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What I took away from WordCamp Toronto 2008

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I was looking forward to quite a few of the sessions at WordCamp Toronto 2008 on a personal level because I have been looking to develop my WordPress skills this past year. I like doing “Internet” things, learning about social media, how they can be used in business, stuff like that.

The sessions that touched on themes and plugins were easily the ones that helped me the most. Just from the stuff I learned this weekend I was able to download the latest WP, install a kick-ass theme, find plenty of amazing plugins and get the site going in just three days. I actually had it up on Monday but the really great plugins that help with stats and contact forms took me another day or so.

Even customizing the theme was a breeze and I had that done Monday evening. I worked on The Courier’s Web site, the student newspaper at Centennial College as a pet project to put what I learned into practice and I’m pretty happy with the results. What do you think?

The Courier

What I’m looking forward to this weekend at WordCamp Toronto

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Because I’ve been busy organizing WordCamp Toronto with Melissa Feeney since this past April, I haven’t had much time time to sit back and take stock of what I’m actually looking forward to at this weekend’s conference. I am particularly excited about the catering, Fused Network sponsored both lunches and we’ve come up with a heck of a menu for both days. But aside from that, I’m personally really looking forward to the following sessions:

  • Joseph Thornley’s session on putting blogs at the centre of social media – I’ll probably be able to put a few of these thoughts into action at work the very next week.
  • Matt Mullenweg – basically he’s pretty much responsible for blogging as we know it today so whatever he’s thinking in his head will be good
  • Making the most with Plug-ins – I really need to learn what plug-ins could help me improve my blog. From efficiency to maybe adding photos in a better way. I’m hoping I’ll be able to leave this session with some practical tips I can implement here on yuill.ca right away.