March 23, 2023 — Have you ever wanted to update your site’s design, but wondered exactly what that would entail? It sounds so daunting, so maybe you’ve wanted to watch someone else do it first before you tried? If so, then this online workshop is for you!

Come join this informal live stream where Ben will update his personal blog’s design while answering questions from attendees. In this multi-part workshop, you’ll get to see the full process of updating a site’s design, including:

* Creating a local staging site of a live site and transferring updates between the sites
* Updating a site’s theme from Twenty Twenty-Two to Twenty Twenty-Three
* Editing templates and template parts in the Site Editor

This is Part 2 of a multi-part series.

March 20, 2023 — A template provides the structure or design for how a page is displayed. That usually includes a header template part, a content area and a footer template part. In this beginner session, we will look closer at the various templates available, the template layout, and how to assign a template to a post or page.

March 17, 2023 — The WordPress User Roles and Capabilities system provides a robust way to control user access to sensitive data on your WordPress site.

While the predefined roles and capabilities should suffice for most requirements, it is also possible to add new user roles, and define capabilities for that role.

In this session, you’ll learn about the default WordPress roles and capabilities, how they are set up and stored in the WordPress database, and how you can create custom roles and assign capabilities.

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March 17, 2023 — In this session, we will look at how to create or update custom field values in your REST API endpoints, the built-in authentication options for authenticating WP REST API requests, and how to test REST API routes and endpoints using a third party too.

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March 16, 2023 — The Single template controls the layout of individual blog posts on your site, and the 404 page will be displayed when your site visitors end up on non-existent URLs and find no content. This Online Workshop will show how you can customize these templates to meet your design needs.

March 16, 2023 — Learn how to make simple website improvements to get clients to stay and interact. Topics include keyword/image ratios, navigation, WordPress plugins, website performance, keeping content interesting, the value of simplicity, use of color, and call-to-action.

Accessibility note: The slides in this presentation include animations and color contrast that may affect some viewers.

March 14, 2023 — Web designers and developers are each specialists with their own priorities, needs, and focus. Sometimes there can be a communication gap between the two, leading to misunderstandings and frustration. How can you learn to speak each other’s language and ensure your projects run smoothly and without hassles?

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March 10, 2023 — This session picks up from the last preventing common security vulnerabilities session (https://wordpress.tv/2023/03/03/lets-code-preventing-common-security-vulnerabilities/), and cover’s how to use nonces to prevent cross-site request forgery vulnerabilities

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March 10, 2023 — Are you ready to dive into the world of data and unlock valuable insights about your website’s users? This meetup is just for you!

Join us as we explore the exciting world of Google Analytics 4 (GA4), Google Search Console, and Clarity. These powerful tools will take your website to the next level.

I will guide you through the process of setting up these analytics and show you how to use them to gain valuable insights about your website’s users.

You’ll learn how to use GA4 to measure traffic and see how your website is performing, how to use Search Console to improve your website’s visibility and rank in Google search results, and how to use Clarity to gain a deeper understanding of your user’s interactions with your website.

Whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned pro, this presentation promises to be both fun and informative.

So come along, grab your drink of choice, and let’s unlock the secrets of your website’s users! Everyone is welcome, so bring a friend and join the conversation. I can’t wait to see you there!

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March 9, 2023 — Did you know you can create an entire website on your phone? In this Online Workshop, we will go over what you need to create a website on your mobile and demo how to start building your website. See in action how a website is put together on a mobile phone. Future sessions will dive a little deeper each time.