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WordPress, but easier!

Posted on February 16, 2011 by Jason

A wise man once said, “websites are like sausages, no one wants to know how they’re made”. On Sunday Ryan is going to show us how to make all of this easier. Ryan Hellyer is a WordPress plugin and theme … Continue reading →

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Discourse in the House

Posted on February 14, 2011 by Jason

Many of you will know Ben Gracewood and Morgan Nichol from the weekly discourse podcast / radio show. We are really pleased to announce them as speakers on the Saturday afternoon for a short talk. We all know there is … Continue reading →

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Thank you sponsors

Posted on February 11, 2011 by Jason

An event like WordCampNZ relies mostly on our sponsors for funding. Our venue, WiFi, AV and tshirt costs all add up to a large number. Often we can get discounts as a charitable trust and that is brilliant too. In … Continue reading →

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Tweet this Goat

Posted on February 10, 2011 by Jason

As a special bonus we are delighted to announce that Vaughn Davis is one of our lightening speakers and will be opening the “show”at 9:15am * on Tweet this book! How to publish, promote and distribute a best selling book … Continue reading →

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WordCampNZ 2011 T-shirts

Posted on February 10, 2011 by Jason

The 2011 WordCampNZ t-shirts will be black this year. Click on the shirt to view larger size. Special design shout out to @StaceyRoche who BTW will be speaking on Sunday about design. Code is poetry is a tagline found on … Continue reading →

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WordCampNZ 2011 Party

Posted on February 9, 2011 by Jason

Did we mention that we have organised an after party right near Te Papa for the Saturday night 19th at about 6pm? It is upstairs at Mac’s Brew Bar. Fourquare checkin / map You will need your WordCampNZ id as … Continue reading →

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Wellington 2011 Schedule

Posted on February 8, 2011 by Jason

Here is the #wordcampnz draft schedule. We don’t expect it to change much and we will add details for Sunday shortly. Enjoy. Registration is from 8:30am ish or sooner if we can get in earlier to the Oceania Room. Parking … Continue reading →

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Showcase “Futures of” Panel

Posted on January 26, 2011 by Jason

Many WordCampNZ attendees are thought leaders in their own respective fields. We thought it would be great to talk around trends, changes and impacts of WordPress and blogging going forward. This year we have a super panel discussion planned with … Continue reading →

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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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