Morten recorded audio from the panel

The mp3 can be downloaded at https://ben.lobaugh.net/blog/49291/notes-from-the-expert-panel-at-2013-wordcamp-victoria/2013-wordcamp-victoria-expert-panel-qa

I will post the video as soon as I receive it

WordPress at scale

• http://scalingwp.wordpress.com/
• http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/hyperdb/
• Look at nginx for speed
• Memcache is a great caching solution

Assigning users to all sites in a Multisite

 

• http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/multisite-user-management/

 

HTTP

• Not all plugins support HTTPS
• http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wordpress-https/

How to add markup around images

• Way to stump us!
• http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/marctv-html5-figure-caption/
• Maybe do some javascript if the plugin does not work

How to setup a testing and production site on same server

• Should be able to run the test site anywhere and update the site URLs in the database when moving to production
• Make sure you stay away from hardcoded URLs, use WordPress functions such as site_url()

SoundCloud on WordPress

• Build in to WordPress now
• Simply paste in the URL in a page or post and it will automagically embed the audio file

How to ward off bot attacks

• Server level configs. I.E: .htaccess
• Jeff Star publishes a list of known bad bots

Migrating Joomla to WordPress

• There are tools available online that will create an import or export
• Do your import in segments instead of all at once to prevent errors
• Modules from Joomla database entries will not be copied over
• The usual “correct way” is to do it manually 🙁

Is it possible to configure breadcrumbs based on a matrix search

• No out of the box solution
• It is possible to track via cookies but you will need a developer to customize it for you
• Another possibility is to pass a query variable in the URL to track where you came from. Then in the theme you can look at the query variable to build the breadcrumb

Flash alternative recommendation

• “HTML5” – Morten
• There are great sliders available that will create slideshows for you with Javascript and HTML5, I.E. FlexSlider and AnythingSlider

Integrating WP with Enterprise systems

• Use built in HTTP API in WordPress
• https://ben.lobaugh.net/blog/46117/wordpress-interacting-with-external-apis

Best way to find a developer

• Hire Grant from freshmuse
• Attend WordPress Meetups and network
• Code Poet has a list of contractors http://directory.codepoet.com/
• Interview developers as if they are going to work in your office because it will be at least a 3 month contract and you need to get to know them
• Formulate exactly what you need for the project to present to potential developers to ensure they have the talent

How to add sound to a page

• “Don’t to it” – Morten
• DO NOT AUTOPLAY!
• Press75 has lots of music themes

WordPress training

• Do not send to school as schools are generally using outdated materials
• It is better to specialize in one or two areas rather than attempting to do all of the facets of website creation, use, etc
• Designers should learn front end coding: HTML, CSS, Javascript
• Services: Lynda.com, Code School, Code Academy, Think Vitamin

Resources for WordPress and PhoneGap

• PhoneGap creates a webview, it cannot run PHP or WordPress
• Use js libraries that can tap into phone resources
• To use WordPress as a data service write a plugin that will provide an endpoint
• http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/json-api/
• JetPack can to some API creation as well
• Look at Windows 8 app called MetroPress http://metropress.codeplex.com/

How to make mobile scrolling feel more native

• Avoid too much js in mobile sites

 

Stop complaining about I.E. it is not the problem anymore – Morten