2. Background with WordCamps (& WordPress)
● Attended WordCamp 2012, 2016 & now 2018 (on holidays in 2014)
● Joomla vs WordPress
● Joomla my first CMS:
○ Dog Club website: www.easternsuburbsdogtraining.org.au
○ Writers website: www.tallandtrue.com.au
● WordPress for my blog and consultancy website
○ Blog: www.robertfairhead.com
○ Website: www.rocher.com.au
● Objective: Content creation not website design
3. WordCamp Sydney 2018 - Logistics & Vibe
Conference logistics:
● Welcomed by WordPress “Happiness Engineer” (support person)
● Dozen-plus helpers acknowledged
● Dozens of platinum, gold, silver and “super” sponsors
○ Linux Australia
○ WP Engine
○ Woo Commerce
○ Jetpack
○ Flywheel
● Tickets cost $55 for two full days plus after party on Saturday
4. WordCamp Sydney 2018 - Attendees
Attendees breakdown:
● 260+ registrations
● 89% from Australia (11% OS)
● 64% Male, 34% Female
● 42% Developers
● 15% Business Owners
● 10% Designers
● 9% Consultants
6. WordCamp Sydney 2018 - Gutenberg
Keynote speech - Gutenberg:
● New WordPress editor - currently beta (live with WordPress 5)
● Using “blocks”, the “entire editing experience has been rebuilt for media rich
pages and posts.”
● Aimed at Sqaurespace and Wix (Joomla not mentioned all weekend)
● Option to continue with Classic Editor (plug-in)
● Page builders are “addressing” Gutenberg:
○ Divi: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaN3GJTeW44
● But there are concerns about developers and designers
● Try it online: https://wordpress.org/gutenberg/