The Future of WordPress is Low-Tech

This session will cover the severe need for low-tech access to WordPress but will focus on content production and consumption—which is a somewhat unique problem in the developing world. It will cover use cases, user groups, and a few proposed techniques for making content and publishing tools available to those without high-speed Internet, 3G connectivity, or traditional desktop publishing tools. Attendees will achieve a deeper understanding of potential, unreached user demographics and the tools/techniques they can use to reach these groups.

Transcript

1. Eric Mann • @ericmann • #lowtech
   T H E F U T U R E O F W O R D P R E S S
   I S L O W- T E C H
   P H P [ W O R L D ] 2 0 1 5
   

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   W H Y L O W- T E C H ?
   I N 2 0 0 9 …
   Screenshot by Nicole Cozma/CNET
   

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   W H Y L O W- T E C H ?
   I N 2 0 1 2 …
   Photo by Solengy - eam.me/p-
   

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   M O B I L E R E S P O N S I V E
   

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   3 0 M B P S D I S TA N C E
   1 0 0 K B 0 S
   1 M B 0 S
   2 M B 0 S
   5 M B 1 S 1 S T E P
   1 0 M B 3 S 3 S T E P S
   

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   2 5 0 K B P S D I S TA N C E
   1 0 0 K B 3 S 3 S T E P S
   1 M B 3 2 S 1 0 0 F E E T
   2 M B 6 5 S 2 0 S T O R I E S
   5 M B 1 6 3 S
   P H I L A D E L P H I A
   C I T Y H A L L
   1 0 M B 3 2 7 S
   U S C A P I T O L
   G R O U N D S
   

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   M O B I L E ! = = M O B I L E
   

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   R E S P O N D I N G TO M O B I L E
   • 7.3 BILLION global SIM-enabled devices
   • Only 39% are 3G/4G capable
   

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   R E S P O N D I N G TO M O B I L E
   Graphic by VisionMobile
   

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    R E S P O N D I N G TO M O B I L E
    

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    R E S P O N D I N G TO M O B I L E
    

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    S O … W H AT C A N W E D O A B O U T I T ?
    

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13. G R A C E F U L D E G R A D AT I O N &
    P R O G R E S S I V E E N H A N C E M E N T
    

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    B R O W S E R T E S T I N G
    

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    D E V TO O L S
    

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    D E V I C E L A B
    Helsinki Open Device Lab, devicelab.fi
    

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    R E M E M B E R O U R M I S S I O N
    

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18. – M AT T M U L L E N W E G
    “Be the change you wish to see in the web.”
    

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    Q U E S T I O N S ?
    

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