We’re sure you’ve probably gone to conferences, whether others or past WordCamp St. Louis events, and wondered what topics you should attend, or if a topic might be up your alley. Some topics might be over your head, and we wouldn’t want you to be confused.
Here’s a bit of a guide on some of the talks and what category they fall under. Also, it will list whether it’s basic, intermediate, or advanced. Hopefully this will help with some of the confusion. Additionally, if you’ve got some WordPress questions, we will have a Happiness Bar, where you can get some of those answered by some of our volunteers and speakers.
WordCamp St. Louis Conference Talk Guide for Attendees
User/ Blogger/ Content Creator
- WordPress Security Essentials by Paul Androuais [Beginner/ Intermediate] – Saturday, May 12, 2018 at 10AM in room 250
- Contributing without Developing [All levels] by Michele Butcher-Jones – Saturday, May 12, 2018 at 11AM in room 300
- Backup Before You Crackup [Beginner] by Jarrett Gucci – Saturday, May 12, 2018 at 11AM in room 250
- Train the Trainer: Gutenberg for Users [Beginner] by Jen Swisher – Saturday, May 12, 2018 at 1pm in room 300
- Get AMP’d [Beginner/ Intermediate. Also for Marketer / Business] by Matt Christensen – Saturday, May 12, 2018 at 3:30PM in room 250
- Google Quality Guidelines 101 for WordPress Bloggers [All levels] by Nile Flores – Sunday, May 12, 2018 at 10AM in room 300
- The “Hidden” Features of WordPress [Beginner] by Michelle Ames – Sunday, May 12, 2018 at 10AM in room 201
Marketer / Business
- Getting started with local SEO [Beginner] by Josh Gellock – Saturday, May 12, 2018 at 2PM in room 250
- SEO for Business [Beginner/ Intermedia] by Ryan Erwin – Saturday, May 12, 2018 at 2PM in room 201
- The New Rules of Content Marketing [Intermediate] by Tyler Kelley – Saturday, May 12, 2018 at 3:30PM in room 201
- Not Just a Blog: eCommerce and WordPress [Beginner/ Intermediate] by Will Hanke – Saturday, May 12, 2018 at 4:30PM in room 300
- YAY, I’m Working Remotely… Now What? [Beginner/ Intermediate] by Jamie Schmid – Sunday, May 12, 2018 at 11AM in room 250
- How to Brand your WordPress Website [Beginner] by Karissa Skirmont – Sunday, May 12, 2018 at 11AM in room 201
- Getting Started with Marketing Automation on Your Small Business WordPress Website [Intermediate] by Travis Pflanz – Sunday, May 12, 2018 at 2PM in room 201
- Magic of Recurring Revenue: How I Grew a Business Crazy Fast [Intermediate] by Clay Mosley – Sunday, May 12, 2018 at 3:30PM in room 250
Designer
- Mastering the Client Consultation Nathan Ingram [Beginner/ Intermediate. Also developers and project managers could benefit] by Nathan Ingram – Saturday, May 12, 2018 at 10AM in room 201
- Goldilocks and the Three Themes [Beginner/ Intermediate. Also for developers.] by Dane Morgan – Sunday, May 12, 2018 at 1PM in room 300
- Designed to Sell: The Huge Impact of Small Decisions [Beginner/ Intermediate] by Michelle Schulp – Sunday, May 12, 2018 at 2PM in room 300
- Momma’s Got a Brand-New Grid [Intermediate] by Mary Baum – – Sunday, May 12, 2018 at 3:30PM in room 300
Developer
- Debugging WordPress: Tips, tricks, and tools [Beginner/ Intermediate] by Joe McGill [Beginner/ Intermediate] – Saturday, May 12, 2018 at 10AM in room 300
- WordPress, The GPL, & Ethics by Wolf Bishop [Beginner/ Intermediate] – Saturday, May 12, 2018 at 11AM in room 201
- Submitting an accessibility-ready theme to WordPress [Intermediate] by Sam Hermes – Saturday, May 12, 2018 at 1PM in room 250
- GIT it under control: an introduction to GIT and code management [Beginner] by Paul Gilzow – Saturday, May 12, 2018 at 1PM in room 201
- Getting Started with Gutenberg Development [Beginner/ Intermediate] by Jason Yingling – Saturday, May 12, 2018 at 2PM in room 300
- WP-CLI: Don’t Fear The Command Line [Intermediate] by Dwayne McDaniel – Saturday, May 12, 2018 at 3:30PM in room 300
- Localization and Internationalization [Beginner/ Intermediate] by Kip Raske – Saturday, May 12, 2018 at 4:30PM in room 250
- Adding the Art of Sales to Your Development Process [Intermediate] by Monica Pits – Saturday, May 12, 2018 at 4:30PM in room 201
- Local WordPress with Lando [Intermediate] by David Needham – Sunday, May 13, 2018 at 10AM in room 250
- Development Workflow with Multiple Developers [Intermediate] by Nick Mantia and Matt Decrevel – Sunday, May 13, 2018 at 11AM in room 300
- Improving WordPress Development Efficiency With Your Own Framework [Intermediate] by Heather Acton – Sunday, May 13, 2018 at 1PM in room 250
- Advanced Custom Fields for Coders [Intermediate/ Advance] by Dave Navarro Jr. – Sunday, May 13, 2018 at 1PM in room 201
- Legos for Developers – A modular approach to WordPress Development [Intermediate/ Advance] by Josh Giowaya – Sunday, May 13, 2018 at 2PM in room 250
- Senior Career Strategies for Junior Developers [Intermediate] by Chance Strickland – Sunday, May 13, 2018 at 3:30PM in room 201
If you still need help deciding what talks are for you, then feel free to ask a volunteer or an organizer. Most volunteers will be wearing red shirts. Organizers will have a rainbow lanyard (except for me, Nile, I will have a black lanyard with a lot of Wapuu pins.)
Oh, and in case you haven’t gotten your WordCamp St. Louis ticket, please go here to purchase it.