{"id":15,"date":"2019-10-23T00:14:21","date_gmt":"2019-10-23T07:14:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2019.longbeach.wordcamp.org\/?page_id=15"},"modified":"2019-11-23T13:48:46","modified_gmt":"2019-11-23T20:48:46","slug":"videos","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/longbeach.wordcamp.org\/2019\/videos\/","title":{"rendered":"WCLB 2019 Speaker Videos"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">Produced by WCLB In-Kind Sponsor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coldeaproductions.com\/\">Coldea Productions<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">The Future of WordPress<br>Sunday Speaker Track<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignfull has-2-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div id=\"v-cf95LhKz-1\" class=\"video-player\"><iframe title='VideoPress Video Player' aria-label='VideoPress Video Player' width='604' height='338' src='https:\/\/videopress.com\/embed\/cf95LhKz?hd=1&amp;cover=1&amp;loop=0&amp;autoPlay=0&amp;permalink=1&amp;muted=0&amp;controls=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;useAverageColor=0&amp;preloadContent=metadata' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen data-resize-to-parent=\"true\" allow='clipboard-write'><\/iframe><script src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/video\/assets\/js\/next\/videopress-iframe.js'><\/script><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. &#8220;WordPress: An Operating System for the Open&nbsp;Web&#8221;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Jonathan Wold<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-2-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Description<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:15px\" class=\"has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph\">Jonathan Wold talks about the history of WordPress, its current state, and its future through the lens of serving as an Operating System for creating on the Open Web.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Biography<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:15px\" class=\"has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph\">Jonathan Wold has been living and breathing WordPress for 14 years. He&#8217;s been building websites himself since he was 12 and began doing so professionally at 17. He started working with WordPress back in 2005 and has been full-time in WordPress ever since. After a wide range of experiences in a wide range of companies over the past decade he&#8217;s back to where it all started \u2013 a company of one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:15px\">He has a strong personal mission, to help make WordPress the best it can be as an operating system for the Open Web.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignfull has-2-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div id=\"v-K4Gt99EA-1\" class=\"video-player\"><iframe title='VideoPress Video Player' aria-label='VideoPress Video Player' width='604' height='330' src='https:\/\/videopress.com\/embed\/K4Gt99EA?hd=1&amp;cover=1&amp;loop=0&amp;autoPlay=0&amp;permalink=1&amp;muted=0&amp;controls=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;useAverageColor=0&amp;preloadContent=metadata' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen data-resize-to-parent=\"true\" allow='clipboard-write'><\/iframe><script src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/video\/assets\/js\/next\/videopress-iframe.js'><\/script><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. &#8220;Will What Got Us Here, Get Us There? WordPress Community at&nbsp;Scale&#8221;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Andrea Middleton<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-2-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Description<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:15px\" class=\"has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph\">WordPress is set apart by its vibrant, passionate community of  enthusiasts and stakeholders. As WordPress continues to grow, the  community will continue to grow with it. There will be things we might have to sacrifice to build an even larger tent, and things we will allow to constrict our growth \u2014 in order to preserve our culture. Andrea Middleton outlines a few of the choices already made, and some choices we\u2019ll need to get ready to make in coming years.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Biography<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:15px\" class=\"has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph\">Andrea supports WordPress community organizers, helping them plan  community events (meetups, WordCamps, and more!) that inspire people to  do more with WordPress, connect the WordPress community, and contribute  to the WordPress project. She cooks great food, loves to talk about  wine, and knits a mean scarf. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignfull has-2-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div id=\"v-dkCp7G4Y-1\" class=\"video-player\"><iframe title='VideoPress Video Player' aria-label='VideoPress Video Player' width='604' height='330' src='https:\/\/videopress.com\/embed\/dkCp7G4Y?hd=1&amp;cover=1&amp;loop=0&amp;autoPlay=0&amp;permalink=1&amp;muted=0&amp;controls=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;useAverageColor=0&amp;preloadContent=metadata' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen data-resize-to-parent=\"true\" allow='clipboard-write'><\/iframe><script src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/video\/assets\/js\/next\/videopress-iframe.js'><\/script><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. &#8220;Hand Over the Logs and No One Gets&nbsp;Hurt&#8221;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Brett Dunst<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-2-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Description<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:15px\" class=\"has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph\">Internet privacy is more important now than it\u2019s ever been. In 2017 the Department of Justice approached DreamHost with a problematic subpoena for customer data. When the request was refused, an avalanche of international media attention followed, bringing the issue of internet user privacy to the global stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:15px\">In this case study, Brett Dunst discusses how one company used its core values to turn a public dispute over website logs with the DOJ into a wildly successful global campaign for internet privacy, and why open platforms like WordPress are so important to preserving a free and open internet, especially in times of crisis.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Biography<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:15px\" class=\"has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph\">A passionate communications strategist and fierce branding advocate, Brett Dunst believes that a brand\u2019s unique voice and tone can often be its most valuable differentiator in a crowded marketplace. Having managed marketing, corporate communications, press\/analyst relations, and more at DreamHost for nearly two decades, Brett is passionate about brand storytelling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:15px\">Brett currently serves as Vice President of Corporate Communications at DreamHost where he oversees communication strategy and public policy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignfull has-2-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div id=\"v-p1DjxG3K-1\" class=\"video-player\"><iframe title='VideoPress Video Player' aria-label='VideoPress Video Player' width='604' height='330' src='https:\/\/videopress.com\/embed\/p1DjxG3K?hd=1&amp;cover=1&amp;loop=0&amp;autoPlay=0&amp;permalink=1&amp;muted=0&amp;controls=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;useAverageColor=0&amp;preloadContent=metadata' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen data-resize-to-parent=\"true\" allow='clipboard-write'><\/iframe><script src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/video\/assets\/js\/next\/videopress-iframe.js'><\/script><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4. &#8220;Breaking Out of the WordCamp &#8216;Bubble&#8217; &#8220;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Steve Zehngut<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-2-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Description<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:15px\" class=\"has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph\">Successful consultants will always recommend the right tool for the job. This is how you elevate yourself from a vendor to a trusted partner. If we stay huddled within our own community, without paying attention to what is going on outside the WordPress community, we\u2019ll be out of touch  with customers and prospects. Knowing your preference (WordPress) is different than understanding all your options. Understanding the difference is critical to staying competitive in today\u2019s industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:15px\">Steve Zenghut discusses the current landscape and the process a prospect goes through when evaluating a WordPress proposal, including a brief look at some of the competitors for content management, eCommerce and SaaS platforms.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Biography<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:15px\" class=\"has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph\">Steve founded Zeek Interactive in 1995 and he has been the creative technologist behind the Huntington Beach based company since its inception. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:15px\">Steve is the organizer of the OC WordPress Meetup and has helped build the community to over 2,100 members. He is a two-time lead organizer of WordCamp Orange County, and has served on the organizing committee for WordCamp US and on the organizing team for WordCamp Los Angeles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:15px\">Steve is a frequent panelist and speaker at industry trade shows, including SXSW, the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) and various WordCamps. He is a member of the Producer\u2019s Guild, a past Adobe Advisory Board Member, and a past Advisory Board member at the Art Institute. In addition, Steve has participated as a mentor in the American Film Institute eTV Workshop. He has also taught interactive development courses at University of California Irvine, University of Southern California, and California State University Long Beach. Steve has a BA in Film from Cal State Northridge.<br><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignfull has-2-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div id=\"v-1ZV3aqDu-1\" class=\"video-player\"><iframe title='VideoPress Video Player' aria-label='VideoPress Video Player' width='604' height='330' src='https:\/\/videopress.com\/embed\/1ZV3aqDu?hd=1&amp;cover=1&amp;loop=0&amp;autoPlay=0&amp;permalink=1&amp;muted=0&amp;controls=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;useAverageColor=0&amp;preloadContent=metadata' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen data-resize-to-parent=\"true\" allow='clipboard-write'><\/iframe><script src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/video\/assets\/js\/next\/videopress-iframe.js'><\/script><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">5. &#8220;The Tangled Web We&#8217;re Weaving&#8221;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Natalie MacLees<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-2-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Description<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:15px\" class=\"has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph\">WordPress now powers over one third of all websites on the internet. The decisions that the WordPress community makes ripple out and make an impact on the ways people use the web, how web developers and designers do their work, and influence future technologies and development. That\u2019s a lot of power in our hands \u2013 are we using it wisely? We have a  responsibility to lead by example.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:15px\">Natalie MacLees explores the influence our community is having on accessibility and inclusive design, the things we\u2019re neglecting, the impact that our decisions are having on people across the globe, and what we could be doing better.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Biography<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:15px\" class=\"has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph\">Natalie MacLees is a web developer and UI designer. She is founder +  principal of Digita11y, an accessibility-focused interactive agency. She  is the author of jQuery for Designers, now in its second edition. She  was the lead organizer for WordCamp Los Angeles 2013 and 2014. She  founded Website Weekend LA, a 48-hour hackathon matching web  professionals with nonprofits in need to websites. Along with Nathan  Tyler, she\u2019s a founder of N Squared \u2013 a tiny software company that has  made Draw Attention, Simply Schedule Appointments, Plugin Detective, and  other awesome WordPress plugins. She makes her online home at  nataliemac.com. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignfull has-2-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div id=\"v-F6rM900H-1\" class=\"video-player\"><iframe title='VideoPress Video Player' aria-label='VideoPress Video Player' width='604' height='330' src='https:\/\/videopress.com\/embed\/F6rM900H?hd=1&amp;cover=1&amp;loop=0&amp;autoPlay=0&amp;permalink=1&amp;muted=0&amp;controls=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;useAverageColor=0&amp;preloadContent=metadata' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen data-resize-to-parent=\"true\" allow='clipboard-write'><\/iframe><script src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/video\/assets\/js\/next\/videopress-iframe.js'><\/script><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">6. &#8220;The Future of WordPress: Reducing Fragmentation &amp; Complexity&#8221;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Gabriel Mays<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-2-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Description<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:15px\" class=\"has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph\">Gabriel Mays explores the conditions of WordPress\u2019 success (it\u2019s not what most people think) and why that won\u2019t work for us going forward to reach 50% and beyond. He will also explore the core elements he feels is holding WordPress back\u2013complexity and fragmentation\u2013and ways we could possibly resolve it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Biography<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:15px\" class=\"has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph\">Using WordPress for 10 years, currently Head of WordPress at GoDaddy.   Prior to GoDaddy founded two WordPress startups.  Prior to that was a  Captain in the Marine Corps, spending two years between Iraq and  Afghanistan operating on small teams. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Professionals<br>Saturday Speaker Track<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignfull has-2-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div id=\"v-DnSLihoV-1\" class=\"video-player\"><iframe title='VideoPress Video Player' aria-label='VideoPress Video Player' width='604' height='338' src='https:\/\/videopress.com\/embed\/DnSLihoV?hd=1&amp;cover=1&amp;loop=0&amp;autoPlay=0&amp;permalink=1&amp;muted=0&amp;controls=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;useAverageColor=0&amp;preloadContent=metadata' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen data-resize-to-parent=\"true\" allow='clipboard-write'><\/iframe><script src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/video\/assets\/js\/next\/videopress-iframe.js'><\/script><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">7. &#8220;How to Scale: From Solopreneur to WP Agency Owner&#8221;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Linda Gunn<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-2-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Description<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:15px\" class=\"has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph\">This talk is aimed at freelancing WordPress professionals and small  WordPress agencies who want to grow their business into something bigger  than a one-man band. Linda Gunn   will share her story and lessons she\u2019s learned over the decades \u2013  focusing on hiring staff, managing stress and creating processes to set  yourself up for success as a scalable WordPress agency.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Biography<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:15px\" class=\"has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph\">Linda began her company in her living room in the 1980s. She was just\n a single mother who needed to find a way to take care of her children. \nAnd now, her WordPress agency has 35 full-time employees working out of a\n beautiful two-story office in North Long Beach. And one of her children\n works with her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:15px\">Gunn | Jerkens specializes in websites and marketing for real estate \nand architecture firms in North America. They build all their sites \nusing WordPress. They host the Long Beach Chapter of Los Angeles \nWordPress Meetup every other Tuesday evening and have hosted Uncoded \nMeetup events in the past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:15px\">Besides supporting the local open source community, Linda is an \nenthusiastic advocate for the arts. Her office is a museum of \ninstallations and sculpture. Come to the Long Beach Chapter of Los \nAngeles WordPress Meetup to tour her collection!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignfull has-2-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div id=\"v-a0mR3B9h-1\" class=\"video-player\"><iframe title='VideoPress Video Player' aria-label='VideoPress Video Player' width='604' height='338' src='https:\/\/videopress.com\/embed\/a0mR3B9h?hd=1&amp;cover=1&amp;loop=0&amp;autoPlay=0&amp;permalink=1&amp;muted=0&amp;controls=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;useAverageColor=0&amp;preloadContent=metadata' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen data-resize-to-parent=\"true\" allow='clipboard-write'><\/iframe><script src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/video\/assets\/js\/next\/videopress-iframe.js'><\/script><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">8. &#8220;Take Command of WordPress with WP-CLI&#8221;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Diana Thompson<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-2-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Description<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:15px\" class=\"has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph\">WP-CLI is the official command line tool for interacting with and  managing your WordPress sites. You can use it to speed up maintenance  and deployment tasks, and to aid in theme and plugin development. Join Diana Thompson to learn more about this powerful tool for managing and developing WordPress. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Biography<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:15px\" class=\"has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph\">Diana began using WordPress while working as a nonprofit arts  administrator over 10 years ago, beginning her transition to WordPress  developer.&nbsp;She works with businesses, nonprofits, and agencies through  her company, Like the Goddess. When she\u2019s not behind the computer  screen, you\u2019ll find her&nbsp;organizing her Tiny Free Farm Stand or hiking in  the redwoods. Her online abode is diana.fyi. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignfull has-2-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div id=\"v-WAcrvgY2-1\" class=\"video-player\"><iframe title='VideoPress Video Player' aria-label='VideoPress Video Player' width='604' height='338' src='https:\/\/videopress.com\/embed\/WAcrvgY2?hd=1&amp;cover=1&amp;loop=0&amp;autoPlay=0&amp;permalink=1&amp;muted=0&amp;controls=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;useAverageColor=0&amp;preloadContent=metadata' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen data-resize-to-parent=\"true\" allow='clipboard-write'><\/iframe><script src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/video\/assets\/js\/next\/videopress-iframe.js'><\/script><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">9. &#8220;If You Build It, You Can Sell It&#8221;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mike Demo<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-2-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Description<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:15px\" class=\"has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph\">You built a plugin. It was fun \u2014 until it wasn\u2019t. Now the support takes  away from your family time. If you stop supporting the plugin, it can  weigh you down with creator\u2019s guilt. So, what are your options? We\u2019ve  seen big products sell like iThemes to Liquid Web and Sucuri to GoDaddy,  but is your product worth selling? Mike Demo breaks it down. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Biography<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:15px\" class=\"has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph\">Former MousePlanet MouseStation Podcast co-host, Mike \u201cDemo\u201d Demopoulos is a lover of open source first, specific tools later. Before coming to  BoldGrid as a community evangelist, Mike spent years building a strong  client base in the financial and insurance industries. He believes in  sharing his business acumen and marketing insight and has spoken on  various open source topics including WordPress and Joomla! (where he was  a board member) in addition to marketing related talks which include  A\/B testing content. Be sure to say hi to Mike on Twitter at @MPMike.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignfull has-2-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div id=\"v-CaxRaZS8-1\" class=\"video-player\"><iframe title='VideoPress Video Player' aria-label='VideoPress Video Player' width='604' height='338' src='https:\/\/videopress.com\/embed\/CaxRaZS8?hd=1&amp;cover=1&amp;loop=0&amp;autoPlay=0&amp;permalink=1&amp;muted=0&amp;controls=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;useAverageColor=0&amp;preloadContent=metadata' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen data-resize-to-parent=\"true\" allow='clipboard-write'><\/iframe><script src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/video\/assets\/js\/next\/videopress-iframe.js'><\/script><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">10. &#8220;What You See is NOT What You Get&#8221;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Anastassia Zukova<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-2-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Description<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:15px\" class=\"has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph\">Anastassia Zukova  will discuss the impact site builders and builder themes have on  quality, creativity, and dignity of the web design profession and the  future of automation in digital design. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Biography<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:15px\" class=\"has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph\">Anastassia practices design research, UX, UI, and traditional Graphic  Design as part of her position of a Creative Director at a company she  founded, GRIDDL. She has taught IxD at Cal State Pomona last year and  has since been invited to teach at other Cal State Universities. She is  currently in her second term serving as a Content Director on the Board  of AIGA, the professional organization for design. In her spare time,  she advances her skills, learns new ones, and educates herself on the  new trends and happenings in the industry. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignfull has-2-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div id=\"v-lnhZsIoi-1\" class=\"video-player\"><iframe title='VideoPress Video Player' aria-label='VideoPress Video Player' width='604' height='338' src='https:\/\/videopress.com\/embed\/lnhZsIoi?hd=1&amp;cover=1&amp;loop=0&amp;autoPlay=0&amp;permalink=1&amp;muted=0&amp;controls=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;useAverageColor=0&amp;preloadContent=metadata' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen data-resize-to-parent=\"true\" allow='clipboard-write'><\/iframe><script src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/video\/assets\/js\/next\/videopress-iframe.js'><\/script><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">11. &#8220;What Everyone Needs to Know About Data, Physics, Memory, and Information&#8221;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Evan Volgas<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-2-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Description<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:15px\" class=\"has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph\">Everywhere you go, you hear about it: data is everywhere. Data about \nus, our tastes, our health, our friends and relationships. The \nimplications to privacy and security are obvious, but we also need to \ntalk about attention (our ability to process data has not grown nearly \nas fast as data have multiplied), memory (should databases ever \nforget?), comprehension (how do you keep up?), and truth (critical \nreasoning matters). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:15px\">The first half of this presentation will be dedicated to data  literacy \u2013 what everyone (especially tech professionals) should know  about data. The second half of the session will review tools you can use  to manage your attention and decision-making in light of all this data  flying around everywhere. Then, speaker Evan Volgas is  gonna bring it all back to a WordPress neighborhood near you and go  over five things you could immediately start doing to work smarter with  data and WordPress. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Biography<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:15px\" class=\"has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph\">Evan is a Licensed Caffeine Therapist &amp; Data Geek who builds data teams and leaders. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignfull has-2-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div id=\"v-8aHVtFhm-1\" class=\"video-player\"><iframe title='VideoPress Video Player' aria-label='VideoPress Video Player' width='604' height='338' src='https:\/\/videopress.com\/embed\/8aHVtFhm?hd=1&amp;cover=1&amp;loop=0&amp;autoPlay=0&amp;permalink=1&amp;muted=0&amp;controls=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;useAverageColor=0&amp;preloadContent=metadata' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen data-resize-to-parent=\"true\" allow='clipboard-write'><\/iframe><script src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/video\/assets\/js\/next\/videopress-iframe.js'><\/script><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">12. &#8220;WordPress in Enterprise, Is It Possible? (Do You Want It to Be?)&#8221;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Roy Sivan<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-2-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Description<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:15px\" class=\"has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph\">Everyone wants more enterprise clients, right? Seemingly endless \nbudgets, cool projects, and on time payment of invoices without any \nquestion \u2026 or is that just a myth?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:15px\">Roy Sivan  talks about his experience(s) using WordPress in the enterprise sector,  and what that looks like as a full-time employee, as well as what it  may look like for a contractor \/ consultant. There are many great  reasons to work with enterprise, but there are some things you should  know first.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Biography<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:15px\" class=\"has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph\">Roy has been using WordPress since the early days. Nowadays he is a  senior software engineer that specializes in front end technologies at  The Walt Disney Company. He loves seeing how far he can take development  and think outside of the box to build new and crazy things, or combine  bleeding edge tech with WordPress. He\u2019s also socially awkward, but  apparently people say hi to him all the time anyway. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Users<br>Saturday Speaker Track<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignfull has-2-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div id=\"v-VzuC9LMF-1\" class=\"video-player\"><iframe title='VideoPress Video Player' aria-label='VideoPress Video Player' width='604' height='338' src='https:\/\/videopress.com\/embed\/VzuC9LMF?hd=1&amp;cover=1&amp;loop=0&amp;autoPlay=0&amp;permalink=1&amp;muted=0&amp;controls=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;useAverageColor=0&amp;preloadContent=metadata' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen data-resize-to-parent=\"true\" allow='clipboard-write'><\/iframe><script src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/video\/assets\/js\/next\/videopress-iframe.js'><\/script><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">13. &#8220;Zero to WordPress: Building Your First WordPress Site&#8221;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Justice Anderson<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-2-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Description<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:15px\" class=\"has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph\">New to WordPress? Ever wondered what difference is between WordPress.com and WordPress.org? Then this is the session for you!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:15px\">Join Justice Anderson to learn the difference and get tips on how to build your first self-hosted WordPress Site.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Biography<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:15px\" class=\"has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph\">Justice is a former college professor who was tasked with selecting and  teaching a content management system which brought him to WordPress.  Justice has been working with WordPress on and off since 2009. After a  brief time away Justice is reigniting his love affair with WordPress and  plans to launch several new websites this summer and fall \u2013 stay tuned!  Outside of technology Justice enjoys being the number one fan at his  kids sporting events and learning about nutrition and fitness. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignfull has-2-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div id=\"v-2orIObXT-1\" class=\"video-player\"><iframe title='VideoPress Video Player' aria-label='VideoPress Video Player' width='604' height='338' src='https:\/\/videopress.com\/embed\/2orIObXT?hd=1&amp;cover=1&amp;loop=0&amp;autoPlay=0&amp;permalink=1&amp;muted=0&amp;controls=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;useAverageColor=0&amp;preloadContent=metadata' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen data-resize-to-parent=\"true\" allow='clipboard-write'><\/iframe><script src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/video\/assets\/js\/next\/videopress-iframe.js'><\/script><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">14. &#8220;How the Block Editor in WordPress Changes the Conversation&#8221;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Chris Reynolds<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-2-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Description<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:15px\" class=\"has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph\">Everyone in the WordPress community is talking about the new editing \nexperience in WordPress. Wherever you fall in defense of or against the \nnew editor, it changes how we interact with WordPress from a content \nediting and a development perspective. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:15px\">In this talk, Chris Reynolds  will explore some of the ways Gutenberg changes how we build things as  well as the types of things we can build to enhance and improve the  WordPress editing experience.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Biography<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:15px\" class=\"has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph\">Chris is a Senior Engineer at Human Made. Before joining Human Made, \nChris has been a Developer Lead for WebDevStudios, an author of online \ntraining videos for Pluralsight, a developer, project manager and \nsupport technician at Event Espresso, a freelancer, and a Specialty Team\n member at Whole Foods. Though vegan, he can still be snobby about \ncheese and chocolate. Chris maintains a number of open source plugins on\n GitHub and WordPress.org and has been involved in WordCamp Salt Lake \nCity since 2011.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:15px\">When not coding, he may be found cheering for his hometown National Women\u2019s Soccer League team, Utah Royals FC.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignfull has-2-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div id=\"v-K2Vjrm3Y-1\" class=\"video-player\"><iframe title='VideoPress Video Player' aria-label='VideoPress Video Player' width='604' height='338' src='https:\/\/videopress.com\/embed\/K2Vjrm3Y?hd=1&amp;cover=1&amp;loop=0&amp;autoPlay=0&amp;permalink=1&amp;muted=0&amp;controls=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;useAverageColor=0&amp;preloadContent=metadata' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen data-resize-to-parent=\"true\" allow='clipboard-write'><\/iframe><script src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/video\/assets\/js\/next\/videopress-iframe.js'><\/script><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">15. &#8220;The Top 10 Plugins Every Website Needs and Why&#8221;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Christina Hills<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-2-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Description<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:15px\" class=\"has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph\">One of the most confusing (and exciting) features of using WordPress \nis plugins! And if you are not a developer or coder, how do you know for\n sure which ones you need and why?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:15px\">In this session, Christina Hills  will walk you though, step-by-step with lots of visuals, the Top 10  plugins you need and how to properly evaluate them. You\u2019ll also learn  the exact steps to take when a plugin goes \u201cbad\u201d so your website is up  and running in no time. Attend this non-techie session and you\u2019ll walk  away understanding the Wonderful World of WordPress Plugins!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Biography<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:15px\" class=\"has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph\">Christina Hills, the creator of the Website Creation Workshop\u2122, has been  passionately teaching WordPress non-techie small business owners,  authors, experts, coaches and consultants. She puts the fun into  teaching technology and empowers business owners to be in full control  of their marketing and online presence. She has been running her online  WordPress training program to an international audience for the past 12  years, and is often seen at events as an expert speaker teaching on a  variety of topics such as email marketing, membership sites, and  marketing, all with a focus on WordPress. Before becoming an  entrepreneur, Christina Hills worked as a digital artist for the network  promotions division of NBC-TV, and then as a senior technical director  in the Feature Film Division at George Lucas\u2019s Industrial Light &amp;  Magic with film credits for Star Wars, Jurassic Park, and ET the  re-release.  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignfull has-2-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div id=\"v-5dQ4N2ZD-1\" class=\"video-player\"><iframe title='VideoPress Video Player' aria-label='VideoPress Video Player' width='604' height='338' src='https:\/\/videopress.com\/embed\/5dQ4N2ZD?hd=1&amp;cover=1&amp;loop=0&amp;autoPlay=0&amp;permalink=1&amp;muted=0&amp;controls=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;useAverageColor=0&amp;preloadContent=metadata' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen data-resize-to-parent=\"true\" allow='clipboard-write'><\/iframe><script src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/video\/assets\/js\/next\/videopress-iframe.js'><\/script><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">16. &#8220;Ouch! 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Simpson, Jr, in the arm saying, &#8220;accessibility makes me so angry!&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:15px\">We&#8217;ll debunk common misconceptions designers,  developers, and business owners have and learn how advocating for access to all improves your site SEO, design, user experience and function through interactive examples and discussion.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Biography<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:15px\" class=\"has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph\">During sun-soaked days he works at Metro LA, one of the largest transit agencies in the country, fighting the good fight to ease gridlock around Los Angeles County. When their lead developer and CSS specialist both left to pursue other opportunities, Joe inherited a Headway-themed design (sans child theme) and the rest is history. 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Often, a configuration change or backup \nrestore fixes things quickly. But what happens if a quick fix doesn\u2019t \nwork? What do you do when the site is absolutely wrecked? Recent backups\n are corrupt, data is overwritten or lost, and the quick fix isn\u2019t an \noption. Often, a closer look may show the site being compromised in some\n way, and standard methods of recovery aren\u2019t working.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:15px\">In this session, Ramuel Gall looks at methods and techniques for finding what went wrong and how to  fix it, from the most basic (such as replacing core WordPress files and  using the Wayback Machine to get a better idea of the site\u2019s prior state  or recover assets), to intermediate (analyzing debug logs, determining  which plugins and themes were in use so you can replace them), to  moderately advanced (repairing damaged databases and Premium plugins and  themes).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Biography<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:15px\" class=\"has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph\">Ram is currently a QA Engineer at Wordfence, leveraging his ability to  break things (usually by accident) to help ensure that they work  correctly for others. 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