{"id":1090,"date":"2017-10-20T17:02:35","date_gmt":"2017-10-20T22:02:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2017.birmingham.wordcamp.org\/?p=1090"},"modified":"2017-10-21T00:26:11","modified_gmt":"2017-10-21T05:26:11","slug":"make-your-website-run-faster-with-george-childs-at-wordcamp-birmingham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/birmingham.wordcamp.org\/2017\/make-your-website-run-faster-with-george-childs-at-wordcamp-birmingham\/","title":{"rendered":"Make Your Website Run Faster with George Childs at WordCamp Birmingham"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>George Childs<\/a> wants to share some tips on security and speed to help you make the most of your WordPress website.<\/p>\n<h2>Session <\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/2017.birmingham.wordcamp.org\/session\/usability-testing-workshop\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Usability Testing Workshop<\/a><br \/>\nYou don&#8217;t really know your own website until you&#8217;ve watched over someone&#8217;s shoulder as they use it. One quick usability test can give you a world of information about how people respond to your website, especially by showing you what confuses them. I&#8217;ll teach people how to do this test, and then we will split up into groups and test on each other.<\/p>\n<h2>Why This Topic? <\/h2>\n<p>I like being liked, and most people really enjoy this seminar. I enjoy watching lightbulbs go on above people&#8217;s heads, and also the moment when people smack their forehead as something that should have been so obvious jumps out at them while they&#8217;re testing their own website. <\/p>\n<p>There is also a really fun moment in most usability tests when the test user says, &#8220;I&#8217;m so lost! I can&#8217;t find the button!&#8221; and you as the test facilitator have to sit on your hands and bite your tongue because the button is so obviously there, but you&#8217;re not supposed to help the user until the test is over. That always gets me.<\/p>\n<h2>What Will You Take Away?<\/h2>\n<p>I hope participants will know how to make their websites easier to use, so that their visitors will be happy.<\/p>\n<h2>Top Advice for Attending WordCamp Birmingham<\/h2>\n<p>You should try Drupal and Joomla. When you come back, you will be a WordPress fan for life.<\/p>\n<h2>Don\u2019t waste another second!<\/h2>\n<p>Get your tickets <a href=\"https:\/\/2017.birmingham.wordcamp.org\/tickets\/\" target=\"_blank\">HERE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Learn more about the speakers <a href=\"https:\/\/2017.birmingham.wordcamp.org\/speakers\/\" target=\"_blank\">HERE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Check out the Birmingham WordCamp 2017 schedule <a href=\"https:\/\/2017.birmingham.wordcamp.org\/schedule\/\" target=\"_blank\">HERE<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>George Childs wants to share some tips on security and speed to help you make the most of your WordPress website. Session Usability Testing Workshop You don&#8217;t really know your own website until you&#8217;ve watched over someone&#8217;s shoulder as they use it. 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