Burnt Out Making Web Sites? What Your Next Career Could Be.

WordCamp Rochester Bud Kraus Speaker Rochester.WordCamp.org/2024 
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Building WordPress websites for a living can become a soul searing experience. In the beginning, you think it’s great that you are doing something you love. In the end, you’re miserable, frustrated and unfulfilled with the process.

If this is your story come join me as I explain what career path I took by accident that is providing some of the most fulfilling experiences of my life. I will show you how to take 4 things you already know to build your next career.

Attendees will learn how to leverage what they already know about WordPress into new career possibilities that will change how they feel about themselves and the work they do.

Yes, there is life after web design and development.

Bud Kraus

Workshop: Building a Custom Block Plugin with PHP and JavaScript

WordCamp Rochester david wolfpaw Speaker Rochester.WordCamp.org/2024 
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Discover how custom blocks can reshape your WordPress experience. We’ll explore creating both static and dynamic content blocks that cater to your site’s specific requirements.

From setting up your development environment to crafting interactive and responsive blocks, this workshop will give you a primer on making your own blocks, stripping away some of the starting pains. Get ready to be inspired and start building your very own custom blocks!

Attendees should try setting up a local development environment to write custom code on their computer before attending the workshop. This includes a local server, such as WordPress Studio or LocalWP, as well as a code editor such as VS Code.

https://developer.wordpress.com/studio/
https://localwp.com/
https://code.visualstudio.com/

david wolfpaw

LUNCH!

Join us in the main hall for sandwiches from DiBellas!