WordCamps are informal, community-organized events that are usually put together by the local WordPress community. It offers a platform for the community to participate, share ideas, and network.
WordCamp Johannesburg 2019 will be the fourth WordCamp that is hosted in the city of Johannesburg. It will take place on 3 and 4 October 2019 at The Focus Rooms of Core Shopping Centre in Sandton, Johannesburg.
The first day will have two streams of workshops with one being targeted at WordPress developers while the other targets WordPress end-users.
Thursday, October 3rd, 2019 Schedule
| Developers | Users |
| WordPress Plugin Development Best Practices | The 5 steps to setting up your online store |
| WordPress as a Backend | Design Thinking |
| Building static sites with content from WordPress | Frustrated? Get it automated |
| Extreme Makeover – The Homepage Edition | Optimising Pinterest and your WordPress website for traffic |
Friday, October 4th, 2019 Schedule
| How to successfully run a product and platform company |
| Why we need more women in tech and what that means for work models and approaches |
| Tech-ing the leap |
| How I used WordPress to launch my side hustle |
| Photography and image best practices for successful websites |
| Taking the eCommerce plunge: my ups and downs as an entrepreneur |
| Importance of Journey Maps & Pain points |
| The Unmistakable Power Of Branding |
| Marketing the Unmarketable |
| Breaking the time barrier |
| Distributed Team Leadership – How we get things done |
| 7 lessons I wish I knew before building my first online store |
The scheduled speakers include:
- Ruan Fourie
- Hanna Partridge
- Matty Cohen
- Selina Bieber
- Martin Pieterse
- Shane Rielly
- Arnold Blinn
- Jonathan Bossenger
- Clare Petra Matthes
- Stefano Maruzzi
- Seagyn Davis
- Anchen Le Roux
A few tickets are still available for purchase at the time of publication.
