Build a Blog or Site with WordPress

This WordPress course runs for two days on Saturday, Sept 29th and Sunday, Sept 30th from 1pm to 5pm.

This class is for beginners who want to use WordPress as an easy, fast way to set up a blog or a website. We’ll guide you step-by-step through all the basic aspects of WordPress development including:

How you can work on your site before you spend money on hosting Understanding the administration area and manage your site easily with Wordpress' friendly user interface Installing themes to change your site's design quickly and easily Using widgets & plugins to extend the functionality of your site Learning how a theme 'works' and how you can update it on your own to customize the look and feel of your site In addition, all students will receive a free personal hosting account from WPEngine (http://www.wpengine.com) for life, worth $290 a year!

We'll cover the following over Saturday, Sept 29th and Sunday, Sept 30th:

Day 1 - Intro to Wordpress, Installation, Administration & Management: You'll leave with WordPress installed on your machine and an understanding of the interface as well as how to make basic changes. Day 2 - Widgets, Plugins, Themes, Customizing Themes and Publishing Your Site: You'll learn how to add more functionality to your site including how to install new designs, customize themes and how to get your site live. Prerequisites: A basic understanding of HTML/CSS and PHP is helpful but NOT necessary.

http://photos4.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/e/3/5/0/event_84898192.jpegAbout Pam Selle, our Instructor: When I was younger, I thought the internet was basically the coolest thing ever. I’ve been working in the web world for 3 years and build websites with WordPress professionally. I’m getting involved in GDI because I think others should experience the fun of seeing something YOU made appear on the web. In my spare time, I practice/teach yoga, ride my bicycle, and am involved with the Girl Geek Dinner Social Committee. You can find me on Twitter at @pamasaur (http://twitter.com/pamasaur).

Transportation: WHYY is located at 150 N. Sixth Street on Independence Mall in Philadelphia, between Race and Arch Streets. Click here for directions (http://www.whyy.org/about/directions_phila.html).