Author Archives: Jason Kemp

Key Usability Questions – Nathaniel Flick

Hi, I’m Nathaniel Flick and I’m the Managing Director of http://www.dirtandrust.com , which I started in 2003. Dirt and Rust is all about usability. This will be a lightning talk so it will be a quick overview looking at key usability … Continue reading Key Usability Questions – Nathaniel Flick

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Blogging on a Hot Topic – Julianne Taylor

Many WordPress users start out as bloggers and if they write engaging content on a hot topic then the site can grow quite fast. What to do next 🙂 when and how, while keeping focussed on the passion rather than … Continue reading Blogging on a Hot Topic – Julianne Taylor

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DigitalMaori & WP Magazine Stylz

TangataWhenua.com, founded in 2003 by Nikolasa & Potaua Biasiny-Tule, is an indigenous, Māori-run and Māori-operated online news and information site based in Rotorua, Aotearoa New Zealand. “It is the most active and popular Maori specific news website (30K+ hits a … Continue reading DigitalMaori & WP Magazine Stylz

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How to Pick a Theme – Sam Cooke

In recent years the number of themes has exploded. On the main WordPress theme repository alone there are “1,515 THEMES, with 45,581,689 downloads, and counting”. Sam from thinkbox in Featherston will be talking us through his checklist of how to tell themes apart, … Continue reading How to Pick a Theme – Sam Cooke

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Hello World! – What your site should Say – Amanda Blum

We’re all a bit obsessed with what our sites should look like, because that’s the easy sauce. “Figuring out what the site should say, how it should say it and where it should say it is two steps short of … Continue reading Hello World! – What your site should Say – Amanda Blum

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Dee Teal – Getting involved in the WordPress Community

Dee will be speaking on “Getting Involved in the WordPress Community”. This will be a talk especially for new users . Dee has been working on WordPress meetups and other community building with some thoughts on how we can all … Continue reading Dee Teal – Getting involved in the WordPress Community

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Ticket Sales off to a roaring start

Thanks for all the interest out there. We opened ticket sales  (Thurs 1st Mar) and already we are off to roaring start with early sales from people in Christchurch, Palmerston North, Tauranga, Hamilton and of course Auckland. We have a … Continue reading Ticket Sales off to a roaring start

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WordCampNZ 2012 Venue & Date

As previously announced  – we  are delighted to confirm the venue and date for this years WordCampNZ on Saturday 21st of April in Auckland. The venue is the “Ellen Melville Hall” which is located centrally right near a beautiful square … Continue reading WordCampNZ 2012 Venue & Date

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Presentation Slides from WordCampNZ 2011

Thanks everyone for coming along. We had a wonderful time with speakers, the panel fired up, some podcasting fun and even an impromptu ukelele song. As promised here is a list of presentation slides from talks. The list will be … Continue reading Presentation Slides from WordCampNZ 2011

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