WordSesh Americas
May 27, 2020
Join WordPress developers from around the world for this must-attend virtual conference on May 27th, 2020!
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What's WordSesh?
WordSesh is a live, virtual conference that is highly curated to provide you with the absolute best possible experience. Every presenter is been hand-picked and each topic is selected to complement or build on the others.
Best yet, every presentation is recorded and published to WPSessions after the live event has ended. This means you can watch everything no matter when you're available.
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A WordSesh for You
No matter where you live, there is a WordSesh to suit your timezone. Mark your calendar and join the fun!
March 24 & 25, 2020
WordSesh APAC
Asia/Pacific
May 27, 2020
WordSesh AMER
Americas
September 2, 2020
WordSesh EMEA
Europe/Middle East/Africa
Psst, are you more into ecommerce?
You should check out WooSesh, the conference for WooCommerce.
Meet the Speakers
Say hello to each of the incredible hand-picked speakers for WordSesh Americas 2020!
You should follow each of them on Twitter, and follow @WordSesh too while you're at it.
Schedule
This year we have 12 sessions that touch on topics like headless WordPress, client services, and communication skills. Every session brings a valuable lesson and perspective to the table, so you should make time to watch them all.
Use the selector above the session list to view the schedule in your own timezone.
May 27, 2020
13:30 UTC |
Meet & GreetAll Attendees |
13:45 UTC |
Opening Remarks |
14:00 UTC |
Making the Most of a Development Tool You're Probably Already UsingWith so many WordPress developers using GitHub these days, whether that's for public plugins and themes or private work, let's take a look at GitHub Actions, a newer feature to help with automation for repetitive tasks like testing and deployment. We'll cover WordPress-specific Actions, tying together multiple Actions into a workflow, and some ideas for how to keep improving our development processes. |
14:30 UTC |
Decoupling WordPress: What You Should KnowIn this session, Rachel is going to provide personal insight on converting a traditional WordPress site into a headless installation with a static, Gatsby-based front-end. She's going to share lessons learned, pros and cons, and a few tips and resources to help you begin your own headless journey. |
15:00 UTC |
Code-Free Ways To Speed Up Your WooCommerce StoreThis lockdown has challenged us in unprecedented ways. One of the biggest questions this lockdown has brought out is: What happens when our hair is looking a little unruly, but we can’t get to a salon? WooCommerce store load times can be like growing hair. As the store grows, so does the load time, and a few seconds can make the difference between a customer who makes a purchase, and a lost customer who got tired of waiting. A lot of the time, we look at slower loading times and immediately despair. Is this going to be a project with a developer, a series of long support requests with your host or maybe both? What if there was a way to give your quarantine hair a little trim -- just a little help to get you through until you can get a professional cut? Turns out, there is! By optimizing your theme, switching your host to one built for speed (with white-glove migrations to boot), compressing your images, and flipping on some of my favorite performance plugins, your WooCommerce store can get a healthy boost as you grow and expand. |
15:15 UTC |
15-minute BreakStretch your legs! |
15:30 UTC |
Communication with EmpathyIn our digital and remote tech world, clear communication is imperative. But communication (or should I say good communication) is often neglected. In this talk, we will talk about the signs to recognize our communication oversights and biases. Then we will dive into ways we can communicate in a radically candid manner once we are able to truly put ourselves in the shoes of others. |
16:00 UTC |
How To Find And Stop Money Leaks In Your ProjectsInflating an air mattress inside a sweltering tent in the middle of summer isn’t a fun job. What’s worse is waking up on the hard ground and realizing the only air mattress you have completely deflated due to an invisible leak. In this session, you’ll discover how to spot project problem areas and fix existing profitability leaks so your projects stay on track and your profits match your efforts. |
16:30 UTC |
Jetpack Essentials: 15 mins til TakeoffIn this session, Jesse Friedman will review his favorite Jetpack features. We'll cover security fundamentals, performance improvements, and even tools to increase engagement. Improving site integrity leads to more visitors, and we'll share how to keep those visitors on your site longer. All this in just 15 minutes. |
16:45 UTC |
Mid-Day Break (75min)Take some time to rest and relax. |
18:00 UTC |
Beginner's Guide to ContributionsOpen source projects are sustained by volunteer efforts, and knowing what to expect as you get started is hard. This talk will look at the basics of open source contribution (or open source mentorship) and how to find your place as a WordPress contributor. |
18:30 UTC |
Five Ways To Make Your Projects and Events More DiverseWe all know that the tech space could stand to be more diverse. But whose responsibility is that, and what are the best ways to accomplish it without tokenizing people? In this session, we'll review 5 things that you can do today to help enrich your space with more diverse kinds of people. |
19:00 UTC |
How to Manage your Clients and Their Websites in Less TimeManaging WordPress updates for multiple sites doesn’t need to be a daunting task. In this session we’ll cover the many ways you can use GoDaddy Pro to make light work of website management. |
19:15 UTC |
15-minute BreakStretch your legs! |
19:30 UTC |
Solving Complex Client Needs Quickly and EasilyNaomi is going to show us how to better understand the problem that clients are trying to solve and translate those needs into a solution that can be built quickly. You may be surprised to learn just how many business requirements can be solved with something as easy as smartly-designed forms. |
20:00 UTC |
Making Products that SellWant more clients, better clients — or perhaps a pathway to never needing clients again? Learn how to create a product they’ll whip out their wallets for. Yes, even in These Times™. |
20:30 UTC |
Five Important Tips for Client ContractsI don't know what you're currently using for your contracts (hopefully you are using contracts), but it's likely they have room for improvement. Rian will provide prime advice on how to improve your contract as well as important context for why you should implement this advice. After her presentation, bring all of your questions about contracts! Ryan will share from more than a decade of experience negotiating, drafting, and litigating contracts. |
21:00 UTC |
Closing Remarks |
Hallway Track
No good conference is complete without the opportunity to chat and network with your peers. This year, WordSesh has multiple built-in opportunities for you to connect with other attendees, talk shop, swap notes, and make new friends from around the globe.
Event Swag
No, we won't have any stickers, pins, or t-shirts, but we will have plenty of useful gifts for every WordSesh attendee! We've made special arrangements with many awesome companies in the WordPress space to provide exclusive digital swag.
Kind Words about WordSesh
If you aren't watching #WordSesh live, you just missed out on an amazing presentation by @ksylor. She walked through how the browser works and bundled #webperf tips. Excellent talk!
— Tonya Mork 👋 (@hellofromTonya) May 22, 2019
Loads and loads of thanks to @GoDaddy @automattic @getpantheon for sponsoring and supporting such a wonderful event like @wordsesh. This event was such an insightful and full of learnings.#wpsessions #WordSesh #WordPress
— Sumant Luhar (@LoharSumant) September 25, 2019
Gearing up for the new @WordSesh 🙌 Our whole team gets very excited for this. Brian Richards is the master at kicking off the best virtual conference this side of #WordPress 👉 https://t.co/Rtqtx8tNG2 @rzen
Who else will pop in chat and say hello to us?
— WP Buffs (@thewpbuffs) September 23, 2019
So awesome to see @CastosHQ very own @jon_bossenger headlining at @wordsesh today. Great work talking about WordPress + SaaS! https://t.co/y04QSJiKB0
— Craig Hewitt (@TheCraigHewitt) September 25, 2019
I’m going to live and breathe #WordSesh for all 12 hours 🙂 https://t.co/c7MIjL6FVb
— Katie Richards (@KJRichards) September 11, 2019
Why WordSesh 2019 Is Worth Your Time https://t.co/20lqcXpsZy pic.twitter.com/ybvBAJfaae
— Tom McFarlin (@tommcfarlin) May 16, 2019
I think a special shout out needs to go out to @rzen sponsors @automattic @godaddypro @getpantheon for marking today’s @WordSesh possible. #WordSesh is always a great virtual #WordPress conference. 👍🏻
— David Bisset (@dimensionmedia) September 25, 2019
Watch Past Events
There have been so many great presentations on WordSesh that it would be criminal to make a list of favorites. Instead, here is just one recent session.
You can watch the recordings from all past WordSesh events on WPSessions.
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