Mike Rynart, speaker

I started working on the web in 1997, when there was no Front End vs Backend or UX person.

Mike Rynart is a Web designer helping people build a faster web that works for everyone. Mike has been developing with WordPress since 2007. Over time, he has branched out his skills with responsive design, and a passion for Web performance. He spends his days helping companies to grow their business through fast and engaging websites, his evenings blogging about food and travel, and his nights dreaming about how to make tomorrow’s WordPress sites even better

How did you start with WordPress ?

I started working on the web in 1997, when there was no Front End vs Backend or UX person. You were just a Webmaster and static HTML was best viewed in Netscape Navigator. I first found out about WordPress in 2007 when it was primarily known as a blogging tool and not the CMS platform it is now. The more I used it for my own projects, I was constantly amazed by just how much it was capable of with the ecosystem of themes and plugins, and knew that it was time to use the platform as a full blown CMS. I’ve finally given WordPress’ capabilities a full and through test by converting our family business web site from static HTML to WordPress.

Why did you choose this topic ?

Speed matters more than ever today. According to research, 53% of mobile site visitors leave your site if it takes more than 3 seconds to load. You could be losing half your visitors before they’ve even seen your site. It is important that our website is mobile-friendly and we need to make sure our website load fast on mobile.

What will learn with your talk ?

In my talk, I’ll give you a whirlwind tour of tips and tricks how to speed up your website. Why speed matters. How you can measure it – Tools and guidance. Ways to improve your website performance.

Link to the conference

https://2018.lausanne.wordcamp.org/session/a-deep-dive-into-wordpress-performance/