WordPress from Install to Publish. WPwatercooler is a live video and audio roundtable discussion from WordPress professionals from around the industry who offer tips, best practices, and lively debate on how to put the content management system to use. WPwatercooler is part of the WPwatercooler Network
Hosted by WordPress developer Jason Tucker, the weekly panel includes the following WP experts as well as over 500 guests since 2012.
∙ Jason Tucker – podcast host, web developer, and IT Director
∙ Steve Zehngut – Zeek Interactive
∙ Sé Reed – web developer, speaker, small business advocate and Internet geek.
∙ Jason Cosper – Sr. Performance Engineer at Liquid Web
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Today’s topic is Learning resources – What’s the best way to get started with WordPress? Chris’ best tip for any and every WordPress beginner question is to go to google and type in “WP Beginner” and then write your question. Sarah suggests getting offline and going to a local reputable WordPress meet up. Instead of…
On this weeks episode we will be discussing ways to speed up your WordPress website. This includes plugins that speed it up, explain caching and CDNs, and talk hosting providers that help. Caching – A way of taking the content and storing it into something more static to that gets pushed out to the internet….
Today’s topic is Working locally instead of cowboy coding where we will be discussing local web development utilizing tools such as XAMPP MAMP WAMP and other tools like DesktopServer, Vagrant or even Vagrantpress. Beginners For beginners Suzette suggests they use DesktopServer because it’s easy to install and you don’t have to ruin your server testing everything out and…
On this episode we will be focusing on tools and techniques to backing up a WordPress installation and how to backup before a major upgrade. Backups are really important, and everyone should backup their sites. It doesn’t matter what platform you’re using, you need to be checking your restores every now and then to make…
Today’s topic is Future proofing your WordPress website. The topic was suggested to us by Julie Kuehl. How do you keep a website up to date? It’s a misconception that once the website is built it’s done. A website is not set it and forget it. It’s a relationship that you have to nurture and take care of…
On this episode of WPwatercooler we will be discussing WordCamp SF 2013, the State of the Word address and after parties. The Hallway Track There are many “Man” or “Woman on the Street” interviews that were conducted by Jason Tucker and Se Reed. Those can be found soon on the WordCamp San Francisco WordPress.TV page….
Today’s topic is “The responsibilities you have as a contractor” and it was suggested to us by Steve Zehngut We’re asking where their responsibilities end in a project and do you define it up front? Some clients are looking for a firm that will be a “one stop shop” meaning they want someone that will provide…
Today’s topic is about Documentation. Documentation for a website, plugin or theme is an important component of a project. It allows the uninitiated to work with your code on either the web side of things or adding to your existing code. Documentation enables your customers to understand how to use what you have built for…
So what makes a good shared web host? Is it the support? Security? Caching? Clustering? Long execution times? On this episode we will uncover what our developer panelists look for in a shared host all without a trek to asking Deep Thought so don’t panic, don’t forget your towel and join us for this interesting topic. What…
On this weeks episode we will be discussing our community of collaboration and how it isn’t a competition. You’re benefiting the community by collaborating and not being cutthroat. Instead you’re able to share secrets and better the whole industry as a result. By collaborating with the community, you sharpen the industry as a whole. Carrie…
This weeks topic is “How to work effectively with designers”. We will be speaking with WordPress Developers and Designers to share some tips with working effectively with designers. We think that Designers and Developers will surely get something out of this discussion. Show starts Monday June 24 at 11:00am PST. Working with a designer can…
Today’s topic is Picking the right WordPress theme for non programmers. Scared of JQuery, PHP, CSS, LMNOP (I made that last one up) we have your back. We’ll help you pick the right theme to start from for a non developer on this episode of WPwatercooler. Show starts at 11:00am PST on Mondays. [LISTATTENDEES event_identifier=”ep39-picking-the-right-wordpress-theme-for-non-programmers-wpwatercooler-ju” show_gravatar=”true”]…
This weeks topic is Extending WordPress with mobile apps and custom web interfaces. [LISTATTENDEES event_identifier=”ep38-extending-wordpress-wpwatercooler-june-10-2013-5-51b4f8c601e02″ show_gravatar=”true”] See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
On this weeks episode we will be discussing the recent WordCamp Orange County #WCOC. There were many great talks and events that happened during this awesome camp. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
On this episode of WPwatercooler we are talking about the 10 year anniversary of WordPress. Live stream starts Monday at 11am PST [LISTATTENDEES event_identifier=”ep36-10-years-of-wordpress-may-27-2013-5-51a286fa52016″ show_gravatar=”true”] See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
