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WordCamp GR 2017 – Computers <3 Structured Data – Steve Grunwell
Steve Grunwell – https://stevegrunwell.com/ https://github.com/stevegrunwell/structured-data/blob/master/README.md What is Structured Data? Standards to help computers to understand our content. Content is for humans. Structured data is for machines. Structured Data Structured data is all about providing context itemtype/itemprop/content HTML/XML HyperText and eXtensible Markup Language Meant to convey information in a meaningful way Generic layout RSS An extension of XML for content sydication Introduced structure: post titles, content, dates Standardized and can be validated Microformats & Dublin Core Competing standards for rich data Dublin Core is a specific set of standards, but designed to be limited in scope Uses meta tags Microformats – uses class names Resource Description Framework (RDF) A specification for modeling metadata New attributes Opengraph Facebook’s social graph Used to create rich media when sharing content…
Working on Compatibility with Webmentions & the IndieWeb
I’ve been working for awhile on trying to make my blog the central hub of my online presence, even on social media, taking a #POSSE approach. One issue that I’ve found is that the #Facepile setup of #Webmentions is getting blown away when using JetPack comments. #IndieWeb
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Looking Back on 2017, the Year of Firsts
I don’t recall if I’ve ever written any sort of year-in-review blog post or even social media post, but this year I have had so many firsts that I wanted to reflect on and share my thanks for. Health In the health department I not only reached my initial target goal weight but actually surpassed it, and my second target. I think this year I’ve weighed the least that I have in 26 years. I have always struggled with my weight and living a more healthy lifestyle. I attribute my success primarily to my wife, and also to the encouragement of many friends and family. I also had to have a lot of self-determination as well, but that was only had by seeing the impact my…
WordPress US 2019 – Design Systems: Crafting For Crafters – Jon Quach
Jon Quach – https://jonquach.com/ Design Systems are important but can be complicated and hard to understand. What Are Design Systems? They are about process. They make up the interfaces and designs of a product. They help answer many design and development questions. What Are The Challenges of Design? There can be a breakdown of handoff between design and development. Things don’t always end up the way they were intended. No documentation. Nobody knows how developer created things. It’s not because people are bad at their jobs or don’t care. Lacking the understanding of how user interfaces and experience should work together. How Do You Create A Design System? You create a Design System to empower the team building the product. End users don’t care about…
WordCamp US 2019 – Securing WordPress in the age of 0-Day Vulnerabilities – Rahul Nagare
scaledynamix.com/WCUS 0-Day Vulnerabilities Recently discovered No current fix Already being attacked Reference – wpvulndb.com Why My Site? They want to send your traffic somewhere else to boost SEO rank They want to use your site as a “bot” to attack a targeted site. How Do You Protect Your Site? Protection Against Redirects Hardcode your site/home URL Protect your wp-config.php Protect Against Automated Plugin Updates Limit access to wp-admin, white-list admin IPs Protect Against Code Injections Block all POST requests without a valid referrer Set Content-Security-Policy header You still need to follow the standard security best practices
WordCamp US 2019 – How the WordPress Community Can Embrace the Next Generation (Talk + Panel)
Talk – Olivia Bisset lemonadecode.com/WCUS If WordPress doesn’t become attractive to the next generation it will become a relic. WordCamps Don’t use the word kids, use words like teens and students Make regular tracks attractive to to young people Market to young people, don’t make it all about old people Meetups Don’t use foul language, make it family friendly Parents Take your kids to events Support your kids to see talks that are relevant for them Teachers WordPress is a good publishing tool for kids Writing content helps students develop their writing skills Have an “Hour of Code” Block Editor Students liked the Block Editor Panel Dina Butcher, Ema DeRosia, Emily Lema, Sophie DeRosia, Olivia Bisset, Natalie Bourn Kids are using the WordPress platform to…