{"id":313,"date":"2012-07-11T00:17:54","date_gmt":"2012-07-11T00:17:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2012.stlouis.wordcamp.org\/?page_id=313"},"modified":"2012-11-08T06:22:39","modified_gmt":"2012-11-08T12:22:39","slug":"sessions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stlouis.wordcamp.org\/2012\/sessions\/","title":{"rendered":"Sessions"},"content":{"rendered":"\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-1121\" class=\"session odd post-1121 wcb_session type-wcb_session status-publish hentry wcb_track-design\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title session-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/stlouis.wordcamp.org\/2012\/session\/selecting-a-theme-thats-right-for-you\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSelecting a Theme That&#8217;s Right for You\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 Allison K. Jones <span class=\"meta-sep meta-sep-bull\">&bull;<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/stlouis.wordcamp.org\/2012\/track\/design\/\">Design 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>Picking a theme to start your next project can be a daunting task &#8211; there are so many to choose from! Let Allison help guide you through the sea of WordPress themes. \u00a0She will be discussing what to look for &#8211; like design options, mobile-friendly options, and more.<\/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-677\" class=\"session even post-677 wcb_session type-wcb_session status-publish hentry wcb_track-developer\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title session-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/stlouis.wordcamp.org\/2012\/session\/an-overview-of-hooks-and-filters\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAn Overview of Hooks and Filters\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 Randy Hicks <span class=\"meta-sep meta-sep-bull\">&bull;<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/stlouis.wordcamp.org\/2012\/track\/developer\/\">Developer 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>What, Why, When &amp; How. Actions and filters are to of the foundational pieces to any well written block of WordPress functionality, and WP\u2019s core is full of them! There are a lot of contributing factors to what make WP powerful, and these two items are the keys to manipulating WordPress properly and efficiently.<\/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-679\" class=\"session odd post-679 wcb_session type-wcb_session status-publish hentry wcb_track-developer\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title session-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/stlouis.wordcamp.org\/2012\/session\/best-practices-and-admin-customization\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBest Practices and Admin 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 Joshua Ray and Alex Rodriguez <span class=\"meta-sep meta-sep-bull\">&bull;<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/stlouis.wordcamp.org\/2012\/track\/developer\/\">Developer 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>Have you ever built a theme and thought to yourself, is there a better way to do this?<br \/>\nHow about handing a site off to a client only to get a multitude of questions even after the training session? Let Josh and Alex help. Expert level best practices on theme development discussing a consistent theme logic and when to use custom post types and custom metaboxes.<br \/>\nThen, wrapping up with simplifying and branding the user interface to help speed your clients&#8217; learning curve.  <\/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-946\" class=\"session even post-946 wcb_session type-wcb_session status-publish hentry wcb_track-developer\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title session-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/stlouis.wordcamp.org\/2012\/session\/why-responsive-design-isnt-enough-a-developers-view\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhy Responsive Design isn&#8217;t Enough: A Developers View.\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 Nathaniel Schweinberg <span class=\"meta-sep meta-sep-bull\">&bull;<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/stlouis.wordcamp.org\/2012\/track\/developer\/\">Developer 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>Media Queries! Adaptive Images! Fluid grids! Responsive Design is still very much in it&#8217;s infancy, though we are getting closer to adolescence. We&#8217;ll be talking about the awkward changes that the web is going through, and how best to prepare for puberty. We&#8217;ll also be discussing theory and application, so this is one breakout you won&#8217;t want to miss.<\/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-683\" class=\"session odd post-683 wcb_session type-wcb_session status-publish hentry wcb_track-campfire\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title session-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/stlouis.wordcamp.org\/2012\/session\/wordpress-ux-design-solutions\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWordPress UX Design Solutions\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 Ron Strawbridge <span class=\"meta-sep meta-sep-bull\">&bull;<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/stlouis.wordcamp.org\/2012\/track\/campfire\/\">Campfire 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>We will\u00a0talk about how simplifying the WordPress UI helps clients find easy ways to include just the features their users need &#8211; no more, no fewer.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Topics include UX solutions both on the dashboard and the site.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Navigation<\/li>\n<li>Information Design<\/li>\n<li>Search<\/li>\n<li>Audio<\/li>\n<li>Video<\/li>\n<li>Typography<\/li>\n<li>Administration<\/li>\n<li>Mobile<\/li>\n<\/ul>\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-665\" class=\"session even post-665 wcb_session type-wcb_session status-publish hentry wcb_track-beginner wcb_track-design\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title session-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/stlouis.wordcamp.org\/2012\/session\/design-envy-the-possibilities-of-wordpress\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDesign Envy: the possibilities of 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 Casara Drury <span class=\"meta-sep meta-sep-bull\">&bull;<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/stlouis.wordcamp.org\/2012\/track\/beginner\/\">Beginner 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>A visual stockpile of great WordPress websites, organized by industry and design style, all showing off just what WordPress can do.<\/p>\n<p>Want to get inspired and push the boundaries of your next project? 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Dig into plug-in configurations and see live samples.  Investigate file hosting solutions that match your demands. Understand how to use RSS feeds appropriately for subscribers and getting your show in iTunes. Finally look at ways to work with both audio and video including embedding.<\/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-336\" class=\"session even post-336 wcb_session type-wcb_session status-publish hentry wcb_track-beginner wcb_track-design\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title session-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/stlouis.wordcamp.org\/2012\/session\/breaking-the-mold-starting-with-clients\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThat&#8217;s a WordPress site? Wow!\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 Reshma Chattaram Chamberlin <span class=\"meta-sep meta-sep-bull\">&bull;<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/stlouis.wordcamp.org\/2012\/track\/beginner\/\">Beginner 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>Let&#8217;s talk about design baby! You can often tell a WordPress site from a mile away. Right column widgets, standard navigation and standard blog. WordPress can be pushed to create absolutely breathtaking layouts that not only meet your client&#8217;s objectives, but blow them out of the water. 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For many, they cannot begin to wonder why in the world they need custom post types or how to apply it to their websites. Custom post types extend the functionality of a website beyond the normal WordPress loop. The most common use of custom post types are by photographers, web designers, and graphic designers for their portfolios.<\/p>\n<p>Some of what I am going to cover in this presentation are:<br \/>\n&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Basic information about custom post types<br \/>\n&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Examples of its use out there in the Internet (of course all WordPress powered sites)<br \/>\n&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 How to implement custom post types into your theme<br \/>\n&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Some resources on custom post types<\/p>\n<p>If you are not a WordPress theme designer, then this is not for you. 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