Past Talks & Resources
Madison WP Meetup Archives
This is the collection of past meetups and resources. An attempt to collect slides and/or presentations from each is currently in progress.
WordPress Double Header: Two Talks for One RSVP
We had two great talks (25 minutes a piece with time for Q&A during/after): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRq2m4CmKis&t=1548s 1. Jason Lemahieu will be giving a short talk covering the process UW-Madison's Division of Extension used for transitioning 300...
Easy WP Dev Envs with VVV
The presentation slides are available here. Dan Stout, of TechDistillery, brings us the presentation this month: Spinning up a local WordPress development environment has never been easier with VVV. Whether you need one WP installation or a dozen, you can spin up and...
Build (or deconstruct) a Gutenberg Block
The presentation is available here. Nate is back this month with the following: 1. Blocks: what are they, how do find them, how do we get more?2. Modifying available blocks with CSSand, if there's time,3. Making our own blocks: the Blocks API and the ACF Blocks API A...
More Secure API Requests with WP Helper Functions
The presentation is available here. Making API requests with JavaScript is something web developers do every day. API services often require you to keep API keys out of the browser or route your requests through a server to secure the request. These requirements are...
WP and HTTPS
The presentation is available here. HTTPS is the future of the internet, providing security, getting that cozy “Secure” lock on your browser and enabling a speedy future with HTTP/2. Forcing HTTPS helps secure our content and gives our users confidence to use our...
WP and WPML
The presentation slides are available here. Amit Kvint will share tips and hints for creating multilingual WordPress sites with WPML – how to do it right, we'll cover: - Choosing the right settings - Following Google’s directives - Making it easy for end users,...
Customizing WP
The presentation is available here. Nate Finch will regale us with his extensive knowledge on the topic of customizing WP. Everyone wants a unique web presence. WordPress makes this easy by allowing us to customize our website to our heart’s content. BUT, where do you...
Theming WordPress
Presentation slides are available here. Want to create your own custom design for WordPress, but don't want to rebuild all the awesome features that your favorite theme already has? Need to create something unique, but need to stay upgrade-safe? You need a child...
Custom WP theming with Sage
The slides are available here. Eric Anderson, a fellow Earthling, will be talking about how to get the Sage starter theme up and running and some general conventions for creating custom WordPress themes. Sage has a few automated build processes and he’ll spend some...
Gutenberg
The slides are available here. You may or may not have heard about of the one biggest changes coming to WordPress core, Gutenberg. Gutenberg is the new backend editor that will change the way we create WordPress sites. Jason from Blend Integrated Marketing will...