PUTTING WORDPRESS IN A SUIT & TIE: WORDPRESS IN CORPORATE AMERICA

WordPress is known to power websites for individuals, small businesses, news outlets, and educational institutions. We are at the tipping point of WordPress gaining acceptance, over traditional enterprise tools, within corporate controlled environments. This session will review four websites built, using WordPress, for well-known big business corporations. I will discuss the challenges encountered, solutions provided, and the many..many lessons learned along the way of developing each project.

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1. Rachel Baker
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2. Self-Taught
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   Industry: Tobacco
   Website Purpose: Introduce New Electronic Cigarette Brand
   Desired Platform: Drupal or WordPress
   Current Platform: None
   Type: Deadline Driven
   PROJECT #1 BRIEF
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   Industry: Manufacturing
   Website Purpose: Building Products Line Information
   Desired Platform: Sitecore or Umbarco
   Current Platform: Web Forms and SharePoint
   Type: Features Forward
   PROJECT #2 BRIEF
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   Industry: Retail
   Website Purpose: Support Canadian Vendors
   Desired Platform: WordPress
   Current Platform: None
   Type: Features Forward/Deadline Driven
   PROJECT #3 BRIEF
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   Industry: Clothing
   Website Purpose: Corporate Policy Information
   Desired Platform: WordPress
   Current Platform: PHP Framework
   Type: Deadline Driven
   PROJECT #4 BRIEF
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8. “ If you are going to
   achieve excellence in
   big things,you develop
   the habit in little
   matters.”
   Colin Powell
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9. Users will use every
   TinyMCE button
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10. Write Custom Plugins
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11. Love the Shell
    Love the Shell
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12. Write every piece of code with care
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13. Test Everything...Twice
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14. Write useful commit messages
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15. Always Be Commenting
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16. Always Be Consistent
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17. “ Software developers think
    their job is writing code. But
    it's not.* Their job is to solve
    the customer's problem.”
    Jeff Atwood
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19. Questions?
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    Follow @rachelbaker for link.
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