{"id":1447,"date":"2018-05-11T08:30:30","date_gmt":"2018-05-11T13:30:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2018.stlouis.wordcamp.org\/?p=1447"},"modified":"2018-05-10T23:00:12","modified_gmt":"2018-05-11T04:00:12","slug":"guide-to-picking-talks-to-attend-at-wordcamp-st-louis-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stlouis.wordcamp.org\/2018\/guide-to-picking-talks-to-attend-at-wordcamp-st-louis-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Guide to Picking Talks to Attend at WordCamp St. Louis 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1587\" src=\"https:\/\/2018.stlouis.wordcamp.org\/files\/2018\/05\/wcstl-2018-guide-conference.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stlouis.wordcamp.org\/2018\/files\/2018\/05\/wcstl-2018-guide-conference.png 800w, https:\/\/stlouis.wordcamp.org\/2018\/files\/2018\/05\/wcstl-2018-guide-conference-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/stlouis.wordcamp.org\/2018\/files\/2018\/05\/wcstl-2018-guide-conference-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/stlouis.wordcamp.org\/2018\/files\/2018\/05\/wcstl-2018-guide-conference-500x281.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re sure you&#8217;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&#8217;t want you to be confused.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a bit of a guide on some of the talks and what category they fall under. Also, it will list whether it&#8217;s basic, intermediate, or advanced. Hopefully this will help with some of the confusion. Additionally, if you&#8217;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.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>WordCamp St. Louis Conference Talk Guide for Attendees<\/h2>\n<h3>User\/ Blogger\/ Content Creator<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a class=\"wcpt-session-title\" href=\"https:\/\/2018.stlouis.wordcamp.org\/session\/wordpress-security-essentials\/\">WordPress Security Essentials<\/a>\u00a0by Paul Androuais <strong><span style=\"color: #800080\">[Beginner\/ Intermediate]<\/span><\/strong> &#8211;\u00a0Saturday, May 12, 2018 at 10AM in room 250<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wcpt-session-title\" href=\"https:\/\/2018.stlouis.wordcamp.org\/session\/contributing-without-developing\/\">Contributing without Developing<\/a>\u00a0<strong><span style=\"color: #008000\">[All levels]<\/span><\/strong> by Michele Butcher-Jones &#8211;\u00a0Saturday, May 12, 2018 at 11AM in room 300<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wcpt-session-title\" href=\"https:\/\/2018.stlouis.wordcamp.org\/session\/backup-before-you-crackup\/\">Backup Before You Crackup<\/a>\u00a0<strong><span style=\"color: #000080\">[Beginner]<\/span><\/strong> by Jarrett Gucci &#8211;\u00a0Saturday, May 12, 2018 at 11AM in room 250<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wcpt-session-title\" href=\"https:\/\/2018.stlouis.wordcamp.org\/session\/gutenberg-for-users\/\">Train the Trainer: Gutenberg for Users<\/a>\u00a0<strong><span style=\"color: #000080\">[Beginner]<\/span><\/strong> by Jen Swisher &#8211;\u00a0Saturday, May 12, 2018 at 1pm in room 300<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wcpt-session-title\" href=\"https:\/\/2018.stlouis.wordcamp.org\/session\/get-ampd\/\">Get AMP\u2019d<\/a> <strong><span style=\"color: #333399\">[Beginner\/ Intermediate. Also for Marketer \/ Business]<\/span><\/strong> by Matt Christensen &#8211;\u00a0Saturday, May 12, 2018 at 3:30PM in room 250<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wcpt-session-title\" href=\"https:\/\/2018.stlouis.wordcamp.org\/session\/google-quality-guidelines-101-for-wordpress-bloggers\/\">Google Quality Guidelines 101 for WordPress Bloggers<\/a>\u00a0<strong><span style=\"color: #008000\">[All levels]<\/span><\/strong> by Nile Flores &#8211; Sunday, May 12, 2018 at 10AM in room 300<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wcpt-session-title\" href=\"https:\/\/2018.stlouis.wordcamp.org\/session\/the-hidden-features-of-wordpress\/\">The \u201cHidden\u201d Features of WordPress<\/a>\u00a0<strong><span style=\"color: #000080\">[Beginner]<\/span><\/strong> by Michelle Ames &#8211;\u00a0Sunday, May 12, 2018 at 10AM in room 201<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Marketer \/ Business<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a class=\"wcpt-session-title\" href=\"https:\/\/2018.stlouis.wordcamp.org\/session\/getting-started-with-local-seo\/\">Getting started with local SEO<\/a>\u00a0<strong><span style=\"color: #000080\">[Beginner]<\/span><\/strong> by Josh Gellock &#8211;\u00a0Saturday, May 12, 2018 at 2PM in room 250<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wcpt-session-title\" href=\"https:\/\/2018.stlouis.wordcamp.org\/session\/seo-for-business\/\">SEO for Business<\/a>\u00a0<strong><span style=\"color: #800080\">[Beginner\/ Intermedia]<\/span><\/strong> by Ryan Erwin &#8211;\u00a0Saturday, May 12, 2018 at 2PM in room 201<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wcpt-session-title\" href=\"https:\/\/2018.stlouis.wordcamp.org\/session\/the-new-rules-of-content-marketing\/\">The New Rules of Content Marketing<\/a>\u00a0<strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600\">[Intermediate]<\/span><\/strong> by Tyler Kelley &#8211;\u00a0Saturday, May 12, 2018 at 3:30PM in room 201<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wcpt-session-title\" href=\"https:\/\/2018.stlouis.wordcamp.org\/session\/not-just-a-blog-ecommerce-and-wordpress\/\">Not Just a Blog: eCommerce and WordPress<\/a>\u00a0<strong><span style=\"color: #800080\">[Beginner\/ Intermediate]<\/span><\/strong> by Will Hanke\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0Saturday, May 12, 2018 at 4:30PM in room 300<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wcpt-session-title\" href=\"https:\/\/2018.stlouis.wordcamp.org\/session\/yay-im-working-remotely-now-what-jamie-schmid\/\">YAY, I\u2019m Working Remotely\u2026 Now What?<\/a>\u00a0<strong><span style=\"color: #800080\">[Beginner\/ Intermediate]<\/span><\/strong> by Jamie Schmid &#8211;\u00a0Sunday, May 12, 2018 at 11AM in room 250<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wcpt-session-title\" href=\"https:\/\/2018.stlouis.wordcamp.org\/session\/how-to-brand-your-wordpress-website\/\">How to Brand your WordPress Website<\/a>\u00a0<strong><span style=\"color: #000080\">[Beginner]<\/span><\/strong> by Karissa Skirmont\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0Sunday, May 12, 2018 at 11AM in room 201<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wcpt-session-title\" href=\"https:\/\/2018.stlouis.wordcamp.org\/session\/getting-started-with-marketing-automation-on-wordpress\/\">Getting Started with Marketing Automation on Your Small Business WordPress Website<\/a>\u00a0<strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600\">[Intermediate]<\/span><\/strong> by Travis Pflanz\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0Sunday, May 12, 2018 at 2PM in room 201<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wcpt-session-title\" href=\"https:\/\/2018.stlouis.wordcamp.org\/session\/magic-of-recurring-revenue-how-i-grew-a-business-crazy-fast\/\">Magic of Recurring Revenue: How I Grew a Business Crazy Fast<\/a>\u00a0<strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600\">[Intermediate]<\/span><\/strong> by Clay Mosley\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0Sunday, May 12, 2018 at 3:30PM in room 250<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Designer<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a class=\"wcpt-session-title\" href=\"https:\/\/2018.stlouis.wordcamp.org\/session\/mastering-the-client-consultation\/\">Mastering the Client Consultation<\/a>\u00a0Nathan Ingram <strong><span style=\"color: #333399\">[Beginner\/ Intermediate. Also developers and project managers could benefit]<\/span><\/strong> by Nathan Ingram &#8211;\u00a0Saturday, May 12, 2018 at 10AM in room 201<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wcpt-session-title\" href=\"https:\/\/2018.stlouis.wordcamp.org\/session\/goldilocks-and-the-three-themes\/\">Goldilocks and the Three Themes<\/a>\u00a0<strong><span style=\"color: #333399\">[Beginner\/ Intermediate. Also for developers.]<\/span><\/strong> by Dane Morgan &#8211; Sunday, May 12, 2018 at 1PM in room 300<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wcpt-session-title\" href=\"https:\/\/2018.stlouis.wordcamp.org\/session\/designed-to-sell-the-huge-impact-of-small-decisions\/\">Designed to Sell: The Huge Impact of Small Decisions<\/a>\u00a0<strong><span style=\"color: #800080\">[Beginner\/ Intermediate]<\/span> <\/strong>by Michelle Schulp &#8211;\u00a0Sunday, May 12, 2018 at 2PM in room 300<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wcpt-session-title\" href=\"https:\/\/2018.stlouis.wordcamp.org\/session\/mommas-got-a-brand-new-grid\/\">Momma\u2019s Got a Brand-New Grid<\/a>\u00a0<strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600\">[Intermediate]<\/span><\/strong> by Mary Baum &#8211;\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0Sunday, May 12, 2018 at 3:30PM in room 300<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Developer<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a class=\"wcpt-session-title\" href=\"https:\/\/2018.stlouis.wordcamp.org\/session\/debugging-wordpress-tips-tricks-and-tools\/\">Debugging WordPress: Tips, tricks, and tools<\/a>\u00a0<strong><span style=\"color: #800080\">[Beginner\/ Intermediate]<\/span> <\/strong>by Joe McGill [Beginner\/ Intermediate] &#8211; Saturday, May 12, 2018 at 10AM in room 300<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wcpt-session-title\" href=\"https:\/\/2018.stlouis.wordcamp.org\/session\/wordpress-the-gpl-ethics\/\">WordPress, The GPL, &amp; Ethics<\/a>\u00a0by Wolf Bishop <strong><span style=\"color: #800080\">[Beginner\/ Intermediate]<\/span><\/strong> &#8211;\u00a0Saturday, May 12, 2018 at 11AM in room 201<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wcpt-session-title\" href=\"https:\/\/2018.stlouis.wordcamp.org\/session\/submitting-an-accessibility-ready-theme-to-wordpress\/\">Submitting an accessibility-ready theme to WordPress<\/a>\u00a0<strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600\">[Intermediate]<\/span><\/strong> by Sam Hermes &#8211;\u00a0Saturday, May 12, 2018 at 1PM in room 250<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wcpt-session-title\" href=\"https:\/\/2018.stlouis.wordcamp.org\/session\/git-it-under-control-an-introduction-to-git-and-code-management-paul-f-gilzow\/\">GIT it under control: an introduction to GIT and code management<\/a>\u00a0<strong><span style=\"color: #000080\">[Beginner]<\/span><\/strong> by Paul Gilzow\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0Saturday, May 12, 2018 at 1PM in room 201<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wcpt-session-title\" href=\"https:\/\/2018.stlouis.wordcamp.org\/session\/getting-started-with-gutenberg-development\/\">Getting Started with Gutenberg Development<\/a>\u00a0<strong><span style=\"color: #800080\">[Beginner\/ Intermediate]<\/span><\/strong> by Jason Yingling\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0Saturday, May 12, 2018 at 2PM in room 300<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wcpt-session-title\" href=\"https:\/\/2018.stlouis.wordcamp.org\/session\/wp-cli-dont-fear-the-command-line\/\">WP-CLI: Don\u2019t Fear The Command Line<\/a>\u00a0<strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600\">[Intermediate]<\/span><\/strong> by Dwayne McDaniel &#8211; Saturday, May 12, 2018 at 3:30PM in room 300<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wcpt-session-title\" href=\"https:\/\/2018.stlouis.wordcamp.org\/session\/localization-and-internationalization\/\">Localization and Internationalization<\/a>\u00a0<strong><span style=\"color: #333399\">[Beginner\/ Intermediate] <\/span><\/strong>by Kip Raske &#8211; Saturday, May 12, 2018 at 4:30PM in room 250<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wcpt-session-title\" href=\"https:\/\/2018.stlouis.wordcamp.org\/session\/adding-the-art-of-sales-to-your-development-process\/\">Adding the Art of Sales to Your Development Process<\/a>\u00a0<strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600\">[Intermediate]<\/span><\/strong> by Monica Pits &#8211;\u00a0Saturday, May 12, 2018 at 4:30PM in room 201<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wcpt-session-title\" href=\"https:\/\/2018.stlouis.wordcamp.org\/session\/local-wordpress-with-lando\/\">Local WordPress with Lando<\/a>\u00a0<strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600\">[Intermediate]<\/span><\/strong> by David Needham &#8211; Sunday, May 13, 2018 at 10AM in room 250<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wcpt-session-title\" href=\"https:\/\/2018.stlouis.wordcamp.org\/session\/development-workflow-with-multiple-developers\/\">Development Workflow with Multiple Developers<\/a>\u00a0<strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600\">[Intermediate]<\/span><\/strong> by Nick Mantia and Matt Decrevel &#8211; Sunday, May 13, 2018 at 11AM in room 300<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wcpt-session-title\" href=\"https:\/\/2018.stlouis.wordcamp.org\/session\/improving-wordpress-development-efficiency-with-your-own-framework\/\">Improving WordPress Development Efficiency With Your Own Framework<\/a>\u00a0<strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600\">[Intermediate]<\/span><\/strong> by Heather Acton &#8211;\u00a0Sunday, May 13, 2018 at 1PM in room 250<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wcpt-session-title\" href=\"https:\/\/2018.stlouis.wordcamp.org\/session\/advanced-custom-fields-for-coders\/\">Advanced Custom Fields for Coders<\/a>\u00a0<strong><span style=\"color: #ff00ff\">[Intermediate\/ Advance]<\/span><\/strong> by Dave Navarro Jr. &#8211;\u00a0Sunday, May 13, 2018 at 1PM in room 201<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wcpt-session-title\" href=\"https:\/\/2018.stlouis.wordcamp.org\/session\/legos-for-developers-a-modular-approach-to-wordpress-development\/\">Legos for Developers \u2013 A modular approach to WordPress Development<\/a>\u00a0<strong><span style=\"color: #ff00ff\">[Intermediate\/ Advance]<\/span><\/strong> by Josh Giowaya\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0Sunday, May 13, 2018 at 2PM in room 250<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wcpt-session-title\" href=\"https:\/\/2018.stlouis.wordcamp.org\/session\/senior-career-strategies-for-junior-developers\/\">Senior Career Strategies for Junior Developers<\/a>\u00a0<strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600\">[Intermediate]<\/span><\/strong> by Chance Strickland &#8211;\u00a0Sunday, May 13, 2018 at 3:30PM in room 201<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>If you still need help deciding what talks are for you, then feel free to ask a volunteer or an organizer. 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