Speakers: Wes Theron

  • Making the most of the Font Library

    Speaker: Wes Theron

    July 30, 2024 — Unlock the potential of the Font Library to enhance your site’s typography. This lesson covers accessing and managing custom fonts and pairing font families effectively. Learn to optimize design with variable fonts for improved performance and legibility, ensuring a cohesive and user-friendly website.

  • Exploring WordPress 6.6

    Speaker: Wes Theron

    July 30, 2024 — Navigating WordPress 6.6: Key updates and features for users.

  • Use WordPress to create a one-page site

    Speaker: Wes Theron

    July 23, 2024 — This lesson focuses on creating a one-page website using a front page template. You’ll learn to build a fixed, sticky header, add in-page links and anchors for easy navigation, and implement smooth scrolling for a seamless user experience.

  • Exploring WordPress 6.6

    Speaker: Wes Theron

    July 18, 2024 — Check out some of the new features that have landed with WordPress 6.6.

  • Adding custom user roles using a WordPress plugin

    Speaker: Wes Theron

    July 14, 2024 — Learn how to create custom user roles using a WordPress plugin to define specific responsibilities and permissions, segment users for tailored experiences, manage content moderation effectively, and establish custom workflows.

  • Using caching to improve website performance – W3 Total Cache plugin

    Speaker: Wes Theron

    July 8, 2024 — In this lesson, we will learn about caching, a technique that improves website performance by storing frequently accessed data for quick retrieval. Caching occurs at multiple levels, including browser caching for static files, server caching for commonly accessed data, and CDN caching to load files from the nearest server. By implementing caching with plugins like W3 Total Cache, you can optimize your WordPress site, resulting in faster loading times and a smoother user experience.

  • Creating custom post types and taxonomies

    Speaker: Wes Theron

    July 3, 2024 — In this lesson, you’ll delve into the world of WordPress custom post types. Learn how to define, create, and display custom content types tailored to your site’s needs, enhancing content organization and user experience. Whether you’re setting up product listings, event calendars, or portfolio showcases, mastering Custom Post Types will empower you to leverage WordPress’s flexibility and scalability effectively.

  • WordPress taxonomies

    Speaker: Wes Theron

    July 3, 2024 — In this lesson, we will explore how to use WordPress taxonomies to enhance your site’s organization and user experience. You’ll learn the difference between categories and tags, how to create and manage them, and the benefits of custom taxonomies.

  • Website optimization

    Speaker: Wes Theron

    July 2, 2024 — This lesson covers website optimization, focusing on improving site speed to enhance user experience. It discusses factors affecting performance, including software, themes, plugins, and third-party elements. It explains measuring performance with tools like PageSpeed Insights and WebPageTest, emphasizing Google’s Core Web Vitals. Additionally, it highlights the importance of good hosting and recommends performance-enhancing WordPress plugins like W3 Total Cache, WP-Optimize, etc.

  • What is accessibility, and why is it important?

    Speaker: Wes Theron

    June 18, 2024 — This lesson introduces the concept of web accessibility, explaining what it is, why it’s important, and how it benefits everyone. It covers key principles from the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) and addresses common misconceptions about accessibility. The lesson highlights the importance of creating accessible websites from the outset. It presents tangible examples of the difficulties faced by people with disabilities, such as low-contrast text and inaccessible interactive elements.