SoCal WordPress http://socalwp.org Everything WordPress and Blogging in Southern California Sun, 05 May 2013 23:04:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 SocalWordpresshttp://feedburner.google.com WordPress Workshop http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SocalWordpress/~3/urznGcrhMfc/wordpress-workshop-3 http://socalwp.org/events/wordpress-workshop-3#comments Sun, 05 May 2013 23:03:09 +0000 brittany http://socalwp.org/?post_type=events&p=345 Read more]]> A 2 hour WordPress workshop to work on your existing site, new idea or project, share questions and answers with the group, and make progress immediately.

Use this opportunity to turn your thoughts into action – that idea you’ve always had, that project you have stalled on, that client that needs something new, that site that has been “almost done” for months – there’s nothing like sitting down and working through things with others that share the same energy and passion for making progress.

I will have some great WordPress tips and tricks, recommendations, and advice to share, with the focus on you and your needs, sharing them with the group, and implementing them immediately.

Get help and feedback, but more importantly, get inspired.

 

Cost: $25/person per workshop

]]> http://socalwp.org/events/wordpress-workshop-3/feed 0 http://socalwp.org/events/wordpress-workshop-3 WordPress Pasadena Meetup http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SocalWordpress/~3/rHeKsF4sZ2c/wordpress-pasadena-meetup http://socalwp.org/events/wordpress-pasadena-meetup#comments Sun, 05 May 2013 23:00:09 +0000 brittany http://socalwp.org/?post_type=events&p=341 We’re meeting up, folks! We’re meeting at a spiffy new place, with a bit more room for everyone. I’m very excited!

So let’s hear what you’d like to see covered at the meetup. Tentatively, we’ll be covering theme dev. and perhaps Advanced Custom Fields Plugin; but we’re open.

Make sure to RSVP!

]]> http://socalwp.org/events/wordpress-pasadena-meetup/feed 0 http://socalwp.org/events/wordpress-pasadena-meetup May Topanga WordPress Meetup http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SocalWordpress/~3/gEMO4Pn9zhM/may-topanga-wordpress-meetup http://socalwp.org/events/may-topanga-wordpress-meetup#comments Sun, 05 May 2013 22:56:10 +0000 brittany http://socalwp.org/?post_type=events&p=337 Read more]]> Join us for our monthly Topanga WordPress Meetup. All users are invited to attend this meeting to share, collaborate and discuss all things WordPress.
TOPICS AND SPEAKERS

CODE IS YOUR FRIEND!

For this meetup we will have an overall theme on code with topics to help you better understand development and properly coding your WordPress site.  Code master extraordinaire, Andy Roberts from Note 15 will help curate the evening. More details to come.

Time for QA and General Questions

Please bring $5 to contribute towards pizza. We will meet for 2 hours at the library in the main meeting room. Afterwards we will reconvene at Albuelita’s (walking distance) for some time to socialize. Albuelita’s is located south of the library at 137 South Topanga Canyon Boulevard Topanga Canyon, CA 90290 (310) 455-8788

The Topanga WordPress Meetup Group meets on the third Thursday of every month at the Topanga Canyon Library. Please join us as we start our first official meeting!

***Please note that you can only use the Library WIFI with a County Library Card. You can apply for a card at the Library and you will then receive a code that can be used to use the WIFI.

]]> http://socalwp.org/events/may-topanga-wordpress-meetup/feed 0 http://socalwp.org/events/may-topanga-wordpress-meetup An Evening with Design Rockstar Chris Ford http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SocalWordpress/~3/qT4kQ4mk-BQ/an-evening-with-design-rockstar-chris-ford http://socalwp.org/events/an-evening-with-design-rockstar-chris-ford#comments Sun, 05 May 2013 22:51:59 +0000 brittany http://socalwp.org/?post_type=events&p=331 Read more]]> When a musician is planning to play a long set without any opening acts, it’s billed as “An evening with __________.” We are fortunate enough to have a veritable design rockstar in our community — the inimitable Chris Ford is coming to share her vast knowledge of design, process, how to be awesome, and more.

This is rescheduled from April 1. Come out and and learn from one of the most awesome Genesis-theming designers out there!

We’ll convene at BJ’s on Beach Blvd after the meetup.

]]> http://socalwp.org/events/an-evening-with-design-rockstar-chris-ford/feed 0 http://socalwp.org/events/an-evening-with-design-rockstar-chris-ford Advanced WordPress Meetup http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SocalWordpress/~3/kc3jO2OVCZs/advanced-wordpress-meetup-2 http://socalwp.org/events/advanced-wordpress-meetup-2#comments Sun, 05 May 2013 22:44:50 +0000 brittany http://socalwp.org/?post_type=events&p=326 Read more]]> Generally our meetings are simple and to the point, we talk about more advanced WordPress topics and projects we’ve been working on as well as everyone gets to share code and design tips and ideas for everyone to comes.

This group is not really for newbies or marketers but anyone is welcomed to come, we are looking to duplicate the level of Advanced Code and idea sharing in person that we’ve fostered in our Facebook group yet we will be there to answer questions and help out if it’s needed and anyone may attend I just ask that you bring something to share with the group, great or small we all have something to contribute.

No one person will speak but instead we try to make this into a bit of an unconference round table with people wanting to talk about WordPress and encourage everyone to bring at least one interesting new thing for us all to learn from in the group.

I hope this will be a fun event. Also feel free to invite anyone you know with some higher level of WP knowledge, let’s pack the house with WP geeks if possible and really bring together San Diego’s Advanced WordPress community…

https://www.facebook.com/groups/advancedwp/

http://www.meetup.com/Advanced-WordPress/

]]> http://socalwp.org/events/advanced-wordpress-meetup-2/feed 0 http://socalwp.org/events/advanced-wordpress-meetup-2 WordPress 10th Anniversary Party http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SocalWordpress/~3/HVZGRUfrz-Q/wordpress-10th-anniversary-party http://socalwp.org/events/wordpress-10th-anniversary-party#comments Sun, 05 May 2013 22:39:18 +0000 brittany http://socalwp.org/?post_type=events&p=323 WordPress turns 10 years old! Let’s celebrate.

Details coming soon – party to be held in Orange County

]]> http://socalwp.org/events/wordpress-10th-anniversary-party/feed 0 http://socalwp.org/events/wordpress-10th-anniversary-party Ecommerce with WordPress: Sell Products and Services http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SocalWordpress/~3/S7B4mDmT62A/ecommerce-with-wordpress-sell-products-and-services http://socalwp.org/events/ecommerce-with-wordpress-sell-products-and-services#comments Thu, 18 Apr 2013 05:24:57 +0000 Lucy Beer http://socalwp.org/?post_type=events&p=307 Read more]]> 7:30pm – 9:30pm
$40

Blankspaces Los Angeles,
5405 Wilshire Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90036

Very limited space!
Q&A time included

You can do almost anything with your WordPress site, including selling your services and products.
This class will go over some of the major ecommerce plugins available, and how to choose which to use for your circumstances.

  • We’ll look at Cart66, WooCommerce, Shopp and others.
  • What to consider when choosing a solution
  • Payment processing considerations

This class is geared toweard self-hosted WordPress users, not WordPress.com

]]> http://socalwp.org/events/ecommerce-with-wordpress-sell-products-and-services/feed 0 http://socalwp.org/events/ecommerce-with-wordpress-sell-products-and-services Build an Email List – Using Mailchimp with WordPress http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SocalWordpress/~3/r64DS3biZb8/build-an-email-list-using-mailchimp-with-wordpress http://socalwp.org/events/build-an-email-list-using-mailchimp-with-wordpress#comments Thu, 18 Apr 2013 05:22:31 +0000 Lucy Beer http://socalwp.org/?post_type=events&p=305 Read more]]> 7:30pm – 9:30pm
$40

Very limited space!
Q&A time included

Building an email list is a crucial step in monetizing your website and developing a strong readership.
Mailchimp is one of the leaders in email marketing and best of all, you can get started with them for free!

I will show you how to integrate Mailchimp into your WordPress site:

  • How to create a sign up form on your WordPress site
  • How to generate an AUTOMATED email newsletter based on your blog content
  • Plugins you can use that will integrate with Mailchimp and increase your sign-ups
  • How to offer a free incentive for joining your email list

This class is geared toweard self-hosted WordPress users, not WordPress.com

]]> http://socalwp.org/events/build-an-email-list-using-mailchimp-with-wordpress/feed 0 http://socalwp.org/events/build-an-email-list-using-mailchimp-with-wordpress How To Choose WordPress Themes http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SocalWordpress/~3/5_WLrkV5JWo/how-to-choose-wordpress-themes http://socalwp.org/events/how-to-choose-wordpress-themes#comments Thu, 18 Apr 2013 05:20:08 +0000 Lucy Beer http://socalwp.org/?post_type=events&p=303 Read more]]> How to Choose WordPress Themes: how to decipher demos, what to look for plus a tour of some major themes
In-Person Class, Los Angeles
7:30pm – 9:30pm
$40

Blankspaces Los Angeles,
5405 Wilshire Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90036

Very limited space!
Q&A time included

Choosing a WordPress theme is a very confusing and overwhelming task. There are so many available
and it can be hard to decipher the descriptions and understand how the theme will fit with your content.

In this class we’ll go over common issues such as:

  • Understanding what a theme is and what it isn’t
  • Why doesn’t my site look like the demo?
  • What features does your theme need to have for your purposes?
  • Difference between themes and plugins
  • Theme, Child theme or theme framework?
  • What happens when you change themes?
  • I will demo the options panels of several major theme companies so you can see what you are actually getting, including Woothemes, StudioPress, Headway, Catalyst and others

This class is geared toweard self-hosted WordPress users, not WordPress.com

]]> http://socalwp.org/events/how-to-choose-wordpress-themes/feed 0 http://socalwp.org/events/how-to-choose-wordpress-themes How To Maintain Your WordPress site: Backups, Updates and Maintenance for Speed and Security http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SocalWordpress/~3/kMlL2mOmanc/how-to-maintain-your-wordpress-site-backups-updates-and-maintenance-for-speed-and-security http://socalwp.org/events/how-to-maintain-your-wordpress-site-backups-updates-and-maintenance-for-speed-and-security#comments Thu, 18 Apr 2013 05:16:59 +0000 Lucy Beer http://socalwp.org/?post_type=events&p=301 Read more]]> 11am – 1pm PST
Cost: $25
Bonus – online video replay included after the webinar
Q&A time included

Your WordPress site needs TLC on a regular basis to keep it secure, up to date and running smoothly. Every self-hosted WordPress site owner needs to know some basic maintenance steps.

This class will cover:

  • How to backup your WordPress site on a regular basis
  • A few basic maintenance tasks to keep it running fast
  • How to keep your WordPress site up-to-date and safely perform upgrades
  • A few simple security tips
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