Thank you to our Brighton i360 sponsors!

A huge thank you to our wonderful Brighton i360 sponsors for helping to make our WordCamp so amazing!

 

Bluehost has been a WordPress partner since 2005 and powers over 1 million WordPress sites worldwide. Their objective is to help customers, whether novice or pro, create a thriving online presence at an affordable price. With a team of in-house tech experts available 24/7, Bluehost dedicates time and resources to providing the best support and services in the industry. Join millions of other site owners and see what Bluehost can do for you and your online presence.

GoDaddy Pro offers a robust suite of free tools to web developers & designers to help them save time managing all their clients and sites. With GoDaddy Pro, you can easily shop for your client, monitor their sites, and manage all their WordPress websites from one place. Exclusive time-saving tools let you update WordPress core, plugins and themes with one click, as well as automate WordPress backups, cloning and migrations. Get real-time performance, security and uptime monitoring across all your websites. Additionally, your free membership includes advanced 24/7 technical support.

When you pair GoDaddy Pro with GoDaddy hosting products, the benefits are even greater.

Check out the Free Tools

Heart Internet is one of the UK’s leading Web and Reseller Hosting companies. We work hand-in-hand with web designers, agencies, developers, and technically-experienced business customers to help them be successful online. We provide our customers with the technology they need to reach their goals.
Fans of WordPress will love our Home Pro and Business Pro packages which allow users to install it in just one click. Our Managed VPS provides easy web hosting for design agencies and developers, with a WordPress Toolkit for even easier WordPress hosting.
Our remarkable products, reliable service, and outstanding security features have won us countless awards over the years. As part of this, we are always evolving and improving to meet the ever-changing needs of our much-valued customers.
At Heart Internet, we’re always listening to our customers to ensure that we provide them with the tools they need to grow. As WordPress remains a firm favourite, you can be sure it will be something we’ll continue to be passionate about.

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Since 2003, Krystal has been providing outstanding UK-based hosting and recently we’ve introduced optimised WordPress packages on all our SSD-based servers.

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Our superfast WordPress packages come with everything you need and backed by dedicated and enthusiastic WordPress support.
We’ve utilised our experience to create the perfect web hosting platform for your website.

Our purpose is to provide a better way of hosting to customers that want an honest, reliable and personal experience and we back this up with a 60-day money back guarantee.

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The team at Nimbus Hosting have been helping clients host their WordPress websites for over 10 years and have a wealth of experience to call upon to ensure their clients have the best service as a reliable hosting partner in today’s market. Being digital agency hosting specialists, they have seen the requirements of clients change dramatically over time and that is where Nimbus really excels.

They will be demonstrating their brand-new control panel STORMin Brighton…an alternative to cPanel or Plesk, which has been fully developed from the ground up, by the team at Nimbus. They specifically focused on the needs of agencies and developers to streamline their workflow and allow them to concentrate on creating amazing websites for their clients.

Not only does STORM allow you to manage your servers on a single dashboard, whitelist IP addresses in a single click and enable a Let’s Encrypt SSL in one-click but 80% of sites run faster on STORM.

If you’d like to learn more and to truly appreciate the impact that Nimbus Hosting and STORM can have on your WordPress development, we highly recommend coming along and having a chat with the team.

 

Without our awesome sponsors, we wouldn’t be able to keep our ticket prices so low.

A ticket costs just £30. This includes access to our two-day conference (lunch, coffee and snacks), an invitation to our after party which includes dinner, entry to Contributor Day, plus our incredible swag!

Get your ticket here.

If you’re interested in sponsoring WordCamp Brighton, we still have a number of sponsor packages available which you can view on our website. 

Thank you to our West Pier sponsors!

Thank you so much to our West Pier sponsors for helping to make WordCamp Brighton 2018 happen!

 

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Without our awesome sponsors, we wouldn’t be able to keep our ticket prices so low.

A ticket costs just £30. This includes access to our two-day conference (lunch, coffee and snacks), an invitation to our after party which includes dinner, entry to Contributor Day, plus our incredible swag!

Get your ticket here.

If you’re interested in sponsoring WordCamp Brighton, we still have a number of sponsor packages available which you can view on our website. 

Lettuce celebrate! Lunch menu revealed!

We’re super excited to share the WordCamp Brighton 2018 lunch menu with you all.

Thank you to the Planted team for putting together a delicious vegan menu for the main conference, catering to our attendees’ dietary requirements 😊

As all food will be served buffet style, anybody with additional requirements will be asked to go to the front of the queue so that they don’t miss out on the appropriate dishes.

The menu

Check out the summary menu below, followed by a breakdown of dishes which are suitable for specific dietary requirements.

Friday & Saturday lunch

Selection of gluten-free quiches
Selection of gluten-free frittatas
Fava bean falafel
Miso aubergine steak
Stuffed Zucchini
Sausage rolls
Mac and cheese

Sundried tomato hummus
Fava bean puree
Beetroot hummus

Summer roasted veg with quinoa
Potato and spring onion salad
Summer Slaw
Kale Caesar salad
Grated zucchini with cherry tomatoes

Selection of bread and gluten-free bread

😋 Afterparty menu announcement 😋

Thank you to the Crocus team for putting together our tasty afterparty menu. We cannot wait to try your paella and salads!

After party dinner

Vegan Paella
Courgette, sugar snap, mint and garlic vinaigrette.
Tio Luis – ​spinach, parmesan cheese, blueberries, walnuts with extra virgin olive oil and honey and balsamic vinegar dressing.

For the full breakdown of the allergens, check out this spreadsheet.

Big thanks to Pragmatic for being Pavilion Sponsors!

Thank you to our wonderful Brighton Pavilion sponsors Pragmatic. We’re so grateful for your support in helping make WordCamp Brighton the best one yet!

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Pragmatic is Europe’s leading WordPress agency. We provide a variety of WordPress website services including consultancy, digital development and creative services.

Our in-house team of over 50 web developers, designers and UX experts create beautiful, responsive, websites for businesses of all sizes. As the largest WordPress agency in Europe, we are especially well suited to meet the challenges of enterprise projects, dealing with complex design and UX requirements, CRM and ERP integrations. Our unique culture and delivery sets Pragmatic apart from other agencies, allowing us to form long-term partnerships with our clients, who include Condé Nast, Bacardi, Sage, DPD, and many more.

 

Without our awesome sponsors, we wouldn’t be able to keep our ticket prices so low.

A ticket costs just £30. This includes access to our two-day conference (lunch, coffee and snacks), an invitation to our after party which includes dinner, entry to Contributor Day, plus our incredible swag!

Get your ticket here.

If you’re interested in sponsoring WordCamp Brighton, we still have a number of sponsor packages available which you can view on our website. 

Thank you to our Brighton Pier sponsors!

Thank you to our Brighton Pier sponsors for sponsoring WordCamp Brighton 2018!

Make Do logo

Make Do are a UK-based Creative WordPress Design & Development Agency that have been building for the web since the 90’s. Our team take great pride in what we do and guarantee that you’ll get on great with us if you need an advanced WordPress solution.

We’re currently looking for team members with skills in PHP/WordPress and front-end/CSS/JS. Experience working remotely via Slack, Trello and Skype is a must.

Visit our website at makedo.net for more information or email Kimb via kimb@makedo.net.

Siteground logo

SiteGround, with over 13 years in the business, provides managed WordPress hosting that does not miss a thing! Their servers, available in 5 data centers on 3 continents, are optimized for ultimate WordPress speed and security and they provide many goodies for the WordPress fans – automatic updates for the core WordPress and its plugins, WordPress SuperCacher for ultimate speed acceleration, staging tool for the coders and unique WordPress auto installer for the starting users – all crafted in-house by the SiteGround team. And still, they do not forget the importance of the good old standard hosting features like the domain name registration, the email service, control panel and the reasonable pricing. They also have a support team that is not only available 24/7 by phone, chat and ticketing but consists of WordPress enthusiasts who will help you with specific WordPress issues. SiteGround has been actively involved with the community speaking, supporting and attending various WordCamps around the world and by sponsoring WordCamp Brighton, they want to further contribute to the amazing WordPress community.

WP Engine logo

WP Engine is the world’s leading WordPress digital experience platform that gives enterprises and agencies the agility, performance, intelligence, and integrations they need to drive their business forward faster. WP Engine’s combination of tech innovation and an award-winning team of WordPress experts are trusted by over 70,000 companies across 130 countries to provide counsel and support, helping brands create world-class digital experiences. Founded in 2010, WP Engine is headquartered in Austin, Texas, and has offices in San Francisco, California; San Antonio, Texas; London, England; Limerick, Ireland; and Brisbane, Australia.

Yoast logo

Yoast helps you to get the most out of your website by making SEO available for everyone. You might know our Yoast SEO plugin; with over 7.8 million active installs, Yoast SEO is one of the most popular WordPress plugins worldwide. But there’s more!

Our online courses help you develop the skills to make your website easier to find. And we’ve brought Yoast SEO to Magento and TYPO3 too, as we love to contribute to open source projects. All that ties up nicely with our ultimate goal: trying to make the web better for everyone.

Without our awesome sponsors, we wouldn’t be able to keep our ticket prices so low.

A ticket costs just £30. This includes access to our two-day conference (lunch, coffee and snacks), an invitation to our after party which includes dinner, entry to Contributor Day, plus our incredible swag!

Get your ticket here.

If you’re interested in sponsoring WordCamp Brighton, we still have a few of sponsor packages available! 

WooCommerce! Thank you for being awesome Pavilion Sponsors

Thank you WooCommerce, it means so much to have your continued support at WordCamp Brighton!

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28% of all online stores are powered by WooCommerce. Built on WordPress, WooCommerce is a fully customizable, open source eCommerce solution.

Whether you’re selling a few handcrafted items to a niche market, taking an existing business online, or going global with an enterprise level eCommerce business – WooCommerce will get you set up and selling fast and scale securely as you grow. Plus your content will be forever yours and customizable down to the finest button colour.

Developed and supported by a distributed team, WooCommerce is powered by Automattic, the creators of WordPress.com.

Without our awesome sponsors, we wouldn’t be able to keep our ticket prices so low.

A ticket costs just £30. This includes access to our two-day conference (lunch, coffee and snacks), an invitation to our after party which includes dinner, entry to Contributor Day, plus our incredible swag!

Get your ticket here.

If you’re interested in sponsoring WordCamp Brighton, we still have a few sponsor packages available which you can view on our website. 

Meet our wonderful Brighton Pavilion Sponsors WPMU DEV!

A huge thank you to WPMU DEV, our Brighton Pavilion Sponsors! Without your support, we wouldn’t be able to make WordCamp Brighton 2018 so awesome!

As the team behind top-ranked free tools like WP Smush image optimizer, Hummingbird performance booster, SmartCrawl SEOand Defender security, WPMU DEV is giving WordPress SuperPowers to users around the World.

WPMU DEV is a league of WordPress experts and the creators of your complete WordPress developer toolkit. Members have access to dozens of services, including performance, security, SEO, Multisite plugins, marketing tools, and more – all with 24/7 live support.

Join the hundreds of thousands of WordPress developers and site owners that swear by our products and services. There is no other community quite like it, and best of all, giving us a try is easy and free.

Without our awesome sponsors, we wouldn’t be able to keep our ticket prices so low.

A ticket costs just £30. This includes access to our two-day conference (lunch, coffee and snacks), an invitation to our after party which includes dinner, entry to Contributor Day, plus our incredible swag!

Get your ticket here.

If you’re interested in sponsoring WordCamp Brighton, we still have a number of sponsor packages available which you can view on our website. 

A huge thank you 34SP.com our Brighton Pavilion Sponsors!

Thank you 34SP.com for sponsoring WordCamp Brighton 2018. Why not stop by their stand and say hello, their support helps to create a great conference!

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34SP.com is a WordPress hosting provider based in Manchester, founded in 2000 and hosting WordPress website since 2003.

Their WordPress platform provides SSL, daily backups and one click staging functionality as standard, at no extra cost. 34SP.com‘s custom built hosting stack offers unlimited page views, unlimited traffic, and can power more than 1000 users per second. Their in-house highly trained WordPress team work 100% in the UK and are focused on providing exceptional service and support 365 days a year. Oh, they charge less than 40p per day, too.

Based in the UK, 34SP.com is firmly committed to supporting the communities in which it participates. That might be the WordPress community, where they have attended every UK WordCamp in 2017, not to mention tens of meet-ups throughout the UK; or it might be the myriad small local UK charities who rely on them to help stretch their budgets – in 2017 34SP.com donated over £ 36,000 of free services to UK charities.

Without our awesome sponsors, we wouldn’t be able to keep our ticket prices so low.

A ticket costs just £30. This includes access to our two-day conference (lunch, coffee and snacks), an invitation to our after party which includes dinner, entry to Contributor Day, plus our incredible swag!

Get your ticket here.

If you’re interested in sponsoring WordCamp Brighton, we still have a number of sponsor packages available which you can view on our website. 

Hooray for Jetpack! Our Brighton Pavilion Sponsors

Thank you Jetpack for your support. We couldn’t do it without you!

Transform how you work with your WordPress sites and rest easy knowing they’re always firing on all cylinders. Jetpack connects your site to the global services, community, and support provided by WordPress.com so you can focus on the stuff that matters.

Jetpack automatically shields your site from the unwanted attention of spammers, hackers, and malware, while real-time sync and backup means you don’t have to worry about data loss. Straightforward traffic-building tools help you attract the attention of readers and search engines. Pages and videos are delivered at high speed from a global, ad-free content delivery network.

With Jetpack’s Affiliate program you can earn 20% for every sale of Jetpack to your customers and clients. And with unlimited referrals, the sky’s the limit! Refer as many clients and contacts as you can, and get paid for every sale you generate.

Make your site work for you. Get your Jetpack today at Jetpack.com

Without our awesome sponsors, we wouldn’t be able to keep our ticket prices so low.

A ticket costs just £30. This includes access to our two-day conference (lunch, coffee and snacks), an invitation to our after party which includes dinner, entry to Contributor Day, plus our incredible swag!

Get your ticket here.

If you’re interested in sponsoring WordCamp Brighton, we still have a number of sponsor packages available which you can view on our website. 

 

Things to do in Brighton

Now that we have we have shared our favourite places to eat and drink, the next thing to tell you about is the all great things there are to do in Brighton!

🏖 Brighton Beach – If arriving by train, the first thing you’ll notice once leaving the station is the beach! It takes just 10 minutes to get there and is the perfect way to end the day watching the sun-set with a BBQ.

🎢 Brighton Pier – Now you’ve seen the beach you’ll have to head to Brighton Pier which has been operating since 1899. Lined with arcades, a roller coaster and haunted house it’s great to walk to the end of the pier and look back for a great view of Brighton.

🛸 Brighton Zip – Brighton now has its very own zip line which you can ride to enjoy the sea breeze even more!

🍩British Airways i360 – Another recent addition to the Beach is the i360 take a ride up 450ft to get 360 views of Brighton.

🎮 c:\side quest – One of our new favourite ways to spend an evening is at c:\side quest with incredible views of the sea you can enjoy some of the latest games, or grab a board game whilst eating and drinking!

🐠 Sealife Center – Brighton Sealife Center is a great way to spend the afternoon, especially to get a chance to see the giant sea turtles!

🚲 Life Bikes – Brighton now has its very own bike hire scheme which means you can hire a Life bike and enjoy all the cycle lanes throughout the town.

🏰Royal Pavillion – Either stroll through the palace or sit in the gardens enjoying the sun and sounds of local buskers.

The Lanes – The North Laine and The South Lanes are both wonderful ways to spend the day looking at all the little shops and discovering lots of different cafes and restaurants for a tasty meal.

🕵️‍♀️ Snoopers Paradise – With over 90 different stalls offering a wide range of antiques, collectables, jewellery, vintage clothing, you can get lost for hours wandering through the store.

🦋 Booth Museum – Founded by Edward Thomas Booth with an incredible display of birds, butterflies and bones – definitely worth checking out if you have time!

These are just a few of our favourite ways to spend the day in Brighton, but there are plenty of others! Please do share the fun things you get up to using #WCBTN

WordCamp Brighton 2018 is over. Check out the next edition!