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== Saturday 19 July 2008 == | == Saturday 19 July 2008 == | ||
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:Registration/coffee | :Registration/coffee | ||
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: Introduction | : Introduction | ||
: Tony Scott http://tonyscott.org.uk/ | : Tony Scott http://tonyscott.org.uk/ | ||
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:** [[SEO for WordPress|SEO presentation]] | :** [[SEO for WordPress|SEO presentation]] | ||
:** [http://www.sepguy.com/2008/07/18/my-wordcamp-presentation-on-seo-powerpoint.html SEO PowerPoint presentation] | :** [http://www.sepguy.com/2008/07/18/my-wordcamp-presentation-on-seo-powerpoint.html SEO PowerPoint presentation] | ||
| − | :** To one of the sites I look after professionally: [http://betting.betfair.com/ betting.betfair.com | + | :** To one of the sites I look after professionally: [http://betting.betfair.com/ betting.betfair.com] |
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=== 1200-1300 === | === 1200-1300 === | ||
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: [[Content_ideas#WordPress_is_not_a_blog|WordPress is not a blog]] | : [[Content_ideas#WordPress_is_not_a_blog|WordPress is not a blog]] | ||
: Jonnya http://wp-cms.com/ | : Jonnya http://wp-cms.com/ | ||
| + | : [http://wp-cms.com/wordcamp-uk/wordcamp-uk-2008-presentation-wordpress-is-not-a-blog/ View presentation online] | ||
| + | : Plugins covered in presentation: | ||
:* [http://bradyjfrey.com/blog/wordpress-plugin/cloak/ Cloak] - Hide unwanted write post/page items | :* [http://bradyjfrey.com/blog/wordpress-plugin/cloak/ Cloak] - Hide unwanted write post/page items | ||
:* [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/fresh-page/ Fresh Post] - Create custom write panels and hide default ones! | :* [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/fresh-page/ Fresh Post] - Create custom write panels and hide default ones! | ||
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:* [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/cforms/ CForms] - Great form building tool. | :* [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/cforms/ CForms] - Great form building tool. | ||
:* [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/simple-tags/ Simple Tags] - Very powerful tag management tool. | :* [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/simple-tags/ Simple Tags] - Very powerful tag management tool. | ||
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| + | : Notes: | ||
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| + | : Fresh Post plugin - This has now changed name to 'Flutter' (thanks to Chris Garrett for letting me know!) and add a new layout control to it's powerful feature set. | ||
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| + | : Cloak plugin - I have now personally taken over development of this plugin from the previous developer (too good for it to drop-off the WordPress dev cycle!). I have tested it upto WordPress 2.6 and it's fine in it's current form. I will announce development news (and new home!) shortly. I will be re-naming this as I intend to roll new functionality into it in the coming months. | ||
=== 2000-2300 === | === 2000-2300 === | ||
: [[Social_events|Saturday WordCamp UK social]] | : [[Social_events|Saturday WordCamp UK social]] | ||
: [http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ie=UTF-8&q=function+rooms&near=Birmingham&fb=1&dtab=5&ei=tGlqSM3mM4-Y2ALl2fztAg&cid=8464828650206187398&li=lmd&z=16&t=m The Old Royal], Church St, Birmingham. | : [http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ie=UTF-8&q=function+rooms&near=Birmingham&fb=1&dtab=5&ei=tGlqSM3mM4-Y2ALl2fztAg&cid=8464828650206187398&li=lmd&z=16&t=m The Old Royal], Church St, Birmingham. | ||
| + | :* Has the quiz finished yet? | ||
== Sunday 20 July 2008 == | == Sunday 20 July 2008 == | ||
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=== 1000-1100 === | === 1000-1100 === | ||
: [[Content_ideas#Walking_with_WordPress|Walking with WordPress]] | : [[Content_ideas#Walking_with_WordPress|Walking with WordPress]] | ||
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: Richard Williams http://www.rkwinternet.com/ | : Richard Williams http://www.rkwinternet.com/ | ||
| + | :* Session notes (PDF) http://www.rkwinternet.com/downloads.php?f=www | ||
=== 1100-1200 === | === 1100-1200 === | ||
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: [[Content_ideas#Getting_involved_with_WordPress|Getting involved with WordPress]] | : [[Content_ideas#Getting_involved_with_WordPress|Getting involved with WordPress]] | ||
: Peter Westwood http://blog.ftwr.co.uk/ | : Peter Westwood http://blog.ftwr.co.uk/ | ||
| + | :* [http://blog.ftwr.co.uk/archives/2008/07/21/getting-involved-with-wordpress/ Getting involved with WordPress slides] | ||
=== 1730-1800 === | === 1730-1800 === | ||
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: Ian Covey http://tvs-worst-adverts.co.uk/ | : Ian Covey http://tvs-worst-adverts.co.uk/ | ||
: Tony Scott http://tonyscott.org.uk/ | : Tony Scott http://tonyscott.org.uk/ | ||
| + | :* Winners 2008 | ||
| + | :** Theme - Simon Wheatley http://www.simonwheatley.co.uk/ for [http://jackspeak.royalnavy.mod.uk/ Jack Speak - the Royal Navy blog] | ||
| + | :** Content - Darren Cronian http://www.travel-rants.com/ for [http://www.travel-rants.com/ Travel Rants] | ||
| + | :** Single post - David North http://www.digital-rant.co.uk/ for [http://www.digital-rant.co.uk/2008/04/18/website-accessibility-still-misunderstood/ Website accessibility still misunderstood] | ||
| + | :** Plugin - Mike Little http://zed1.com/ for [http://zed1.com/journalized/wordpress-plugins/zed1-fixtures/ zed1 Team Fixtures Plugin] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:58, 6 January 2010
Useful links related to each of the talks
Contents
Saturday 19 July 2008
- 0930-0950
- Registration/coffee
- 0950-1000
- Introduction
- Tony Scott http://tonyscott.org.uk/
1000-1100
- Essential plugins
- Richard Williams http://www.rkwinternet.com/
- Akismet
- alternative: Defensio
- alternative: Typad Antispam
- All in One SEO Pack
- BackUpWordPress
- alternative: WP-DBAdmin is another alterative
- cforms
- alternative Dagon Design Form Mailer
- MaxBlogPress Ping Optimizer
- Wordpress Automatic Upgrade
- Bad Behavior
- Role Manager
- Akismet
1100-1200
- SEO for wordpress
- Nick Garner http://wiki.wordcampuk.tonyscott.org.uk/User:Nickg
- Talking about the big issues with SEO:
- Google can't be spammed easily anymore
- Useful content is vital (don't do marketing'eze)
- Get friendly with a professional writer, if you are not up to doing it yourself
- Coach clients to understand SEO is a long play game(6 months)
- And give some references to useful plugins and SEO reference sites
- References to my
- SEO presentation
- SEO PowerPoint presentation
- To one of the sites I look after professionally: betting.betfair.com
- Talking about the big issues with SEO:
1200-1300
- WordPress Question Time
- Tony Scott http://tonyscott.org.uk/
- Gurbir Singh http://astrotalkuk.org/
- Rich Boakes http://boakes.org/
- Sam Bauers http://unlettered.org/
- Mike Little http://zed1.com/
- Benjamin Ellis http://redcatco.com/
1300-1430
- Lunch
1430-1530
- Plugin Development
- Simon Wheatly http://www.simonwheatley.co.uk/
1530-1630
- Blogging and journalism
- Benjamin Ellis http://redcatco.com/
- Bob Jones http://www.thedailynovel.com/
- David Page http://www.expressandstar.com/
1630-1730
1730-1800
- WordPress is not a blog
- Jonnya http://wp-cms.com/
- View presentation online
- Plugins covered in presentation:
- Cloak - Hide unwanted write post/page items
- Fresh Post - Create custom write panels and hide default ones!
- Audit trail - Some functions now obsolete due to 2.6 roll-back functionality.
- Role Manager - Complete control overs user privileges.
- wp-dbmanager - Database backup tool.
- CForms - Great form building tool.
- Simple Tags - Very powerful tag management tool.
- Notes:
- Fresh Post plugin - This has now changed name to 'Flutter' (thanks to Chris Garrett for letting me know!) and add a new layout control to it's powerful feature set.
- Cloak plugin - I have now personally taken over development of this plugin from the previous developer (too good for it to drop-off the WordPress dev cycle!). I have tested it upto WordPress 2.6 and it's fine in it's current form. I will announce development news (and new home!) shortly. I will be re-naming this as I intend to roll new functionality into it in the coming months.
2000-2300
- Saturday WordCamp UK social
- The Old Royal, Church St, Birmingham.
- Has the quiz finished yet?
Sunday 20 July 2008
- 0950-1000
- Introduction
- Tony Scott http://tonyscott.org.uk/
1000-1100
- Walking with WordPress
- Richard Williams http://www.rkwinternet.com/
- Session notes (PDF) http://www.rkwinternet.com/downloads.php?f=www
1100-1200
- Large companies
- Simon Dickson http://puffbox.com/
1200-1300
1300-1430
- Lunch
1430-1530
- Code surgery session
- Submit your questions to the surgeons: http://www.simonwheatley.co.uk/code-surgery-questions/
- Your Code Surgeons are:
- Simon Wheatley http://www.simonwheatley.co.uk/
- Peter Westwood http://blog.ftwr.co.uk/
- Rich Boakes http://boakes.org/hello
- Mike Little http://zed1.com/
1530-1630
- Living from your blog
- Chris Garrett http://www.chrisg.com/
1630-1730
- Getting involved with WordPress
- Peter Westwood http://blog.ftwr.co.uk/
1730-1800
- The Humphrey Awards 2008
- Ian Covey http://tvs-worst-adverts.co.uk/
- Tony Scott http://tonyscott.org.uk/
- Winners 2008
- Theme - Simon Wheatley http://www.simonwheatley.co.uk/ for Jack Speak - the Royal Navy blog
- Content - Darren Cronian http://www.travel-rants.com/ for Travel Rants
- Single post - David North http://www.digital-rant.co.uk/ for Website accessibility still misunderstood
- Plugin - Mike Little http://zed1.com/ for zed1 Team Fixtures Plugin
- Winners 2008
