Author: Hardeep Asrani

This talk has been cancelled. Please check our blog for the updated list of speakers.

Lot of people believe that WordPress is not secure, it hampers scalability, it’s slow, but in reality it is engineered to adapt to almost every scenario that it is put through. This adaptaion might not be optimum but it surely is awesome.

It is very easy to take control of WordPress and bust these myths. An efficient WordPress developer knows the importance of low level access to server which helps her/him tune it to get optimum performance and security from WordPress. Continue reading “Ajit Bohra: Become a WordPress Power User”

I attended my first WordCamp in 2012. It was overpriced, badly managed and barely had anything to do with WordPress. What caught my attention was that some folks who sponsored or mentored the event were sole to blame for the mess. There was a need for a stronger WordPress community.

Over the next year, we started meetups and got together like minded people. In 2014 we organized our first WordCamp by a Meetup Group rather than an individual in India. Continue reading “Alexander Gounder: How I broke WordCamps in India”

• When: 8th of July, around 5pm.
• Where: Allies Interactive, The Mall, Kanpur
• RSVP at Kanpur WordPress Community

WordPress Kanpur 2017 will have a Contributor Day on 8th of July, a day prior to WordCamp, which will consist of attendees contributing back to WordPress community in many ways, including translating, support & many more.

Contributor Day are for everyone, regardless your experience with WordPress. Attendees break up into different teams and focus on a particular segment of WordPress. All the teams will be led by someone who will help the attendees. Continue reading “Call for Contributor Day Team Leads”

This talk has been cancelled. Please check our blog for the updated list of speakers.

Divyadeep will discuss how inclusion of open-source can benefit the education. He will be sharing his ideas about how educators, educational institutions & learners can get benefit from existing open-source tools, technologies & communities.

He will talk about how WordPress is the best open-source alternative to begin with the implementation of this ideology. Continue reading “Divyadeep Sawhney: Merging Open-Source Into Education Using WordPress”

Suyogya will talk about how to contribute in making an overall better experience for your customers when it comes to support. He will share his own experiences, tips and the tools he uses.

He will show why it’s important to treat your customers like humans and make them feel like one when they are looking for support related to your products.

About Suyogya

I am Suyogya Shukla. I’m a WordPress designer & developer. I love everything about the web, french fries & Sci-Fi Movies. I’m a Happiness Engineer at ThemeIsle where I make sure users are always happy with the products. And by the way, did I tell you I’m just 18?

There is a place for everyone in WordPress ecosystem but it’s often programming jobs that get the most attention.

I am here to show you career opportunities beyond programming jobs in WordPress world. There exist so many opportunities as a blogger, content writer, support and also in managerial roles. Continue reading “Rahul Bansal: Non-Development Careers in WordPress”

Are you a WordPress expert who loves to help other people? Here’s your change to help users with WordPress related questions at Happiness Bar. Continue reading “Happiness Bar at WordCamp Kanpur needs you!”