Our Sponsors
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WP Engine
WP Engine is the leading managed hosting platform for websites built on WordPress, providing best-in-class security, performance and premium support to more than 20,000 customers.
Businesses large and small have come to rely on WP Engine’s exceptional customer service team that specializes in solving problems ranging from troubleshooting plugins, making themes scalable, and mitigating site migration headaches.
Developers love WP Engine because they know that the ‘WP Engineers’ understand the challenges of developing WordPress sites, and have built an entire development toolkit with features like the one-click staging area, and .git for version control and deployment. Customers of all kinds trust WP Engine because they know how easy it is to set-up an account, build a WordPress site, and rest easy because a real human is always available to help with technical issues.
iThemes
Established in 2008, iThemes is your one-stop shop for WordPress themes, plugins and training. We make your favorite plugins like BackupBuddy, iThemes Security, iThemes Exchange, Sync + many others!
BackupBuddy is the best way to easily backup and move your WordPress sites, and we just released 5.0 – the best version yet.
iThemes Security (formerly Better WP Security) is a trusted security pluggin with nearly 3 million downloads.
iThemes Exchange makes WordPress ecommerce simple. You can get set up and selling your digital and physical products online in 5 minutes. Exchange is simple but extendable with add-ons like membership and invoices to handle any ecommerce need.
iThemes Sync is ideal for freelancers, agencies or anyone else managing multiple WordPress sites. Sync provides one simple dashboard where you can update themes and plugins, run backups, manage comments and users all without having to log in to each WordPress site individually. Sync save you tons of time (which means it saves you money too).
At iThemes our goal is to Make People’s Lives Awesome. We do this through our products, support, training and culture. Learn more about us and our products.
WPBeginner.com
WPBeginner is the largest free WordPress resource site. Founded by Syed Balkhi in 2009, WPBeginner has always helped users learn how to make the most out of WordPress. WPBeginner offers free videos and step by step WordPress tutorials for beginners. WPBeginner has guides like how to choose WordPress hosting, how to install WordPress, how to setup an email newsletter, and many more. Over 130,000 users receive fresh content from WPBeginner on a regular basis.
You can check out WPBeginner.com for free WordPress tutorials and our YouTube channel for free WordPress video tutorials.
WPBeginner has also partnered with sister companies to create premium WordPress themes and plugins. Their products include:
– OptinMonster, a WordPress popup and lead generation plugin
– SoliloquyWP – a responsive WordPress slider plugin
– Envira Gallery – a responsive WordPress gallery plugin
– ThemeLab – Premium WordPress themes that are easy to use.
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Siteground
SiteGround, with its 10th year in business in 2014, provides WordPress hosting that does not miss a thing! Their servers, available in 3 different data centers across the world, 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 and GIT integration for the coders and unique WordPress autoinstaller 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 Orlando they want to further contribute to the amazing WordPress community.
WooThemes
From our humble beginnings selling a handful of commercial WordPress themes we now offer a huge catalog of feature rich themes, and a suite of plugins that extend your WordPress experience. Our eCommerce plugin WooCommerce has quickly become the most popular eCommerce platform in the world and enables thousands of businesses to sell online. We are proudly bootstrapped and built around our team’s diverse lifestyles we have big ambitions to become the ultimate WordPress platform provider.
Flywheel
Flywheel is a managed WordPress hosting platform built specifically for designers and creative agencies. Flywheel makes it simple to build, launch, and manage client sites with its easy-to-use dashboard built from the ground up for the modern web designer. With nightly backups, blazing-fast load times, WordPress-specific security, and an awesome support team full of WordPress developers, Flywheel helps thousands of designers across the world launch projects every day.
.CLUB Domains
.CLUB Domains, LLC owns and operates the new “.CLUB” domain extension, which is currently the #1 selling new generic top-level domain on the Web today. Already recognized for its branding and marketing value, clubs of all shapes and sizes, including nightclubs, sporting and country clubs, corporate loyalty programs, online retailers, professional associations and many more, have registered and launched .CLUB websites to add more context and meaning to their website addresses. Led by Internet entrepreneur Colin Campbell, whose prior successes include Tucows Interactive and Hostopia.com, .CLUB is a one-stop shop for clubs of all sizes to secure a great domain, grow club membership, improve member engagement and add marketing value. More information and links to register .CLUB domains are available now at http://www.nic.club.
Crowd Favorite
Crowd Favorite is a premier, boutique professional services firm focused on enterprise-level clients such as National Geographic, Lexus, DirecTV, Motorola, and several major movie studios. A leader in the WordPress community and the first WordPress professional services firm, Crowd Favorite has established offices throughout the US and Europe to deliver large-scale client projects. Crowd Favorite also provides consulting and web development services specializing in web applications and user experience.
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Easy Digital Downloads
Brandco
LingoTek
Lingotek | The Translation Network enables the creation and management of multilingual content inside your enterprise applications. The Lingotek solution leverages People, Process and Technology.
We have unparalleled expertise in web content, documentation and software localization and employ a proven translation and localization process. This, combined with our cloud-based translation management system, empowers enterprises to engage customers globally.
weDevs
We Create Amazing WordPress Stuff!
We specialize in WordPress and create awesome plugins and themes using cutting edge technology by following WordPress standards. We created some amazing plugins like WP User Frontend Pro, WP Project Manager and Dokan – the multi-vendor platform for WordPress. Learn more about us.
Versa Five
Versa Five is a software development company that develops advanced plugins for developers, designers and others building websites on the WordPress platform. Versa Five is committed to evolving the functionality of WordPress, streamlining the development process by reducing coding time and costs, and enhancing user experience. Since our formation in 2013, we have released three plugins, currently in use by nearly 30,000 developers.
GotChosen
GotChosen, an innovative company developing proprietary technologies, presents Social Exchange – the next generation of social media.
Social Exchange brings an upscale social environment and marketplace to websites, blogs and mobile apps. Businesses benefit through increased site traffic, reduced bounce rates and increased revenue growth.
Built on the foundational principles of privacy, choice and quality content, visitors can now engage in a social environment, Social Exchange, without being tracked, all on your website.
That’s right…no more tracking. No more creepy ads.
Join the conversation. Join Social Exchange.
Hooah Interactive Communications
Hooah LLC is an interactive communications firm that thrives on bringing simple yet effective solutions to complex challenges. Our expert team of advertising, marketing, and technology professionals work hard to build your brand with creative design and memorable media that brings real results. We’re in the business of getting you business. And we deliver.
ServerPress
DesktopServer from ServerPress.com makes it simple to create local wordpress sites in just a matter of a few clicks. With DesktopServer you can design, develop and deploy WordPress solutions quickly and easily. It is the ONLY localhost server that integrates WordPress with Adobe® Dreamweaver®, Panic’s Coda and Diet Coda with WYSIWYG features for theme design and web developer professionals, offers multi-site, import and export (deployment) of archive files such as BackupBuddy, Duplicator, BackWPUp, BackUp WordPress, InfiniteWP & ManageWP, create custom blueprints and a lot more! Save tons of time and even more “brain damage” with DesktopServer!
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OSTraining
OSTraining teaches people how to build great websites.
Upgrade your skills, anywhere and anytime, with easy-to-follow videos prepared for you by the experts at OSTraining. More than 20,000 students have learned website development via the online classes from OSTraining.
Still think it’s too hard for you? Don’t worry. OSTraining offers fanatical support for our students. If you have any questions, they will answer them all.
WinningWP
Written by Brin Wilson, WinningWP is an award-winning WordPress-blog offering a vast array of tips, tricks, deals and resources — such as their handy Guide to Choosing the Best WordPress Hosting — for people who love, you guessed it: WordPress!
If you haven’t already, check it out at WinningWP and follow along on Twitter at @WinningWP.
Web Power wp
Web Power wp is a local company, where hosting is managed 24/7 in a world-class USA data center.
Our Services are WordPress optimized with GravityForms and MailPoet developers licensing.
Offering a WordPress installation with properly configured plugins and email solutions for the small business owner.
For developers we offer server consultation services and server solutions to use for large custom projects.
Highforge
www.Highforge.com is an Orlando creative agency that builds businesses online. Their mission is to make the world a better place, one pixel at a time.
Highforge is a Google Certified team that can help your brand reach new levels of growth through web design, branding, story-driven strategy, custom conversion marketing and automation services.
They have achieved success for clients in dozens of industries with a focus on service-based businesses, startups, social impact industries, nonprofits and ecommerce.
Established in 1876. They started building websites and helping businesses reach new customers online over 100 years ago. After failing in 1877 due to a lack of internet (and an ill-fated seed investment in Tesla’s alternating current technology), they took a long nap until 2001 where they tried again and this time they totally did not fail.
MainWP
Say hello to the web’s best WordPress management solution.
MainWP brings 360-degrees of control to WordPress management with a simple, streamlined interface that lets users control all their sites in a snap. Now schedule automated backups, monitor up-time, manage content and plugins across multiple sites with push-button ease.
MainWP is self-hosted and free. You can download it directly from WordPress.org and take advantage of a cutting-edge, open-source solution that helps you get more done in less time. You get one central and intuitive Dashboard for 1-click updates, adding and editing posts and pages, and creating backups for all connected sites.
You can also broaden the scope of MainWP and make it your own using purpose-built Extensions designed to expand its capabilities. Choose from a wide selection of add-ons including SEO, marketing, security, maintenance and more, MainWP gives you a powerful line-up of Extensions to choose from.
With MainWP, it’s time to make WordPress management effortlessly efficient.
GoWP
GoWP offers unlimited WordPress support on a subscription basis. For a low monthly fee, we handle unlimited support tasks, automated WordPress core and plugin updates, daily off-site backups and security monitoring. We work with business owners, consultants and agencies of all sizes.
Read more at www.gowp.com
Clef
Clef is the most popular two-factor login in WordPress. Built for ease of use, Clef replaces passwords and tokens with beautifully simple, strongly encrypted, two-factor authentication using your smartphone. Learn more at getclef.com/wordpress-login.
White Glove Web Training
WordCamp Pillar
Bluehost
Bluehost has been a WordPress partner since 2005 and powers over one million WordPress sites. Their goal is to provide outstanding hosting services and customer support for the best possible price. Bluehost is also constantly innovating and upgrading their services and infrastructure at no additional cost to their customers. Join the millions of other website owners that have already chosen Bluehost and see how they can help you with your site.
Media Temple
From its inception in 1998, (mt) Media Temple has been on a mission to help people and businesses succeed online.
Over 125,000 customers in 100 countries now rely on Media Temple’s tools for domain registration, web hosting, business applications, virtual servers, and other cloud services to power more than 1.5 million websites. With 200 dedicated, U.S.-based employees, Media Temple takes pride in our 24/7 customer support. Our customers range from everyday people to top bloggers, creative professionals, and small businesses, as well as large enterprises like Starbucks, Adidas, Samsung, and Toyota.
More information can be found anytime on the web at http://mediatemple.com or on Twitter @MediaTemple.
WiredTree
WiredTree provides Managed VPS and Managed Dedicated Servers to WordPress users worldwide from our Chicago-based data center and offices. Every WT server is backed by 24×7 telephone support, ticket support with 15 minute average response times, and is fully managed and monitored by WiredTree to maximize uptime and minimize frustration. All servers come ready-to-run with cPanel/WHM and are optimized and security hardened with firewall and anti-spam out of the box. With experience in SSD technology, MariaDB, Memcached, WordPress plugins, server optimization, and LiteSpeed Web server, WiredTree can take your site’s performance to the next level.
WordCamp Champion
Code Poet
If you use WordPress to build things for other people, Code Poet wants to make your life easier. No matter whether you freelance on a solo basis, lead a small web shop, make plugins in a dark closet, or crack the whip at a large design firm, Code Poet’s aim is to become your go-to source of information and resources to help you expand your WordPress skills and know-how. To make you better at what you do. To make it easier to make your living and look great doing it.
You’re part of a tribe of WordPress designers and developers over 10,000 strong, spanning the entire globe. codepoet.com aims to bring the working knowledge and real world strategies of those people into one place, for you to tap into.
WordCamp Accomplice
WPML
WPML turns WordPress websites multilingual. It works with caching, SEO and E-Commerce plugins, and allows the building of complete multilingual sites. WPML powers simple blogs as well as corporate and enterprise sites.
WPML allows users to translate everything in the site, including content, menus, widgets and even theme and plugin texts. WPML powers over 400,000 commercial websites from all over the world.
More information about going multilingual can be found at WPML.org
DreamHost
DreamHost is a global Web hosting and cloud services provider with over 350,000 customers and 1.2 million blogs, websites and apps hosted. The company offers a wide spectrum of Web hosting and cloud services including Shared Hosting, Virtual Private Servers (VPS), Dedicated Server Hosting, Domain Name Registration, the cloud storage service, DreamObjects, and the cloud computing service DreamCompute. More information can be found at http://dreamhost.com.
Disqus
Disqus is a free service that makes it easy for anyone to create or participate in an online community. Our magic is in connecting people to stuff that’s worth talking about.
In-Kind
Easily Amused, Inc.
Sticker Giant
StickerGiant has been providing high quality sticker printing services to companies for over a decade. StickerGiant is a values driven company focused on delighting customers and serving the communities their customers come from.
URL StickerGiant.com
WP Valet
onli Beverages
Tearstone Graphics
Tearstone Graphics, a vinyl decal, graphics and sign shop. We use only the longest lasting, durable, top quality vinyl for your automobile, business or home applications.
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