WordCamp Brighton 2018

September 17, 2018

Here’s what our wonderful attendees thought of WordCamp Brighton 2018

A whole month has passed since the wonders of WordCamp Brighton 2018. We don’t know about you, but we’re already looking forward to doing it all again in 2019!

We want to say another HUGE thank you to all of our volunteers, sponsors, speakers, and attendees 💜. You made our third WordCamp here in Brighton one to remember, and we’re so grateful that you came along and joined in on the fun.

Some folk have also been kind enough to write up their experience of WordCamp Brighton in the form of a blog post, and we’ve shared these below.

Three Thoughts on WordCamp Brighton 2018 – Rhys Wynne, Winwar

Right on, Brighton – Mind Doodle

What Can a Developer Really Get Out of a WordCamp? – Iain Poulson, Delicious Brains

Why it’s great being a Brighton based WordPress creative developer – Sim Brody

How was WordCamp Brighton for you? – Tom Chute, Pragmatic

WordCamp Brighton 2018 – Day 1 – Ash Davies, Mixd

WordCamp Brighton 2018 – Day 2 – Ed Richards, Mixd

Mi experiencia en WordCamp Brighton 2018 – Ana Cirujano, Easy Workation

WordCamp Brighton 2018 – Rich Hill

Four expert panelists tackle the future of WordPress at #WCBTN – Carole Olinger, Plesk

Personal learnings from teaching – Tess Clare Lily

Scaling and growth at WordCamp Brighton – Vineeta Greenwood, Wholegrain Digital

Recap of my first WordCamp Brighton in the UK, WordCamp Brighton 2018 – Jeroen Rotty

Phew! What a bumper collection of round up blog posts – YOU ARE ALL AWESOME 🤩 💜

Think we’ve missed one? Yikes! We’re so sorry about that! Please feel free to drop us an email, or tweet us @WordCampBTN 😎

August 10, 2018

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.

Krystal Hosting logo

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.

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.

August 9, 2018

Thank you to our West Pier sponsors!

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

Plesk logo

Wholegrain Digital logo

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

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.

August 9, 2018August 9, 2018

EasyWP by Namecheap! Thank you for sponsoring WCBTN

Thank you EasyWP for your top tier pavilion sponsorship. You’ve helped us make this WordCamp Brighton awesome.

EasyWP is the managed WordPress hosting that’s finally accessible for everyone. Created and hosted by Namecheap Cloud, EasyWP sets you up with a WordPress site in just a few minutes. And only for $3.88/month.
Our cloud hosting brings you a state-of-the-art infrastructure and a worry- free experience. It’s optimised for WordPress, fully containerised and designed to support your growth without slowdowns or downtimes – even in the heaviest of visitor storms.
EasyWP let’s you create and manage your WordPress sites in a single dashboard – no need to remember all those cPanel passwords again. With a simple, easy-to-use interface you can create backups, connect your Namecheap domain, access files through sFTP and more.
And if you need any help, our Namecheap Customer Support is available 24/7 all year long.
We believe the Internet is for the people. And making your mark online should be simple and affordable. Our goal at Namecheap is to be honest, straightforward and helpful every step of the way.

August 3, 2018August 15, 2018

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.

August 2, 2018August 6, 2018

Optimise Your WordPress Business With WPMU DEV…So You Can Enjoy WordCamp

Whether you’re a business owner, blogger, freelancer, developer or design agency with a WordPress install, we have one thing in common – we want sites that reach a huge audience.

So you optimise *everything*. And if we’re honest it can be a bit overwhelming. Technical optimisation needs to include performance optimisation, image optimisation, security optimisation, content optimisation, plugin optimisation, server optimisation…you get the point.

What suffers most when we fixate on the technical stuff is our ability to focus on meaningful content, growing our business, and relationships.

Are you so busy optimising the technical stuff you’ve forgotten to optimise your business?

Find Your WordPress Superpowers

This is why WordCamps are so important. This is why WPMU DEV is joining with other great brands to sponsor this event.

Sure, WordCamps are a great place to discover fancy tools for automating your business and learning tricks from masters…but don’t underestimate the power of networking with like-minded folks. Virtual community has made the world smaller but there’s something special about connecting IRL.

We want to make the technical stuff the easy stuff so you can focus on your business. We build tools that automate and simplify WordPress site management – Smush, Hummingbird, Defender, SmartCrawl (and we give a lot of it away for free on WordPress.org perfect for the majority of users). But for power users managing multiple sites it’s important for you to engage in building your business and to create new streams of income.

We want to take a load off so enjoy a free 30-days on us just in time for WordCamp.

Let us automate and monitor all your sites while you’re at WordCamp so you can work on growing your business.

Enjoy!

August 1, 2018August 2, 2018

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!

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.

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.

July 26, 2018August 14, 2018

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.

Get your ticket here.

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

July 24, 2018

WooCommerce! Thank you for being awesome Pavilion Sponsors

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

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

3+ million active installations
34+ million downloads
450+ extensions to add functionality

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.

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.

July 19, 2018August 2, 2018

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.

Get your ticket here.