April: WordPress as a headless CMS with Laravel

This month we are welcoming Chris Brosnan. They will be giving a talk titled:

🎤 WordPress as a headless CMS with Laravel

This talk will focus on using WordPress as a headless CMS, with the WP REST API, for improved performance or in projects where the product itself is not best suited to WordPress but where as a headless CMS there can be some benefits in using WordPress alongside another frameworks, specifically Laravel in this case. The case study will focus on a Laravel built professional networking platform with WordPress being used as a user friendly CMS for the blog element of the site while not being used to serve the site on the front end.

👤 Chris Brosnan is the Senior Full Stack Developer at Ayre Media, a digital agency providing development and marketing services to the blockchain and cryptocurrency industry. He is a self-taught developer with seven years of professional experience and a particular interest in WordPress and PHP development. Chris has shared his passion for both in different industries including the charity sector, travel, financial software and property. When not coding, Chris enjoys films, books, board games, podcasts and football. He is also a part-time postgraduate student at Birkbeck College.

After the talk, we'll open the floor to the group.

See you all on Tuesday!

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Food & Drinks

The Doggetts Coat & Badge (http://www.nicholsonspubs.co.uk/restaurants/london/doggettscoatandbadgesouthbanklondon) serves food and drink.

You will need to order from the bar on the riverside terrace so we recommend that you order before coming up to the boardroom. If you order, please tell them you will be in the boardroom.

Please see their website (http://www.nicholsonspubs.co.uk/restaurants/london/doggettscoatandbadgesouthbanklondon) for information for their food and drinks menu.

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Location & Transport

The Dogget's Coat & Badge is fully accessible from their beer garden and has a lift to all floors. It is located on the south west end of Blackfriars bridge. It is close to the following stations:

Blackfriars Station (https://tfl.gov.uk/hub/stop/HUBBFR/blackfriars/)

5 minutes walk to the Doggetts Coat & Badge

- Circle line

- District line

- National Rail (http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations/BFR/details.html)

- Riverboat services

- This station has step-free access from street to platform

Southwark Station (https://tfl.gov.uk/hub/stop/940GZZLUSWK/southwark-underground-station/)

7 minutes walk to the Doggetts Coat & Badge

- Jubilee Line

Waterloo Station (https://tfl.gov.uk/hub/stop/HUBWAT/waterloo/)

15 minutes walk to the Doggetts Coat & Badge

- Bakerloo line

- Jubilee lines- Northern line

- Waterloo and City line

- National Rail (http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations/WAT/details.html)

- Riverboat services

- This station has step-free access from street to train.

London Waterloo East Station (http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations/WAE/details.html)

13 minutes walk to Doggetts Coat & Badge

- National Rail

London Bridge Station (https://tfl.gov.uk/hub/stop/HUBLBG/london-bridge/)

20 minutes walk to the Doggetts Coat & Badge

- Jubilee line

- Northern line

- National Rail (http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations/LBG/details.html)

- Riverboat services

- This station has step-free access from street to train.

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Sponsors

If you would like to sponsor food and/or drinks at the event, please contact us at wphooked@gmail.com