Thank You Khalti For Sponsoring

It’s time to say thank you to our In-Kind Sponsor, Khalti. Thank you for your contribution to WordCamp Kathmandu 2019. WordCamp wouldn’t have been the same without your support.

Khalti is a mobile wallet & payment gateway service provider in Nepal. It allows users to pay for a range of services like basic utility payments, hotel bookings, movie and domestic flight tickets, event tickets, online shopping and many more.

Launched in January 2017, Khalti is built by the world class engineering team behind Sparrow SMS which has served millions of Nepalis over the last 10 years.

Khalti’s goal is to simplify lives of people by bringing financial inclusivity to every individual in Nepal and take the payment industry from offline to online through best practices.

The company was declared the global winner of Google Business Group Stories Search Contest 2017.

Download Khalti app here: https://khalti.com/app 

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Twitter: https://twitter.com/KhaltiOfficial

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Thank You Theme Rally For Sponsoring

It’s time to say thank you to our Micro Sponsor, Theme Rally. Thank you for your contribution to WordCamp Kathmandu 2019. WordCamp wouldn’t have been the same without your support.

Theme Rally is a Theme Club offering Free and Premium themes for variety of niches especially building WordPress Theme and Plugins for the bloggers and affiliate marketers.

Thank You WorldLink For Being Internet Partner

It’s time to say thank you to our Internet Partner, WorldLink. Thank you for your contribution to WordCamp Kathmandu 2019. WordCamp wouldn’t have been the same without your support.

WorldLink is the largest Internet and Network Service Provider in Nepal and one of the most prominent IT companies. Founded in September 1995 with the aim of providing Internet and IT services by its present Chairman and Managing Director, Dileep Agrawal. WorldLink started off by providing store-and-forward e-mail services over a dial-up link to the Internet in the US. In March 1997, WorldLink started providing full Internet access over a dedicated leased-line to the Internet backbone in the US through Teleglobe International. From September 1999 till June 2008, WorldLink has been connecting to the Internet over a direct satellite uplink through its own VSAT terminal, thereby completely bypassing Nepal Telecommunications Corporation, the local PTT.

At present WorldLink owns its own leased fiber backbone and buys IP bandwidth from various IP transit locations of the world at Mumbai, Chennai, Singapore and London interconnecting with various service providers like TATA, Airtel, Singtel and Cogent. It also interconnects with various Internet Exchange like NPIX in Nepal, Equinix in Singapore and LINX in London. Beside purchasing IP transit WorldLink also partners with various Content Delivery Network (CDN) like Google, Facebook and Akamai and host their servers serve the content locally.

WorldLink operates state-of-the-art network built upon the network equipment manufacturer like Nokia for DWDM, Juniper and Cisco for IP/MPLS Core and Aggregation, Extreme Network in Switching, Nokia and Huawei for the Access side. It operates the one of the finest and the largest fiber backbone and access network across the country serving 63 districts providing services like high speed Internet up to 100Mbps along with HD IPTV services.

Over the past 20 years, WorldLink has grown from a small business to a strong and stable corporation with professional staff and a strong customer base. The company has also positioned itself as a complete IT service provider rather than just an ISP, by providing services such as data connectivity, network integration and consulting, web hosting and development, hardware sales and maintenance, and software development and systems integration through its partnership with WorldLink Technologies Pvt Ltd. Our success as an excellent service provider is exemplified by the satisfaction of our customers, which include such reputed names as the United Nations, American Embassy and the Government of Nepal.

WorldLink is a success story, the likes of which are usually found in the Silicon Valley. It has thus served as a role model for other startup IT companies. It has demonstrated to young entrepreneurs that IT is the wave of the future, even in a relatively small market like Nepal. It has undoubtedly contributed to the ongoing IT revolution visible in this small Himalayan country. In recognition of its contribution, Nepal Government has invited WorldLink to be a part of IT taskforces such as the National IT Infrastructure Development Committee and contribute to the development of IT in the country.

Why should one attend WordCamp Kathmandu 2019?

The biggest WordPress Conference in Nepal “WordCamp Kathmandu 2019” is all set to kick off from March 16 to17 at Bougainvilla Events, Tripureshwor. If you are still in a dilemma whether or not to attend this WordCamp, then here are the major reasons why you shouldn’t miss this event.

1.Highlights of the event

WordCamp Kathmandu 2019 has many surprises this time. Unlike previous years where sessions used to be focused only on use of WordPress in regards to plugins, themes development and customization work, this time, we are introducing Gutenberg session and lab for the first time. Our another attractions of the event are React session and a workshop on integrating React with WordPress and its API. Moreover, this year we have basic WordPress workshop specially designed for the beginners.Last but not the least ,the first day of the event also have a good stuff of session on marketing, conversion optimization and product selling followed by the Panel Discussion on business strategy building.

Gutenberg

Gutenberg is the latest hot cake in every WordPressers mouth. This is because of the flexibility and comfort it provides with blocks when writing posts, working with images and laying out pages. Keeping its popularity in mind, this time WordCamp Kathmandu 2019 offers session and workshop on Gutenberg to its participants. The detail about this session and workshop are elaborated below:

i. Your First Gutenberg Block session by Yoav Farhi :Yoav Farhi, an International Speaker with more than 10 years of experience, is going to deliver separate session on the basics of Gutenberg block creation. From this, one can learn how blocks can improve workflows for them and their customers. This is a trending topic and can be quite beneficial for anyone associated with WordPress.

ii.Gutenberg lab: There will be a separate lab allocated for Gutenberg workshop where attendees will be building the post layouts using the new editor for WordPress, namely Gutenberg. The workshop will be conducted in two rounds with 20 participants in each round. Each session will be of one hour. The main focus in the session will be about content creation using blocks. Furthermore, it also provides overview about how to use the new block based editor. 

React Integration with WordPress

The integration between React and WordPress has become talk of the town these days. Many developers are now shifting towards react for building the front end of the application. Moreover, WordPress REST API makes it even more simpler for developers to connect WordPress with other sites and applications. Henceforth, WordCamp has tried its best to cover this trending topic in subtle manner. For which, it has scheduled following sessions and workshop for the participants.

i. React and WordPress sitting in the tree by Avinash Kundaliya: Avinash Kundaliya, an experienced developer, is going to share his knowledge about bringing both React and WordPress together. His session will focus on building a Single Page Application using React and WordPress REST API. The session will help attendees learn React concepts and common pitfalls. Anyone who wants to learn React can get benefitted from this session.

ii. Workshop on integrating React with WordPress and its API: We have also scheduled a workshop on Integrating React with WordPress and its API. The workshop will be mentored by the three most experienced developers of Nepal : Rakesh Lawaju, Rabin Gaire and Roshan Gautam. This workshop will benefit those attendees who wish to explore flexibilities in WordPress using recent technologies in the market.

WordPress Marketing Strategies

Marketing Strategy plays a prominent role in leading any business towards the road of success. WordPress Business is also not an exception. If we analyze the present status of theme and plugin development companies in Nepal, they are in well off condition in terms of expe rtise but we fall sort in the field of marketing our innovative products. Hence, to uplift WordPress business through marketing, we have included separate session and panel discussion about marketing strategy that will help you accelerate your WordPress Business.

i. Conversion Optimization for WordPress based websites by Rahul D Sarker: This session will feature Rahul D Sarker, an International Speaker who will speak on WordPress Business. Rahul is a WordPress Developer and Digital Marketing Consultant who helps startups and small medium businesses. This session on business will cover the reason behind why conversions are not happening and what needs to be done to improve that. Developer, bloggers and business owners can be immensely benefited from this session.

ii. Panel Discussion on expediting the WordPress Business: WordCamp also includes a panel discussion on Marketing strategy to escalate your WordPress businesses. The international panelist Mainul Kabir Aion, M Asif Rahman and national panelist Chitra Raj Bhandari will be sharing their views and opinions regarding growth hacking. Any enthusiast of WordPress can get great inspirations from this discussion.

WordPress Beginner Lab

WordPress is an open source content management system that lets anyone build websites without having much technical knowledge. Since its quite easy to create any desired websites using WordPress, it has been the most popular tool worldwide. This time WordCamp Kathmandu 2019 has also included the session targeting the students who are not technically sound enough on WordPress but want to create their own blogs and websites. Attendees will learn about the WordPress setup as well as plugin and theme installations in the workshop. Moreover, this session will provide general overview of WordPress to newcomers.

2.Something for Everyone

WordCamp Kathmandu 2019 has something to offer for everyone. Whether you are a developer, or a designer, or an entrepreneur or even a student, there are lots of things that you can take away from this event. Developers and designers can meet their peers, share their insights and can ultimately make partnerships out of the networking. For entrepreneurs, this conference can be a great opportunity to build network with experts and commence some potential business partnerships. For students, who are inquisitive, this can be the perfect opportunity for them to learn from the experts, develop new skills, get inspired and build a network which can be very helpful for their career development. In addition, WCKTM2019 also hosts many effective sessions and workshops for different categories of audience.

3.Networking Platform

Needless to say, WordCamp is the greatest networking platform for all the WordPress enthusiasts. It provides opportunities to connect and network with like-minded people. Moreover, it also includes after- party event for you guys to hang out and have effective interactions. This will help in building long-lasting personal and business relationships. In fact, there are lots of examples of successful business relationships form previous WordCamps in Nepal. Last but not the least, attendees get to have lots of fun during the event which makes it a worth attending one.

In a nutshell, this event is a great platform for all those people who are associated with WordPress. We hope you do not miss this opportunity to be the part of the event for expanding your horizon of knowledge and networking. See you all in the event.

Thank You Whitehat Agency For Sponsoring

It’s time to say thank you to our Micro Sponsor, Whitehat Agency. Thank you for your contribution to WordCamp Kathmandu 2019. WordCamp wouldn’t have been the same without your support.

Whitehat Agency is an award-winning full-service digital marketing agency. A company based in Sydney, Australia, specialising in all-inclusive solutions driven by creativity and ambition. Our lively team of experts have delivered campaigns for some of Australia’s biggest brands and are sure to lead you on the road to digital success. We’re dedicated to providing our clients with exceptional strategies to create and grow their business, exceeding their objectives and expectations.

We focus on SME’s to Enterprise clients, and our services include: SEO, PPC, Software development, Web design & development, Paid Social, Marketing Strategy creation, and Mobile apps.

Get #WCKTM2019 banners

We know you are excited going to WordCamp Kathmand 2019 and you obviously want to show the world. So, today we are releasing banners you can use to show the world your support for WordCamp Kathmandu.

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Thank You Keon Themes For Sponsoring

It’s time to say thank you to our Micro Sponsor, Keon Themes Thank you for your contribution to WordCamp Kathmandu 2019. WordCamp wouldn’t have been the same without your support.

Keon Themes is a web development company specializing in WordPress Themes & Plugins development. We build clean, minimalist, elegant, fully responsive and powerfully flexible themes and plugins that’s versatile and easy to use.

Keon Themes is a destination for Premium and Free Themes and Plugins for your WordPress website. We stand behind our Themes and Plugins’s quality and your satisfaction with, it is important to us.

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Facebook ID: https://www.facebook.com/keonthemes

WordPress Beginner Lab

Everything about Beginner Lab

If you are a curious novice and want to know about what is WordPress and how can you get started with it, WordCamp Kathmandu 2019 can be a very good opportunity for you to begin. The Beginner Lab will have professionals guiding you to take your very first step towards your WordPress journey.

What is Beginner Lab? Why should one attend this lab?

Beginner lab is a workshop where the attendees get introduced to WordPress and learn its basics. If you want to create websites quite easily without having to code then it is must to attend the lab. Moreover, the lab will include plugin and theme installation and customization.

Who are the suitable attendees for the session?

Beginner Lab is targeted mostly to the students and the beginners who are interested to learn WordPress and who have simple queries related to it. The lab has limited number of seats.

How to participate?

In order to participate, attendees should register their names for the session while registering for the event. Registration starts at 10am on the event day.

Prerequisites to attend the session

  • Consider bringing your own laptops and charger.
  • Download and install XAMPP/WAMP/MAMP or any local development server in your laptop. You can also download XAMPP from the link given below: https://make.wordpress.org/core/handbook/tutorials/installing-a-local-server/xampp/
  • Attendees should install WordPress in their laptop. You can download WordPress from the link below: https://wordpress.org/download/

Event Schedule

The workshop will be conducted in a separate hall at 12:40pm-2:40pm. It will be led by Madan Panthi who is a project manager at Bharyang Ventures and also one of the organizers of WordCamp Kathmandu 2019.

Thank You Precise Themes For Sponsoring

It’s time to say thank you to our Micro Sponsor, Precise Themes Thank you for your contribution to WordCamp Kathmandu 2019. WordCamp wouldn’t have been the same without your support.

Precise Themes is a theme store specialized in creating a minimalist, clean, & beautifully designed WordPress themes find more at https://precisethemes.com/

Thank You Marika Müller For Sponsoring

It’s time to say thank you to our Micro Sponsor, Marika Müller Thank you for your contribution to WordCamp Kathmandu 2019. WordCamp wouldn’t have been the same without your support.

Zeolite Bentonite Versand is German E-Commerce company with a strong background in digital technologies and pharmaceutical research and development.

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