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Scaling WordPress for Hi-Traffic

Posted on January 25, 2011 by Jason

Ryan Allen of Envato is visiting from Melbourne. He is reponsible for managing (server) performance at some of Australia’s busiest websites. Managing traffic spikes is crucial as projects get bigger and Ryan will will speaking about what to do when … Continue reading →

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WordcampNZ on WammoLive

Posted on January 24, 2011 by Jason

Glenn Williams runs a great live show in the mornings on KiwiFM where invited guests get to talk about projects and what they’re up to. RadioWammo We got to talk about WordCampNZ with Glenn so along I went. It’s all … Continue reading →

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Julie Starr – Evolving the News

Posted on January 21, 2011 by Jason

WordCampNZ welcomes Julie Starr as a speaker and contributor. If anyone knows about the huge changes in the way that media is produced and consumed it is Julie. The Evolving Newroom is her blog – “a place to think out … Continue reading →

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BuddyPress Comes of Age

Posted on January 21, 2011 by Jason

Paul Gibbs is a core BuddyPress Developer from UK and has recently been contributing to a number of NZ projects. His website is : http://byotos.com/ Paul will be speaking at WordcampNZ about BuddyPress related topics and about the Achievements Plugin … Continue reading →

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KiwiBlog is the Comment King

Posted on January 20, 2011 by Jason

David Farrar has probably the busiest WordPress blog in New Zealand. What makes it all work is lots of comments – up to 500 per day… David will be speaking about running a busy blog and what is involved making … Continue reading →

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SEO for WordPress – Michael Brandon

Posted on January 20, 2011 by Jason

We are very pleased & delighted to bring back Michael Brandon of Searchmasters as  a speaker. Michael presented some very practical insights last August at WordCampNZ. He works with many WordPress sites and is winner of NZ SEO competition. “More … Continue reading →

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Justin Sainton on Group Deals

Posted on January 19, 2011 by Jason

Justin Sainton is the founder of Zao Web Design, LLC, a web firm based in Portland, Oregon USA. Justin will be speaking at WordCamp NZ about WordPress & Group Deals. Working exclusively with WordPress and an array of other open-source … Continue reading →

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John Ford Speaking

Posted on January 14, 2011 by Jason

John Ford has been to NZ last year and presented at WordCamp SF 2010. We are delighted to announce he will be speaking at WordCampNZ 2011. In Wellington he will be giving special attention to security ( & just guessing … Continue reading →

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Te Papa Venue Confirmed – (2011)

Posted on December 16, 2010 by Jason

We are very pleased to be able to confirm that the Oceania Room at Te Papa is the 2011 venue for WordCampNZ. To quote : “Oceania offers plenty of natural light and spectacular views of both Wellington’s Marina and Waitangi … Continue reading →

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#wordcampnz 2010 What You Thought

Posted on August 11, 2010 by Jason

Naturally many of the attendees at #wordcampnz 2010 have blogged about their experience and some even have photos. Here are some of those links and we will add more as they come in. There was a live blog ( + … Continue reading →

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