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How to ease content updates & prevent design blunders – Steven Quinn<\/em><\/h4>\n

Make the back end of your WordPress websites as easy to use as the front end while making your site a data-driven experience. We\u2019ll explore different ways of using of custom post types, custom fields, and settings pages to make content editing and management as easy as possible while enforcing front end styling.<\/p>\n

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Face your Fear of Niching – Ethan Clevenger<\/em><\/h4>\n

The idea of narrowing your business focus and positioning away from potential clients can be scary. It’s a fear that must be faced to maximize growth. While it’s natural to assume that becoming less of a generalist means doing less business, the opposite is usually true. By effectively positioning your business, you stand to grow exponentially.<\/p>\n

This talk is great for owners of digital studios making WordPress sites but contains just as much value for other business owners trying to leverage their digital presence to grow their business.<\/p>\n

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The Benefits of Continuous Integration – Andrew Taylor<\/em><\/h4>\n

Modern development is complex, with lots of tools to turn the code we write into the code used by the user\u2019s browser. This can be a simple and minifying assets or as sophisticated as downloading dependencies and turning source code into production code.<\/p>\n

In this session we will look at the top 5 benefits gained from adopting a Continuous Integration workflow to automate the build process, testing and deployment. Whether you\u2019re a developer wondering why you should try Continuous Integration in the first place or a business owner wondering why you should let your team spend time on adopting a new process when the current one \u201cjust works\u201d we\u2019ll have answers for you!<\/p>\n

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How to ease content updates & prevent design blunders – Steven Quinn Make the back end of your WordPress websites as easy to use as the front end while making your site a data-driven experience. We\u2019ll explore different ways of using of custom post types, custom fields, and settings pages to make content editing and … <\/p>\n

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