Women Who WP
Details
Details
Women Who WP (WordPress) is a group of lovely ladies in Orange County that decided to start a group of women who use WordPress. Now, Women Who WP is a nationwide initiative to bring us WordPress women together!
Join us for a Women Who WP meetup here in Minneapolis - St. Paul!
Agenda
5:30pm - 6:00pm: Hello's & Dinner
6:00pm - 6:30pm: Speed Networking
6:30pm - 7:45pm: Lucy Lamp - Intro to WordPress / Group Discussion
7:45pm - 8:00pm: Goodbyes!
Speaker
Lucy Lamp is an entrepreneur, youth mentor and adept at generating enthusiasm for any project. Her sculpture and photography have been shown nationally. Lucy earned BFA and MFA degrees at the University of Minnesota where she taught Sculpture, Drawing, and Concepts in Visual Art, as well as an AAS degree in Web and Interactive Media at Minneapolis Community and Technical College. She is an active participant in the Tech Community including Meetups, Open Source North, 48in48, WordCamp and WordPress Wednesdays.
Talk Details
What exactly is WordPress and why do 30% of all internet sites use it? We’ll start there in our discussion and move on briefly to WordPress structure, core files and database. I’ll show you what you need to know to get up and running with a blog or simple website. How to set it up, use the dashboard, create posts and pages, make a menu, use the media library, upload images and add a plugin. I’ll give you tips on how to choose themes and plugins. We can customize the discussion as we move along so we can focus on what you would like me to talk about.
Additional topics for tonight or a later date could include: adding a secondary menu, anatomy of a WordPress page (it gets complicated), customizing with CSS, how and why to create a child theme, categories and how to use them to customize your pages, meta information, media requirements, incorporating video, adding or changing theme features by safely editing php files. . .
Group Discussion - What did you learn?
We go around in a circle and share what we learned in WordPress in the last month. All answers are valid and anyone can pass if they want. Sometimes answers are related to peripheral tools that may be used with WordPress and this is completely acceptable.
Location
Clear Night
515 N Washington Ave #200
Minneapolis, MN 55401
We are in suite 200, second floor. Come in the side door that is up the ramp on the East side of the building next to Cuzzy's. You will see the elevators ahead and on the right hand side.
Parking
Parking Lots/Ramps
Ramp C is a 10 minute walk
You can try your luck with the parking lot located at 318 3rd Ave N. If it's open make sure you park on the far side of the meters. In-between Target field and the meter. Cost is usually $6-$4 if there are no events. 7 minute walk.
Street parking
Check out the Minneapolis Parking Meter Map
http://cityoflakes.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=f8005414ee1a48338aba6bce7fee4280
You can find longer street parking spots if you go over a street or two to the north or south of our building which is on 5th and Washington.
Attendees responsible for their own food.
Sponsors
Venue
Ackmann & Dickenson
A&D focuses on creating business solutions through finely crafted custom web & application design, development and digital strategies.
Mission
WordPress is a vast community serving the needs of many members. As women who are instrumentally involved in the WordPress community, we formed Women Who WP to address the unique needs that females of all ages experience in a field that is predominantly male. Anyone who RSVPs is welcome to attend Women Who WP events – we are women-inclusive, not gender-exclusive. All attendees are expected to abide by the Women Who WP Code of Conduct.
https://womenwhowp.org/code-of-conduct/
We are currently looking for co-organizers, leaders, and sponsors.
Sponsors
Women Who WP