Have you been handed an existing WordPress website at work, church, or organization but need some help managing it? Or have you decided to take up blogging and want to start writing on your own WordPress.com blog? Maybe you already know about other content management systems, but want to know more about WordPress? There’s a local meetup group right here in the Milwaukee area that is 100% geared towards helping out the local WordPress community!
Recent meetups included topics on using WordPress with social media and search engine optimization, WordPress security, WordPress fundamentals, and using PHP with WordPress. Many of these events are free, and open to the public. You can view the Milwaukee meetup group’s event page here: http://www.meetup.com/Milwaukee-WordPress-MeetUp/
Upcoming events include:
- January 8th: Waukesha County WordPress Wednesday Hosted by Orion Group
- The first Wednesday morning of every month (2nd Wednesday in January). Join us at the Meetupery for an informal morning of WordPress, learning, sharing and co-working! There will be no particular topic this month, however, bring your questions and your laptop!
- January 9th: WordPress Security Class in Waukesha County Presented by Jon Valcq of Orion Group
- Learn how to protect your website before it gets hacked and blacklisted by Google. We’ll show you the best way to backup your database, content and images and which security plugins are the best at stopping hackers before it’s too late.
- January 16th: WordPress Fundamentals Class in Waukesha County Presented by Emma Edgar of Orion Group
- Quickly master your theme’s admin settings, dashboard settings and theme options so you can manage your own content. Learn to manage your WordPress website in just one class!
The Waukesha County meetups are often held at the Meetupery, right next door to Orion Group! In fact, Orion Group’s WordPress employees and developers often present at Milwaukee area meetups. In addition, any paid classes held at the Meetupery are free to Orion Group’s clients. Call us at 262-820-9520 or send us a message from our Contact page for more information.