Free of charge and full of passionate WordPress users, you're guaranteed to walk away inspired and hungry for more. For many, this will serve as a great forum to network with other Seattle WP users and get your questions answered. For others, this is your chance to discover the growing WordPress community of Seattle.
We look forward to seeing you there! Oh...and YES, THERE'S WIFI!
SCHEDULE
- 6-6:30 Check-In & Show off your name sticker with pride!
- 6:30 WordPress News & WordCamp Updates
- 6:40 Presentation (Followed by Q&A)
Hardening WordPress: Securing your installation
By Andrew Villeneuve
Nowadays, WordPress is a popular choice not only as a blogging platform, but as a content management system. Although the WordPress developers work hard to patch exploits when they are discovered, users who self-host their own WordPress blogs are ultimately responsible for security. Unfortunately, not enough WordPress administrators take security seriously, and as a result, WP sites get needlessly compromised. "Hardening WordPress" will focus on securing an installation and protecting it from hackers. Topics covered will include upgrading, using HTTPS, setting permissions, making backups, best-in-class security plugins, and configuring .htaccess to build a strong firewall.
Speaker Bio: Andrew Villeneuve is an entrepreneur and activist who discovered WordPress while looking for the ideal blogging platform in 2006. A lifelong Washingtonian, he is the founder and executive director of the Northwest Progressive Institute (a political strategy center working to raise America's quality of life through innovative research and imaginative advocacy), as well as a columnist for Reporter Newspapers. He became a security evangelist after being repeatedly called on to assist friends in un-hacking their WordPress sites, which had been disfigured and/or compromised.
- 7:15 Networking (Drinks & Snacks Provided)
- 7:30 Split Groups & Workshops:
- WP101: Beginner topics for new users, community members and businesses alike.
- Advanced: Geared towards Developers, Designers and Advanced Users.
- 8:00 Closing Remarks: Updates, FeedBack, Thank You's & More
THANKS TO...
Chris DeVore, of Founders' Coop & TechStars Seattle!
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