Category Archives: Speakers

Workshop: WordPress Plugin Development 101 with Anthony Cole

In the history of WordCamp in Australia, there have been a total of 3 events. Anthony Cole has helped organise the two of these. WordCamp Gold Coast will be the first camp in Australia or New Zealand Anthony has attended without … Continue reading Workshop: WordPress Plugin Development 101 with Anthony Cole

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Speaker: Troy Dean, Running a Small Business as a WordPress Developer

After the first day of WordCamp Melbourne in February, a group of about 20 headed to an Italian restaurant nearby for dinner. It wasn’t long after the beers started flowing that the conversation turned to business. Anyone who was at that … Continue reading Speaker: Troy Dean, Running a Small Business as a WordPress Developer

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Speaker: Jodie Miners, Building a Web Presence for your Community Group, for Free

In this day and age, every community group, sporting team or not-for-profit group needs their own web presence. That’s why we’re excited to have Jodie Miners presenting at WordCamp Gold Coast on building a web presence for your community group … Continue reading Speaker: Jodie Miners, Building a Web Presence for your Community Group, for Free

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Speaker: John O’Nolan

We are very excited to announce our next speaker, John O’Nolan who is joining us all the way from the United Kingdom. John is an interactive designer who works with companies all over the world, from Microsoft to Virgin Atlantic … Continue reading Speaker: John O’Nolan

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Speaker: Japh Thomson, Code Quality Standards And Best Practices

Japh is a freelance developer with over 12 years experience and a client list that includes the likes of Virgin Atlantic. So when Japh presents on code quality at WordCamp Gold Coast, you can be confident he knows what he’s talking about. … Continue reading Speaker: Japh Thomson, Code Quality Standards And Best Practices

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Speaker: Bronson Quick, Supercharging WordPress with BuddyPress!

Have you ever wanted to increase user interaction beyond the standard WordPress commenting and take your WordPress site to the next level? You can do it using a plugin called BuddyPress! BuddyPress can turn your WordPress site into a complete … Continue reading Speaker: Bronson Quick, Supercharging WordPress with BuddyPress!

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Speaker: Stephen Cronin, WordPress in Government

Having provided custom WordPress solutions since 2007 and holding web management roles within Queensland Government for most of that time, Stephen Cronin knows the intricacies of the relationship between WordPress and Government. He has first hand experience with the challenges … Continue reading Speaker: Stephen Cronin, WordPress in Government

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Speaker: Will McNelis – 10 Essential WordPress Plugins

Whether you’re new to WordPress or a seasoned blogger, you may at times feel overwhelmed when choosing from the 15,000 free plugins. Never fear, Will McNelis is here to help. Will has plenty of experience in selecting the essential plugins when … Continue reading Speaker: Will McNelis – 10 Essential WordPress Plugins

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Speaker: Dan Milward of WP e-Commerce Fame

Dan is a member of WordPress royalty. His company, Instinct Entertainment, has been building WordPress Plugins & providing custom WordPress development since, well, since the dawn of the ‘Press. Instinct’s flagship plugin, the hugely popular WP e-Commerce plugin, even has a … Continue reading Speaker: Dan Milward of WP e-Commerce Fame

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Speaker: Stew Heckenberg, Freelancing FTW!

After taking the plunge into freelancing, Stew Heckenberg has successfully transitioned from the cubicle to the cafe. Through his superhero alter ego, Web Coder, Stew has wrangled the wild business of freelancing to the point where in the last month, he brought in just over … Continue reading Speaker: Stew Heckenberg, Freelancing FTW!

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