In this presentation to the WordPress Grand Rapids (WPGR) Meetup group, Topher DeRosia explains what an API is, how it works, and provides some example APIs to help spark creativity.
This video also available with slides instead of video. youtu.be/D_imozwhmY0
WordPress.org officially recommends several WordPress hosting companies. In this video we’ll review each one of them, and help you understand their strengths and weaknesses – with a mind to helping you choose the right host for your site. – Interested in learning even more about WordPress. Check out winningwp.com for all kinds of tips, tricks,…
This talk recommends how to increase engagement, lower customer acquisition costs, and, ultimately, improve store sales. An e-commerce store is only as valuable as the number of visitors it converts to buyers. But Rome wasn’t built in a day and neither is a successful online store. Building a sustainable, cash positive storefront takes time –…
The WordPress REST API is one of the most fundamentally important new aspects of WordPress, yet it’s rarely explained to people who aren’t developers. In this talk we’ll explain what this thing is, and why you should be excited about what it can do for you, even though you’re not a developer. Presentation Slides »
We’ll discuss how to speed up your site using caching via easy plugins like WP Super Cache and W3 Total Cache, transients, and server site options like Memcache, APC, and Batcache.
JavaScript is very powerful, but acts pretty much invisibly on the web. In this video we’ll explain what JavaScript is, what it does, and when it should be used. – Interested in learning even more about WordPress. Check out winningwp.com for all kinds of tips, tricks, beginner guides, deals and resources! – Guide to Choosing…
Want to make a professional small business website? In this video, we show you how to use WordPress to make a superb, fully-functional website (one that’s both technically excellent AND looks great) for any business – from START to FINISH! We build an example website from scratch – and, by following along, you too will…