December 17, 2020 — In this first-of-its-kind, distributed State of the Word Q&A, Matt and other WordPressers answer questions asked by WordPress enthusiasts around the world.

December 15, 2020 — This Learn WordPress workshop is aimed at users and will teach participants how to find a plugin for their needs. In the workshop, we will walk through the features of WordPress Plugins with the Akismet plugin as an example. We’ll also cover how to find and install a new plugin through the dashboard, how to evaluate a new plugin for use on your site, how to provide feedback and how to get help with a plugin through the WordPress.org support forums.

December 15, 2020 — This workshop is for people from marginalized or underrepresented groups who are thinking about speaking at online WordPress events. You do not need to have any experience in public speaking, and this workshop is for all levels of experience.

We talk a lot about writing your talk as a story, but how do you do that? Is it possible for a tech topic? We will cover some story-telling structures that work well for tech.

December 14, 2020

December 14, 2020

December 12, 2020 — This tutorial offers an entry level guide to setting up your own self hosted WordPress site from the very beginning through your site going live with content!

December 6, 2020 — In this workshop, participants will learn the core concepts of block editor and its basic blocks, the anatomy of advanced block layout, and how to construct more complex and attractive layouts by just using blocks – no custom code or plugins.

December 5, 2020 — The site performance workshop on Learn WordPress goes into detail explaining why site performance is important for WordPress and explains tips on how to improve the performance of a WordPress site. The workshop also covers several techniques that allow users to improve the performance of their WordPress sites.

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December 3, 2020 — My blog traffic was growing at a very slow pace. I wanted that to change without spending money on advertising. After searching for solutions, I made a few shocking discoveries which I quickly, and easily implemented. As a result, my blog traffic has increased by 75% over the past 12 months, and that percentage continues to skyrocket!

December 3, 2020 — This Learn WordPress workshop will explain the features of the Theme Customizer in WordPress. The customizer provides a centralized place to change options that control the look of your WordPress site. This workshop covers how to locate and use the Customizer and the options that it includes.