June 21, 2022

June 19, 2022 — During this session, we will build a homepage using a block theme.

June 16, 2022

June 16, 2022 — WordPress 6.0 “Arturo” was just released, and with it came many enhancements to the Site Editor and other Full Site Editing Features. One of the most exciting is the ability to export a complete theme from the Site Editor.

In this Social Learning Space, we will take the Twenty Twenty-Two theme and fully customize it using the Site Editor and Global Styles. This will include template changes, updates to the theme color palette, layout, and more. You will then learn how to export these changes into a complete custom theme. While this functionality is still under development, it’s incredible how close we are to low-code/no-code theme development in WordPress!

June 13, 2022 — Target Audience
WordPress users who have used plugins before

Description
Have you ever wanted to create custom dashboards in WordPress, or a custom structure for a specific type of object on your website?

Come learn how you can use your WordPress site to do not only the above but also other interesting things when you use Custom Fields and Custom Post Types.

We will be working on a live project that allows you to store data in a customizable and structured way on your WordPress Backend using plugins and/or code while allowing you to display and modify that information on the front end using short-codes/page builders.

During the demonstration, we’ll use the Custom Post Type UI and Advanced Custom Fields plugins to build out a client portal and walk through the process step by step– taking you from a plain WP installation to a custom site with super-powered custom capabilities.

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June 13, 2022 — WordPress 6.0 “Arturo” was just released and included many features related to block patterns. To make it easier to build websites using blocks, patterns are now visible in more places, such as the quick inserter and when editing template parts in the Site Editor. We also have a brand new way to register patterns in themes.

During this Social Learning Space, you will learn everything there is to know about patterns. The WordPress editing experience has become even more centered around patterns. Now’s the time to make sure you know all the details!

June 13, 2022 — WordPress is an open-source project. That might not mean much to you as you use the software to build your website, but in reality, the open-source nature of the project is what has enabled it to grow and thrive.

In this session, we’ll look at four core open-source principles and how they apply to WordPress. Not only will this give you a deeper understanding of how WordPress came to be and continues to be built, but it will also show you how you are a part of the wide world of open-source, whether you knew it or not.

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June 9, 2022 — If you’re using a block theme for the very first time, you may be wondering what the best way is to create a front page — look no further! This brief tutorial will walk you through the basics so you can take your website front page from blog posts to front page!

June 2, 2022 — Sites get bigger. We keep on adding content but tend to forget to clean up. As the web grows older, more and more sites are growing older and bigger as well. That’s not necessarily a bad thing. Google loves authority, so being around for a long time pays off. However, your website does need to stay fit. Old content needs to be updated, your internal linking strategy needs to stay top-notch and your keyword research has to remain fresh. What can you do to keep your website SEO fit? In this talk, I’ll show you 7 ways to improve the content SEO fitness of your website!

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June 1, 2022 — This talk suggests values and principles for recognizing high-quality free information.

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