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Speaking, Books and Community
WordCamps, keynotes, panels and the O'Reilly book on WordPress apps.
AlphaWeb founder Brian Messenlehner has spoken at WordCamps in Bulgaria, Norway, Canada and the United States, gave the closing keynote at Affiliate Summit East 2018 with David Vogelpohl, and co-wrote Building Web Apps with WordPress for O'Reilly Media with Jason Coleman. Each entry below links to the full story.
Books
Writing about WordPress
Building Web Apps with WordPress, second edition
Co-written with Jason Coleman and published by O'Reilly Media in December 2019, with a foreword by Chris Lema. 18 chapters, including Multisite networks, localization, ecommerce and mobile apps.
Building Web Apps with WordPress, first edition
Co-written with Jason Coleman and published by O'Reilly Media in April 2014, with a foreword by Brad Williams. 16 chapters that treat WordPress as a full application framework. The first copies arrived that same month.
BuddyPress Theme Development
Written by Tammie Lister and published by Packt in October 2013. Brian was one of three technical reviewers, alongside Alison Barrett and Paul Gibbs.
Talks, keynotes and panels
Sessions Brian presented, oldest first. Dates are the event dates.
2013
- WordCamp Sofia: "WordPress as an Application Framework", October 26, 2013, at Telerik Academy in Sofia, Bulgaria.
2014
- WordCamp Norway: "Building Web Apps with WordPress", January 2014, in Oslo.
- WordCamp St. Louis: "WordPress as an Application Framework", March 1, 2014, at Washington University.
- WordCamp Miami: two sessions, "Building Mobile Apps With BuddyPress" and "Building Web and Mobile Apps with WordPress", May 2014.
2015
- NMX: "WordPress the Web OS. Building Beyond the Blog", April 15, 2015, in Las Vegas.
- BuddyCamp Miami: "Move All the Things to BuddyPress!", May 29, 2015.
- WordCamp Miami: "Move All the Things to WordPress!", May 2015.
- WordCamp Philly: panelist on "WordPress in Schools", June 13, 2015.
2016
- PrestigeConf: "Don't Put All Your Eggs In One Basket!", May 2016, in Minneapolis.
- Jersey Shore Tech: panelist on "How to Launch Better Products", May 26, 2016, in Asbury Park.
- WordCamp Toronto: the "Running A Successful Business With WordPress" panel and the talk "Move All The Things To WordPress!", August 2016.
2017
- Affiliate Summit West: "DIY Tips for Building Big Things with WordPress" with David Vogelpohl, January 2017, in Las Vegas.
2018
- Affiliate Summit Europe: spoke about WordPress, February 2018, in London.
- Affiliate Summit East: closing keynote "Ask the WordPress Experts" with David Vogelpohl, July 31, 2018, in New York City.
2019
- Affiliate Summit West: "Clever Ways to Automate Content Creation with WordPress" with David Vogelpohl, January 6, 2019.
2020
- WordCamp Miami: "Clever Ways To Help Automate Content Creation With WordPress", February 29 to March 1, 2020, at FIU.
- Affiliate Summit webinar: "12 Fresh Strategies Super Affiliates Use to Optimize Their WordPress Sites", a panel with David Vogelpohl and Shelly Fagin sponsored by WP Engine, October 6, 2020.
Events, exhibits and community
Exhibits and demos
- Macworld/iWorld 2014: AppPresser was one of six finalists in "6 About to Break" and presented on the Second Stage.
- NSBA 2018: SchoolPresser exhibited at booth 918 in San Antonio.
- NSBA 2019: SchoolPresser exhibited in Philadelphia.
Meetups and WordCamps attended
- WordPress meetups: organizer of the New Jersey WordPress Meetup group and a speaker at meetups around New York and New Jersey.
- PressNomics 4 and 6: attended in Tempe (2016) and Tucson (2019).
- WordCamp Buffalo 2016: attended at the University at Buffalo.
- WordCamp Montclair 2023: attended in New Jersey.
- WordCamp US 2023: attended in National Harbor, with the book.
Recognition
In 2015 Brian was named one of Jersey's Best Under 40 by JSPRAA and the NJ Ad Club, and received the Jack Rein Excellence Award from JSPRAA.
Speaking
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More about Brian and AlphaWeb
Brian has led WordPress teams since 2008. The full story is on the bio page, the AlphaWeb history timeline and in the events and speaking posts.
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