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Ottawa WordPress Meet-up, Oct. 10th, 2012
- Date
- Wednesday, October 10, 2012, 6:00 PM
- Venue
- Ottawa Public Library, Sunnyside Branch
“An Introduction to Custom Post Types”
NOTE: LOCATION – Sunnyside Library!!!
Have you ever used a theme or a plugin that offers an additional content area outside of the standard Posts or Pages? These are called Custom Post Types, a great feature in WordPress that allows you to break out into specific areas of content that can be used for anything the mind can imagine.
Whether you are learning about theme development and want to add separate content sections of your own or simply new to using WordPress to manage your content, it is to your advantage to know and understand what custom post types are, and what they can do to simplify your publishing or development life.
Presented by Troy Chaplin, a WordPress designer, developer and enthusiast who enjoys pushing the limits of what can be achieved with each new project.
Meeting Details:
To connect to WiFi, you need your library card.
Some parking is available in the library lot, there is also parking on the streets west of Bank Street. (Almyer Av.)
The classroom is downstairs. Enter the main doors, head right, and down the stairs. Turn left at the bottom of the stairs and follow the signs to the meeting rooms.
Cost: $4, Exact Change would be greatly appreciated! 
Agenda
6:00 – General announcements
6:10 – Presentation
7:30 – Q&A, Mingle and Network
Ottawa WordPress Workshop, Sept 26th, 2012
- Date
- Wednesday, September 26, 2012, 6:00 PM
- Venue
- Ottawa Public Library, Sunnyside Branch
“Intro to WordPress Plugin Development”
NOTE: NEW LOCATION – Sunnyside Library!!!
This workshop is for anyone who may be interested in, or is curious about, creating their own plugin for WordPress, but does not necessarily have coding experience.
As we construct a simple plugin to add an awesome widget to your sidebars, we’ll summarize the resources needed to help you create plugins. While you will definitely need to learn PHP, HTML and CSS to create plugins on your own, no coding ability is required for this workshop. You only need to be able cut and paste text into a file you create on your web site.
To work along during the workshop you will need access to your hosting account or a local install of WordPress, but the workshop is also intended to be a tutorial that you can complete at a later time.
Meeting Details:
To connect to WiFi, you need your library card.
Some parking is available in the library lot, there is also parking on the streets west of Bank Street. (Almyer Av.)
The classroom is downstairs. Enter the main doors, head right, and down the stairs. Turn left at the bottom of the stairs and follow the signs to the meeting rooms.
Cost: $4, Exact Change would be greatly appreciated!
Agenda
6:00 – General announcements
6:10 – Presentation
7:00 – Q&A
Ottawa WordPress Meet-up, Sept 12th, 2012
- Date
- Wednesday, September 12, 2012, 6:00 PM
- Venue
- Ottawa Library, Main Branch
“Doing SEO Right With WordPress”
A website is only good if it can be found. Google and other major search engines crawl millions of web pages per day. Are they crawling and indexing your pages? Do you have a WordPress website but don’t know what tools and plugins to use to start? If those questions are on your mind, then this meetup is for you.
Jackson Lo is an SEO Consultant specializing in Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and Local Search Optimization. He will be walking through the setup of a WordPress site with SEO in mind, plugins that you need, and follow up maintenance work to bring your website to the top. Come join Jackson in this fun and informative session to learn about WordPress + SEO. Jackson is also speaking at GUAGE Boston next month which he talks about in this blog post.
Meeting Details:
To connect to WiFi, you need your library card.
Free parking is available on the neighbouring streets after 5:30pm. Check the signs, a couple of the closest streets are limited to 1hr before 7pm.
The classroom is downstairs. Enter the main doors, head left, and down the stairs. (Do not enter into the actual library) Turn right at the bottom of the stairs and follow the halls to the room.
Cost: $4, Exact Change would be greatly appreciated!
Agenda
6:00 – Main Meeting – General announcements
6:10 – WordCamp Montreal trip report
6:20 – Presentation
7:30 – Mingle and Network, Q&A
Ottawa WordPress Meet-up, Aug 9th, 2012
- Date
- Thursday, August 9, 2012, 6:00 PM
- Venue
- Ottawa Library, Main Branch
“Multilingual WordPress”
The web is world wide, and much of the world does not speak English, the default language of WordPress. This talk will demonstrate how to easily create a WordPress site in a language other than English, and/or with multiple languages.
We will: set up a WordPress site that is not English, see what is needed in themes and plugins to use them in other languages, and learn how to create translations for themes and plugins. We will then review the different strategies and options for creating multilingual sites, from simple sites with custom themes, to multilingual plugins and multisite installs, and the issues related to each approach.
This talk should be informative for WordPress users of any skill level.
NOTE: THIS IS A THURSDAY MEETING!!!
Meeting Details:
To connect to WiFi, you need your library card.
Free parking is available on the neighbouring streets after 5:30pm. Check the signs, a couple of streets are limited to 1hr before 7pm.
The classroom is downstairs. Enter the main doors, head left, and down the stairs. (Do not enter into the actual library) Turn right at the bottom of the stairs and follow the halls to the room.
Cost: $4, Exact Change would be greatly appreciated!
Agenda
6:00 – Main Meeting – General announcements
6:05 – Presentation
Title: Multilingual WordPress
Speaker: Rick Radko – R-Cubed Design Forge
Level: Beginner/User
Summary: An in-depth look at creating WordPress sites in a language other than English, and/or with multiple languages.
7:30 – Mingle and Network, Q&A
Ottawa WordPress Meet-up, June 13th, 2012
- Date
- Wednesday, June 13, 2012, 6:00 PM
- Venue
- Ottawa Library, Main Branch
“How to WordPress: The basics” – Part 2 of 2
An introduction to creating your own website (or blog) using WordPress. At the end of this series you should have an understanding of how WordPress works and be able to create a basic site.
In part 1 (May 9th) we covered: the WordPress dashboard, the WordPress settings panel, and how to add content, including images and video.
In part 2 (June 13th) we will: Do a quick review of part 1, then go on to see how to add and manage menus and sidebar widgets, checkout more settings and learn how to adjust your site setup, create and manage users, look at the resources available on wordpress.org, learn how to install and manage plugins, and go through the WordPress update process.
Meeting Details:
To connect to WiFi, you need your library card.
Free parking is available on the neighboring streets after 5:30pm. Check the signs, a couple of streets are limited to 1hr before 7pm.
The classroom is downstairs. Enter the main doors, head left, and down the stairs. (Do not enter into the actual library) Turn right at the bottom of the stairs and follow the halls to the room.
Please bring $4 for the cost of the meeting. Exact Change would be greatly appreciated!
Agenda
6:00 – Main Meeting – General announcements
6:05 – Presentation
Title: How to WordPress: the basics
Speaker: Rick Radko – R-Cubed Design Forge
Level: Beginner
Summary: A session of basic how to’s, useful plugins and tips for the WordPress novice, but there will be some gems for users with experience too.
7:30 – Mingle and Network, Q&A