworks Explained\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta session-speakers session-meta\">Presented by Richard Martin <span class=\"meta-sep meta-sep-bull\">&bull;<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/ottawa.wordcamp.org\/2013\/track\/content-creators\/\">Content Creators Track<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content session-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"avatar avatar-102 photo grav-hashed grav-hijack alignleft\" id=\"grav-d4365c98b85145da74d1a3f1d51fdafb-1\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/1.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d4365c98b85145da74d1a3f1d51fdafb?s=102&amp;d=http%3A%2F%2F1.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fad516503a11cd5ca435acc9bb6523536%3Fs%3D102&amp;r=G\" width=\"102\" height=\"102\" \/>Confused by the number of themes available in WordPress? 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