Sessions

Bridging the gap between the developer and the writer. Is Gutenberg that bridge?

Every Non-Profit, no matter the size needs a high quality website to help them archive their goals of making the world a better place.
This topic will introduce consultants, volunteers, or the “do it my-self” to the best practices of designing a not for profit website.
The talking points will be:
1- Website best practices
2- Collecting donations
3- Increasing donations online
4- Sourcing for the best themes and plugins.
Those in attendance will also walk away with a PowerPoint or PDF hard copy

Description:

In this talk we look at how you can make a side income by developing Gutenberg Blocks for sale.

We explore the different ways people have been making money with WordPress and how these will change in the future.

Then teach you how to develop a Gutenberg Block Plugin and how to market it and make sales.

Required skill set:

Advanced web dev skills are not necessary but good knowledge on how WordPress helps people to easily create websites is a bonus.

Technical requirement:

For those who would like to try out Gutenberg Block Plugin Development, you should have;
1. a machine ready to run PHP 7 code
2. a text editor or preferably an IDE
3. a local WordPress installation with the Gutenberg plugin installed
4. at least Node.js 8 with npm 6 installed
5. a modern browser like Chrome 70.0
6. good knowledge of HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP & React

Speaker Note:
Looking forward to sharing with you 😀

The different ways to optimising your blogging experience, from making sure you get as many views to making money from your blog

How to redirect users to past articles using a plugin, redirect query parameters, etc.

Website speed matters. How often have you hit the back button yourself on your mobile phone because you were waiting… and waiting…. and waiting for a website to load?
With mobile searches outnumbering desktop searches in 2018, it is no wonder Google has intensified the <a href=’https://www.ampproject.org/’AMP project. In this session, we shall take a look at what AMP exactly is, why you may want it for your WordPress website, how to set up AMP on your WordPress site, and how to check to make sure AMP is implemented properly.

I plan to deliver a presentation on the 5 ways in which WordPress can be installed from localhost, to live server using CPanel, App installers, unzipping the package, to FTP

See the description below

(1) How to Install WordPress using Softaculous
(2) How to Install WordPress using FTP
(3) How to Install WordPress in your Computer
(4) How to Install WordPress in using CPanel ( compressing and uncompressing)
(5) How to Install a WordPress Multisite Network

(1) How to Install WordPress using Softaculous

Softaculous is a popular auto-installer script. It allows you to easily install popular web applications like WordPress with just a few clicks. Hosting companies like SiteGround and InMotion Hosting use Softaculous in their control panel.
Simply login to your cPanel account and look for Softaculous icon or WordPress installer icon. You will find them under Auto Installers section.

(2) How to Install WordPress using QuickInstall
QuickInstall is another popular auto-installer used by many hosting companies like HostGator and others. We will be using HostGator’s cPanel dashboard in the screenshots here, but it wouldn’t be much different if you are using some other host that has QuickInstall.
First you need to login to your hosting account’s cPanel dashboard. Scroll down to the Software and Services section and then click on the QuickInstall icon.

(3) How to Install WordPress using Fantastico
Fantastico is a common auto-installer script used by some WordPress hosting providers. It is similar to the other installer scripts in the list, and offers an easy way to quickly install WordPress.
First you need to login to your cPanel dashboard. Scroll down to software and services section, and there you will find the Fantastico icon.

(4) How to Install WordPress using FTP
Manually installing WordPress is also known as the famous 5 minute install. However, manual installation has a few added steps, and you will need an FTP client for that. Take a look at our beginner’s guide on how to use FTP to upload WordPress files.
First thing you need to do is download the latest version of WordPress. Unzip the file, and use the FTP software to upload the files into your web host directory of your choice.
How to Install WordPress in your Computer
Many of our beginner level users often ask us if they could try WordPress on their computer? The answer is yes, but most beginners should not do that.
The reason why some folks install WordPress in a local server environment is to build themes, plugins, or to test things out.

(5) How to Install a WordPress Multisite Network
WordPress comes with multisite functionality built-in. The multisite network allows you to create multiple WordPress sites using the same WordPress install. It can automatically create new sites on sub-domains or in sub-folders.
This makes sense for businesses, non-profits, governments with sub-sites for different locations or regions. Many educational institutes also use WordPress multisite network to allow students to create their own blogs.
The setup for a multisite is a bit complex, but we have created a complete step-by-step tutorial on how to install and setup WordPress multisite network.

If you are managing multiple WordPress sites, surely you must have felt the need to be able manage them all from a single dashboard. WordPress has a solution – a multisite installation. What this means is that you install WordPress just once, and create and manage multiple individual sites on this single WordPress install, all from a single Admin.

When google marks your website unsafe for browsing. This is usually due to malware. This topic will include ways in which you can remove the warning and make it safe for browsing.

Build modern Apps? How can you enjoy the superpowers and simplicity that WordPress gives?

Social media is just one part of your communications. Whatever messages you communicate on social media must be
integrated with your web site, printed marketing materials and the way your staff address and manage customers.

Dont miss my session if you are interested in growing your blog.

Most of the Blogs and Data systems are vulnerable to cyber attacks and preventing cyber-attacks is one thing, mitigating their effects is another—both aspects, among others, must be considered in creating a comprehensive cyber-security governance model with CMS. With cyber-criminals constantly reinventing themselves, developers need to keep your defences up-to-date.

Background:
In the very first years of getting to know about blogs, i always asked myself how bloggers are able to earn such whooping sums of income in 6 figures?. Coming from a background of literally nothing on table to eat or in the wallet to spend, i always “questioned” if what they said was “true”. Well, even when “majority” of self proclaimed 6 figure money making bloggers on the internet fake it, there are a good number of those that mean it!. It is from this, that i wish to share my “baby” tips and secrets to inspire someone out there in our community that actually its possible to earn when blog in Uganda / Africa.

Status Quo
During this session, i want to share with fellow WordPresser’s into the little known secrets about blogging “professionally” that earns using the amazing WordPress platform. With my baby but real results, i wish that someone is motivated to start and or motivate someone else who may need it. With my “little” experience, i will show the attendees what it actually took me to make over $1k+ blogging on WordPress in just 14months.
Did i forget to mention that, GO Tech UG as at the moment has 71 posts since its launch?. Oh yah!

Most WordPress users and webmasters don’t usually consider or know the importance of Site Load Times and PageSpeed but as the world and technology advances; faster internet, faster computers and phones makes Website speed one of the most important requirements of any website.

There are quite a lot of ways to Optimize PageSpeed for WordPress which include Caching,Image Optimization, Compression, Image to Text Ratio, Deleting Unused Content and Using CDNs Like Cloudflare.

With this topic , i would love to share a personal experience of how i started blogging and started making a living out of it .

The topic will involve a real life case study from a beginners perceptive of how i grew my blog from 11m rank to 400K alexa rank .

I will also give much focus on how to make a passive income while running a blog in Uganda .

What happens when the people behind WordPress.com, get together to make a WordPress plugin? You get Jetpack.

With millions of active installations, Jetpack is designed to be an all-rounder plugin for people using WordPress, regardless of their expertise. Think of it as an all-in-one plugin, with features ranging from SEO, Speed, Security to several must-have widgets for every wordpress site and many more. In this session, shall share how we can get the best out of the Marvelous Jetpack!

To serve the world with our craft, we need to offer deep, helpful, instructional and inspirational content that will transform the thinking of our people. Being offered this platform on wordpress is a wonderful opportunity.
How might we do this? The answer is through Mental Toughness.

In the past decade alone, we have seen so many technologies come and go. How do we leverage? How do we make use of all that comes up without the exhaustion? How do we become ninjas and masters…..?

HELP!! My site is broken. How do you solve the issues that you find on your site? Customizing? How can you make your website better with simple tools and CSS?

How to secure your WordPress Site

CASE STUDY: USE OF WORDFENCE

What is Wordfence?

Wordfence is a WordPress security plugin that helps you protect your website against security threats like hacking, malware, DDOS and brute force attacks.
It comes with a website application firewall, which filters all traffic to your website and blocks suspicious requests.
• How it Protects Your WordPress Site?
• How to Install and Setup Wordfence in WordPress
• Scanning Your WordPress Site Using Wordfence
• Setting up Wordfence Firewall
• Monitoring and Blocking Suspicious Activity Using Wordfence
• Advanced Settings and Tools in Wordfence

We’ll look at common mistakes made by WordPress programmers that would send a seemingly fast site to its knees when blasted with high traffic. We’ll also discuss the importance of code reviews and tools we can use to check code integrity and performance at enterprise level.

I have been using Docker for years. Recently a friend asked me to help them deploy WordPress. I don’t have much experience with WordPress but I think a lot of WP developers might benefit from the ability to develop and deploy using Docker containers.

In this talk, I’ll discuss the following topics;
– What is Docker?
– Why use Docker?
– Setting up Docker on Linux, Max, and Windows
– Running WordPress locally with Docker
– Deploying wordpress with Docker

Improving your WordPress SEO is crucial for getting more traffic to your website. Sadly most WordPress SEO guides are too technical for new users to get started. If you are serious about increasing your website traffic, then you need to pay attention to the WordPress SEO best practices.
Search engine optimization isn’t about tricking Google or gaming the system. It’s simply about creating a website that has optimized code and formatting which makes it easy for search engines to find your website.

Creating site/blogs in WordPress and testing to see if they are mobile-friendly or not, why your site/blog needs to be mobile-friendly, tips on making your site/blog mobile-friendly, stats on mobile-friendly sites/blogs on the internet globally, etc

If you are an employer you may ponder about the favorable tools to deploy in your business while on minimalist budgets regardless of the business stage and size but guaranteed of growth. If you’re an employee you may have to propose suitable tools in the business to contribute a step towards its next stage.

As much as we use financial poverty as an excuse for stunted growth in business or complete business failure, I would like to borrow your attention and convince you that your business struggles are largely dependent on your potential to make informed decisions.

How do you decide whether WordPress is the right or wrong tool for your business.

At the end of the session the audience will be able;
– To know some facts about WordPress.
– To know the various problems WordPress solves.
– To be in a better position to choose WordPress for their business.
– To know where to find helpful information in case they are stack.
– To know the various local companies and freelancers who provide WordPress services such as SEO, Web hosting, Maintenance, Development and Writing.
– To slightly understand the WordPress core ecosystem.