| Time | Talks | Workshops |
|---|---|---|
| 7:30 am | Registration | |
| 9:00 am | Welcome | |
| 9:15 am | ||
| 9:55 am | ||
| 10:30 am | Morning Tea | |
| 11:05 am | ||
| 11:45 am | ||
| 12:25 pm | ||
| 1:00 pm | Lunch | |
| 2:10 pm | ||
| 2:50 pm | ||
| 3:25 pm | Afternoon Tea | |
| 4:00 pm | ||
| 4:40 pm | ||
| 5:15 pm | Closing | |
| 6:00 pm | After Party | |
Friday 24 October: Contributor Day
The day after WordCamp we will be hosting Cape Town’s first Contributor Day – this is a chance for us to spend a day contributing to WordPress core code, helping out in the support forums, boosting documentation and reviewing themes. If you’ve never contributed to WordPress in this way before then this is a fantastic opportunity to find out how to do it and to get started in an awesome community environment.
Find out more info here.
Contributor Day Schedule
| Time | Contributor Day |
|---|---|
| 9:00 am | Arrival & Registration |
| 10:00 am | Briefing |
| 10:30 am | Session 1 |
| 1:00 pm | Lunch |
| 2:00 pm | Session 2 |
| 5:00 pm | Closing |
Contributor Day will be held at the Daddy.O workspace in Woodstock.
Workshops
The workshops are split up into 3 sessions that will run alongside the regular sessions. Each workshop session will include 2 workshops that have a maximum capacity of 20 people each. You can sign up for the workshops at the registration desk on the day of WordCamp – workshop spots are given on a first come, first served basis, so make sure you arrive early enough to secure your spot!
Available Workshops
Caching (all the things)
Going through all the different types of caching available to WordPress developers while dispelling myths along the way and then provide a practical method of implementing fragment caching in your code.
Securing your WordPress site
Making sure your WordPress website is secure from hackers is a hot topic these days. Learn how to write secure code to prevent attacks such as SQL injection, XSS, and CSRF using WordPress coding standards. We’ll also go through a few useful plugins to help on the server side as well.
Speed up your theme development with GruntJS
If you haven’t heard yet, task runners are all the rage this days when it comes to frontend development. However, not many WordPress developers are familiar with them, so Tomaž will be presenting both an introduction to GruntJS (the most popular task runner) and it’s benefits for the developers as well as a hands on course on how to get started and how to most effectively use it for theme development. After this workshop, you’ll wonder how you managed to live without it! 🙂
Building your first WordPress plugin
Developing a WordPress plugin isn’t as daunting as it sounds. In this workshop, Hugh will show you how to get started with the code, provide some helpful tips and show you how to get your plugin added to the WordPress.org repository. You will be building a brand new plugin from start to finish in this workshop.
Who is this workshop for?
This workshop is for any developers who would like to get started building their first WordPress plugin, but just don’t quite know where to begin.
Tools & tips to help you manage a remote team (or project)
There are so many services, apps, and plugins that can help you and your team be more productive with work. Scott has been working specifically w/ WordPress for the past 7 years and hopes to share tips he’s learned along the way from working in client/product and on both remote and office teams.