{"id":9,"date":"2016-02-05T22:03:02","date_gmt":"2016-02-05T22:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2016.winnipeg.wordcamp.org\/sessions\/"},"modified":"2016-10-22T13:26:50","modified_gmt":"2016-10-22T13:26:50","slug":"sessions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/winnipeg.wordcamp.org\/2016\/sessions\/","title":{"rendered":"Sessions"},"content":{"rendered":"<table class=\"wcpt-schedule\" border=\"0\"><thead><tr><th class=\"wcpt-col-time\">Time<\/th><th class=\"wcpt-col-track\"> <span class=\"wcpt-track-name\">Everyone<\/span> <span class=\"wcpt-track-description\"><\/span> <\/th><th class=\"wcpt-col-track\"> <span class=\"wcpt-track-name\">Make with WordPress<\/span> <span class=\"wcpt-track-description\"><\/span> <\/th><th class=\"wcpt-col-track\"> <span class=\"wcpt-track-name\">Use WordPress<\/span> <span class=\"wcpt-track-description\"><\/span> <\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr class=\"wcpt-time-915am\"><td class=\"wcpt-time\">9:15&nbsp;am<\/td><td colspan=\"1\" class=\"wcb-track-everyone wcpt-session-type-custom wcb-session-registration\" data-track-title=\"Everyone\" data-session-id=\"272\"><div class=\"wcb-session-cell-content\"><span class=\"wcpt-session-title\">Registration<\/span><\/div><\/td><td class=\"wcpt-session-empty\"><\/td><td class=\"wcpt-session-empty\"><\/td><\/tr><tr class=\"wcpt-time-945am\"><td class=\"wcpt-time\">9:45&nbsp;am<\/td><td colspan=\"1\" class=\"wcb-track-everyone wcpt-session-type-session wcb-session-opening-remarks\" data-track-title=\"Everyone\" data-session-id=\"334\"><div class=\"wcb-session-cell-content\"><a class=\"wcpt-session-title\" href=\"https:\/\/winnipeg.wordcamp.org\/2016\/session\/opening-remarks\/\">Opening Remarks<\/a><\/div><div class=\"wcb-session-favourite-icon\"><a href=\"#\" role=\"button\" class=\"fav-session-button\" aria-pressed=\"false\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Favorite session: Opening Remarks<\/span><span class=\"dashicons dashicons-star-filled\"><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/td><td class=\"wcpt-session-empty\"><\/td><td class=\"wcpt-session-empty\"><\/td><\/tr><tr class=\"wcpt-time-1000am\"><td class=\"wcpt-time\">10:00&nbsp;am<\/td><td class=\"wcpt-session-empty\"><\/td><td colspan=\"1\" class=\"wcb-speaker-shawn-hooper wcb-track-make-with-wordpress wcpt-session-type-session wcb-session-coding-best-practices\" data-track-title=\"Make with WordPress\" data-session-id=\"264\"><div class=\"wcb-session-cell-content\"><a class=\"wcpt-session-title\" href=\"https:\/\/winnipeg.wordcamp.org\/2016\/session\/coding-best-practices\/\">Coding Best Practices<\/a> <span class=\"wcpt-session-speakers\"><a href=\"https:\/\/winnipeg.wordcamp.org\/2016\/speakers\/#wcorg-speaker-shawn-hooper\">Shawn Hooper<\/a><\/span><\/div><div class=\"wcb-session-favourite-icon\"><a href=\"#\" role=\"button\" class=\"fav-session-button\" aria-pressed=\"false\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Favorite session: Coding Best Practices<\/span><span class=\"dashicons dashicons-star-filled\"><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/td><td colspan=\"1\" class=\"wcb-speaker-richard-archambault wcb-track-use-wordpress wcpt-session-type-session wcb-session-wordpress-com-and-wordpress-org-the-same-but-different\" data-track-title=\"Use WordPress\" data-session-id=\"270\"><div class=\"wcb-session-cell-content\"><a class=\"wcpt-session-title\" href=\"https:\/\/winnipeg.wordcamp.org\/2016\/session\/wordpress-com-and-wordpress-org-the-same-but-different\/\">WordPress.com and WordPress.org: The Same, but Different!<\/a> <span class=\"wcpt-session-speakers\"><a href=\"https:\/\/winnipeg.wordcamp.org\/2016\/speakers\/#wcorg-speaker-richard-archambault\">Richard Archambault<\/a><\/span><\/div><div class=\"wcb-session-favourite-icon\"><a href=\"#\" role=\"button\" class=\"fav-session-button\" aria-pressed=\"false\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Favorite session: WordPress.com and WordPress.org: The Same, but Different!<\/span><span class=\"dashicons dashicons-star-filled\"><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr class=\"wcpt-time-1045am\"><td class=\"wcpt-time\">10:45&nbsp;am<\/td><td class=\"wcpt-session-empty\"><\/td><td colspan=\"1\" class=\"wcb-speaker-stephane-boisvert wcb-track-make-with-wordpress wcpt-session-type-session wcb-session-advanced-wordpress-code-performance\" data-track-title=\"Make with WordPress\" data-session-id=\"332\"><div class=\"wcb-session-cell-content\"><a class=\"wcpt-session-title\" href=\"https:\/\/winnipeg.wordcamp.org\/2016\/session\/advanced-wordpress-code-performance\/\">Advanced WordPress Code Performance<\/a> <span class=\"wcpt-session-speakers\"><a href=\"https:\/\/winnipeg.wordcamp.org\/2016\/speakers\/#wcorg-speaker-stephane-boisvert\">St\u00e9phane Boisvert<\/a><\/span><\/div><div class=\"wcb-session-favourite-icon\"><a href=\"#\" role=\"button\" class=\"fav-session-button\" aria-pressed=\"false\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Favorite session: Advanced WordPress Code Performance<\/span><span class=\"dashicons dashicons-star-filled\"><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/td><td colspan=\"1\" class=\"wcb-speaker-jamie-isfeld wcb-track-use-wordpress wcpt-session-type-session wcb-session-understanding-wordpress-tips-for-beginners\" data-track-title=\"Use WordPress\" data-session-id=\"165\"><div class=\"wcb-session-cell-content\"><a class=\"wcpt-session-title\" href=\"https:\/\/winnipeg.wordcamp.org\/2016\/session\/understanding-wordpress-tips-for-beginners\/\">Understanding WordPress: Tips for Beginners<\/a> <span class=\"wcpt-session-speakers\"><a href=\"https:\/\/winnipeg.wordcamp.org\/2016\/speakers\/#wcorg-speaker-jamie-isfeld\">Jamie Isfeld<\/a><\/span><\/div><div class=\"wcb-session-favourite-icon\"><a href=\"#\" role=\"button\" class=\"fav-session-button\" aria-pressed=\"false\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Favorite session: Understanding WordPress: Tips for Beginners<\/span><span class=\"dashicons dashicons-star-filled\"><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr class=\"wcpt-time-1130am\"><td class=\"wcpt-time\">11:30&nbsp;am<\/td><td class=\"wcpt-session-empty\"><\/td><td colspan=\"1\" class=\"wcb-speaker-matt-wiebe wcb-track-make-with-wordpress wcpt-session-type-session wcb-session-js-for-wp-devs\" data-track-title=\"Make with WordPress\" data-session-id=\"208\"><div class=\"wcb-session-cell-content\"><a class=\"wcpt-session-title\" href=\"https:\/\/winnipeg.wordcamp.org\/2016\/session\/js-for-wp-devs\/\">JS for WP Devs<\/a> <span class=\"wcpt-session-speakers\"><a href=\"https:\/\/winnipeg.wordcamp.org\/2016\/speakers\/#wcorg-speaker-matt-wiebe\">Matt Wiebe<\/a><\/span><\/div><div class=\"wcb-session-favourite-icon\"><a href=\"#\" role=\"button\" class=\"fav-session-button\" aria-pressed=\"false\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Favorite session: JS for WP Devs<\/span><span class=\"dashicons dashicons-star-filled\"><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/td><td colspan=\"1\" class=\"wcb-speaker-rachel-hettinga wcb-track-use-wordpress wcpt-session-type-session wcb-session-html-wp-theme-in-1-hour\" data-track-title=\"Use WordPress\" data-session-id=\"380\"><div class=\"wcb-session-cell-content\"><a class=\"wcpt-session-title\" href=\"https:\/\/winnipeg.wordcamp.org\/2016\/session\/html-wp-theme-in-1-hour\/\">HTML &#8211; WP Theme in 1 hour<\/a> <span class=\"wcpt-session-speakers\"><a href=\"https:\/\/winnipeg.wordcamp.org\/2016\/speakers\/#wcorg-speaker-rachel-hettinga\">Rachel Hettinga<\/a><\/span><\/div><div class=\"wcb-session-favourite-icon\"><a href=\"#\" role=\"button\" class=\"fav-session-button\" aria-pressed=\"false\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Favorite session: HTML &#8211; WP Theme in 1 hour<\/span><span class=\"dashicons dashicons-star-filled\"><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr class=\"wcpt-time-1215pm\"><td class=\"wcpt-time\">12:15&nbsp;pm<\/td><td colspan=\"1\" class=\"wcb-track-everyone wcpt-session-type-custom wcb-session-lunch\" data-track-title=\"Everyone\" data-session-id=\"276\"><div class=\"wcb-session-cell-content\"><span class=\"wcpt-session-title\">Lunch<\/span><\/div><\/td><td class=\"wcpt-session-empty\"><\/td><td class=\"wcpt-session-empty\"><\/td><\/tr><tr class=\"wcpt-time-145pm\"><td class=\"wcpt-time\">1:45&nbsp;pm<\/td><td colspan=\"1\" class=\"wcb-speaker-rod-salm wcb-track-everyone wcpt-session-type-session wcb-session-making-wordpress-your-marketing-machine\" data-track-title=\"Everyone\" data-session-id=\"248\"><div class=\"wcb-session-cell-content\"><a class=\"wcpt-session-title\" href=\"https:\/\/winnipeg.wordcamp.org\/2016\/session\/making-wordpress-your-marketing-machine\/\">Making WordPress your Marketing Machine<\/a> <span class=\"wcpt-session-speakers\"><a href=\"https:\/\/winnipeg.wordcamp.org\/2016\/speakers\/#wcorg-speaker-rod-salm\">Rod Salm<\/a><\/span><\/div><div class=\"wcb-session-favourite-icon\"><a href=\"#\" role=\"button\" class=\"fav-session-button\" aria-pressed=\"false\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Favorite session: Making WordPress your Marketing Machine<\/span><span class=\"dashicons dashicons-star-filled\"><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/td><td class=\"wcpt-session-empty\"><\/td><td class=\"wcpt-session-empty\"><\/td><\/tr><tr class=\"wcpt-time-230pm\"><td class=\"wcpt-time\">2:30&nbsp;pm<\/td><td colspan=\"1\" class=\"wcb-speaker-alicia-ramirez wcb-track-everyone wcpt-session-type-session wcb-session-how-to-fail-at-wordpress\" data-track-title=\"Everyone\" data-session-id=\"302\"><div class=\"wcb-session-cell-content\"><a class=\"wcpt-session-title\" href=\"https:\/\/winnipeg.wordcamp.org\/2016\/session\/how-to-fail-at-wordpress\/\">How to Fail at WordPress<\/a> <span class=\"wcpt-session-speakers\"><a href=\"https:\/\/winnipeg.wordcamp.org\/2016\/speakers\/#wcorg-speaker-alicia-ramirez\">Alicia Ramirez<\/a><\/span><\/div><div class=\"wcb-session-favourite-icon\"><a href=\"#\" role=\"button\" class=\"fav-session-button\" aria-pressed=\"false\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Favorite session: How to Fail at WordPress<\/span><span class=\"dashicons dashicons-star-filled\"><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/td><td class=\"wcpt-session-empty\"><\/td><td class=\"wcpt-session-empty\"><\/td><\/tr><tr class=\"wcpt-time-315pm\"><td class=\"wcpt-time\">3:15&nbsp;pm<\/td><td colspan=\"1\" class=\"wcb-speaker-david-pensato wcb-track-everyone wcpt-session-type-session wcb-session-does-anyone-even-care-about-wordpress\" data-track-title=\"Everyone\" data-session-id=\"315\"><div class=\"wcb-session-cell-content\"><a class=\"wcpt-session-title\" href=\"https:\/\/winnipeg.wordcamp.org\/2016\/session\/does-anyone-even-care-about-wordpress\/\">Does anyone even care about WordPress?<\/a> <span class=\"wcpt-session-speakers\"><a href=\"https:\/\/winnipeg.wordcamp.org\/2016\/speakers\/#wcorg-speaker-david-pensato\">David Pensato<\/a><\/span><\/div><div class=\"wcb-session-favourite-icon\"><a href=\"#\" role=\"button\" class=\"fav-session-button\" aria-pressed=\"false\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Favorite session: Does anyone even care about WordPress?<\/span><span class=\"dashicons dashicons-star-filled\"><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/td><td class=\"wcpt-session-empty\"><\/td><td class=\"wcpt-session-empty\"><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\t<div class=\"email-form fav-session-email-form-hide\">\n\t\t<!-- Tab links -->\n\t\t<div class=\"fav-session-share-tab\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fav-session-tablinks\" id=\"fav-session-btn-email\">\n\t\t\t\t\tEmail\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fav-session-tablinks\" id=\"fav-session-btn-link\">\n\t\t\t\tLink\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fav-session-tablinks\" id=\"fav-session-btn-print\">\n\t\t\t\tPrint\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<!-- Tab content -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"fav-session-tab-email\" class=\"fav-session-share-tabcontent\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"fav-session-email-form\">\n\t\t\t\t\tSend me my favorite sessions:\n\t\t\t\t\t<form id=\"fav-sessions-form\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<input\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"text\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tname=\"email_address\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"fav-sessions-email-address\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tplaceholder=\"me@protonmail.com\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Send\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/form>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fav-session-email-wait-spinner\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fav-session-email-result\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"fav-session-tab-link\" class=\"fav-session-share-tabcontent\">\n\t\t\tShareable link:\t\t\t<br \/>\n\t\t\t<a id=\"fav-sessions-link\" href=\"\"><\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div id=\"fav-session-tab-print\" class=\"fav-session-share-tabcontent\">\n\t\t\t<button id=\"fav-session-print\">\n\t\t\t\tPrint favorite sessions\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<a class=\"show-email-form\" href=\"javascript:\">\n\t\t<span class=\"dashicons dashicons-star-filled\"><\/span>\n\t\t<span class=\"dashicons dashicons-email-alt\"><\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div class=\"wcorg-sessions\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id=\"wcorg-session-264\" class=\"wcorg-session\" >\n\t\t\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\tCoding Best Practices\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-session-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wcpt-session-meta\">Presented by <a href=\"https:\/\/winnipeg.wordcamp.org\/2016\/speaker\/shawn-hooper\/\">Shawn Hooper<\/a> in Make with WordPress.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e6b86a4cfc44ecc7855cb85c5302f8b3a0bd7bd482bfadb367fbb8bba65124ca?s=100&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" class=\"avatar avatar-100 photo\" height=\"100\" width=\"100\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Yes, your code works, but is it the best it could be? This talk will guide you through tips and tricks to make your code efficient, safe, and easy to read. It&#8217;s a great primer for new developers, and a good reminder for those of us who have developed bad habits over time.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Understand the WordPress Coding Standard<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Write Short, Reusable Functions<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Begin using Unit Testing to ensure code functions as expected<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Begin using UI testing to ensure pages behave as expected<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Discuss benefits of code review<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id=\"wcorg-session-270\" class=\"wcorg-session\" >\n\t\t\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\tWordPress.com and WordPress.org: The Same, but Different!\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-session-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wcpt-session-meta\">Presented by <a href=\"https:\/\/winnipeg.wordcamp.org\/2016\/speaker\/richard-archambault\/\">Richard Archambault<\/a> in Use WordPress.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2fda304d524f2329249ada992e46445474f829a92856eeb8c2202fde36279d84?s=100&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" class=\"avatar avatar-100 photo\" height=\"100\" width=\"100\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">There&#8217;s a lot of confusion over <a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.org\/\"><span class=\"s2\">WordPress.org<\/span><\/a> versus <a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.com\/\"><span class=\"s2\">WordPress.com<\/span><\/a>. In the past, I used the WordPress software from <a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.org\/\"><span class=\"s2\">WordPress.org<\/span><\/a> exclusively &#8211; but then you need to deal with upgrading and maintenance. <a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.com\/\"><span class=\"s2\">WordPress.com<\/span><\/a>, while it has some limitations, has a robust feature set and all the security, upgrading and maintenance are done for you! In this talk, we&#8217;ll explore more differences between the two, the upsides and downsides of each, and situations where you might want to use one over the other.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id=\"wcorg-session-248\" class=\"wcorg-session\" >\n\t\t\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\tMaking WordPress your Marketing Machine\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-session-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wcpt-session-meta\">Presented by <a href=\"https:\/\/winnipeg.wordcamp.org\/2016\/speaker\/rod-salm\/\">Rod Salm<\/a> in Everyone.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ff9a827de63483ca4561fca5a138969925bb5e0bdfe503b58e0b35df7c040625?s=100&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" class=\"avatar avatar-100 photo\" height=\"100\" width=\"100\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<p>Roll with the big dogs! With the democratization of websites (thank you WordPress) it also democratized marketing for the small business. I&#8217;ll show you how to implement marketing plugins into your WordPress site for greater reach and control and show you which online marketing tools you need to integrate now to turn your WordPress site into a Marketing MACHINE. Along the way I&#8217;ll demystify all the new buzzwords in marketing and show you how the sales funnel can play nicely with WordPress.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id=\"wcorg-session-334\" class=\"wcorg-session\" >\n\t\t\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\tOpening Remarks\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-session-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wcpt-session-meta\">Presented in Everyone.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id=\"wcorg-session-302\" class=\"wcorg-session\" >\n\t\t\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\tHow to Fail at WordPress\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-session-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wcpt-session-meta\">Presented by <a href=\"https:\/\/winnipeg.wordcamp.org\/2016\/speaker\/alicia-ramirez\/\">Alicia Ramirez<\/a> in Everyone.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c6154b17a3477dbe8a6f9dfdab63f2dff62977a3fac99589932bcd4ec85ab643?s=100&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" class=\"avatar avatar-100 photo\" height=\"100\" width=\"100\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Nothing stands between you and a successful career as a WordPress designer\/developer&#8230; except for perhaps yourself!<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">This talk will cover pitfalls people encounter when using WordPress to make websites.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id=\"wcorg-session-380\" class=\"wcorg-session\" >\n\t\t\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\tHTML &#8211; WP Theme in 1 hour\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-session-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wcpt-session-meta\">Presented by <a href=\"https:\/\/winnipeg.wordcamp.org\/2016\/speaker\/rachel-hettinga\/\">Rachel Hettinga<\/a> in Use WordPress.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2ba2e1fbf977f39b33c97fdd9956be23c3df845565d046a04177d026a06c0d5d?s=100&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" class=\"avatar avatar-100 photo\" height=\"100\" width=\"100\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<p>Many people know how to use WordPress (.org) and the components behind a theme, but they do not know how to actually create their own custom one. There is a block there sometimes. I will show you how to take a simple HTML site and convert it to a WP theme using a starter theme, Underscores.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id=\"wcorg-session-165\" class=\"wcorg-session\" >\n\t\t\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\tUnderstanding WordPress: Tips for Beginners\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-session-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wcpt-session-meta\">Presented by <a href=\"https:\/\/winnipeg.wordcamp.org\/2016\/speaker\/jamie-isfeld\/\">Jamie Isfeld<\/a> in Use WordPress.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e7fb9ff401a46ac6d6bfb9948772ef451486604349dd5f2fcb144b1a0bfe9e9e?s=100&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" class=\"avatar avatar-100 photo\" height=\"100\" width=\"100\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">This talk is geared to those just getting started with WordPress. 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