I’ve been building and hosting WordPress websites for over 5 years. During the 15 years I’ve worked in technology I’ve designed high performance networks and specialized in network security. Currently I’m a co-founder of easyPress.ca, a fast, secure and reliable WordPress hosting service operating in Canada.

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/boreal321
Business Twitter: @easypresswp
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Speaking session

About Victor’s presentation

This session will present clear instructions on how to make a website load faster. There are 3 main areas that affect a website’s performance: server side stack, application code and frontend components. The same is true for WordPress. I’ll begin by providing an overview of why speed is so important for every website. Next, the tools required for analysis are introduced and their use is demonstrated. Then, I’ll spend the bulk of the talk focusing on specific frontend best practices that every designer and developer can apply to help speed up the websites they build.

What do you want people to learn from your presentation?

• why faster websites are better for business, visitor happiness and generally important to help reach your goals for your website.
• how to use browser developer tools for performance analysis.
• how to use free third party performance analysis tools.
• about a comprehensive list of performance improvements that web developers and designers can apply themselves including software tools and WordPress plugins to help with the process.
• how to implement some of the performance improvements using the WordPress API.

Why did you decide to speak?

My company hosts WordPress websites so for me this is THE industry conference. WordCamps are the place to learn and share everything related to using and building with WordPress. It’s a really great opportunity to speak publicly which is both exciting and challenging.

What attracted you to WordPress in the first place?

WordPress is a powerful open source content management system that has a low barrier to entry with respect to both using and developing. It quickly became my go to tool for building websites for both individuals and organizations.

What is your favourite plugin or theme, and why?

Genesis is a great developer theme that does much of the responsive and SEO heavy lifting right out of the box.

What are you most looking forward to at WordCamp Toronto?

Seeing some familiar faces and meeting new WordPress enthusiasts.