Seattle WordPress Meetup

Installing and activating WooCommerce is easy but eCommerce has a lot of moving parts and shipping is one that can be especially confusing. There are many ways to configure shipping in WooCommerce and it can get quite complex depending on the site’s requirements. We will start with discussing how core WooCommerce deals with shipping and run through setting up a few different configurations. We’ll also look at adding flat rate shipping, free shipping, and real-time shipping rates from carriers like USPS, FedEx, and UPS. There will be time for Q&A and discussion following Eric’s walk-through. Our presenter, Eric Amundson founded IvyCat, a WordPress website agency in 2002. He is a web strategist and user-experience designer. Eric also contributes to design, development, systems administration, and marketing. This meetup is virtual. Once you RSVP a link will be visible to you.

Come get an introduction to WordPress and get some questions answered. We start as a group to go over some basics, then split up according to what you need help with this month. If you're an advanced user or WordPress professional looking for a chance to help folks, please come!

Want Help with your WordPress site, or want to help others? This is the place to come for learning and help getting over a hurdle. Bring be ready to share your question, or help others with their questions. NOTE: This Meetup will be online using Zoom. We will email out a password to the people that RSVP'ed yes before the event. April was our first Help Desk Meetup via Zoom, so bring your smile and patience. We’ll do our best. You can join our Zoom meeting either by computer, tablet, or cell phone. Once you've downloaded the Zoom app you can opt to join a test meeting to familiarize yourself with Zoom. https://zoom.us/test ——— The Help Desk Meetup ——— Meets the 3rd Tuesday of every month, and is intended for a wide audience: from new WordPress users to experienced bloggers, cutting edge designers, or advanced developers; all are welcome. The Seattle WordPress Meetup is a free, non-judgemental place for people of any skill level, interest, or background to come and learn, share, and participate in our amazing WordPress community. —— AGENDA —— 6:30 p.m - Welcome Announcements Attendee Self-introductions - Be ready to introduce yourself and a question in 15 sec: - Name - Affiliation (name of your business, website, etc.) - Expertise (developer, designer, blogger, etc.) - 1 question (optional, but encouraged!) Vote via Zoom Poll to choose a few questions/topics to address. Bring your smile and patience. We’ll do our best. Meeting ends 8:30 Hosts: - Patrick Jackson (Emcee & Co-Host) - Leslie Newman (Co-Host) —— More About the Help Desk Meetup —— Not Just Technical Help! Our community is full of members with a broad range of expertise from building sites, to front and back-end development, hosting, strategy, UX and design, SEO and analytics, social networking, to project and business management. Bring your non-technical questions and expertise, too! Come Help Others! If you don't need help, please come anyway! We want to add your voice, skills, and experience to the conversation. Besides, we just like your company! :) Have fun sharing your thoughts, debating with your peers, and yes, marketing yourself and making friends as you help others over their hurdles. Remember: if you've been doing WordPress for 2 days, you can help the person who's been doing it for 1 day. ————————————————————————————— Emcee: Patrick Jackson @pjackson on WPSeattle's Slack channel (https://wpseattleslack.wordpress.com/) Send Patrick a message (https://www.meetup.com/SeattleWordPressMeetup/members/92664202/) here on meetup.com Thanks to our sponsors: - WordPress Foundation - A2 Hosting ——————————————————————————————— —— WP Seattle Community —— Want to know more about WordPress goings on in the area? Check out the new community website! https://wpseattle.org/ —— Join the WP Seattle Slack Community! —— Want to reach community members outside of a meetup? Join our slack team! (https://wpseattleslack.wordpress.com/) Follow this link, and request an invite: https://wpseattleslack.wordpress.com/ Slack is a free online community chat service. We have a helpful community, and several channels to organize your messages.

Are you a blogger and/or DIY (do-it-yourselfers) looking to connect with others who are interested in building WordPress websites and blogs? Then this group may be for you! We meet once a month to discuss what we're working on, help each other on any problems we're having, and share tips on steps that can make life easier. This group is primarily bloggers with some experience with WordPress and blogging. If you are BRAND NEW to WordPress, we'd love to see you. We also recommend attending the WordPress Fundamentals MeetUp (meets on the third Saturday of most months), which will introduce you to this great platform and get you started on your path to blogging/website management. The DIY User Group meets on the last Saturday of each month. We hope you can join us and will spread the word. There's plenty of free parking at the Wallingford Senior Center. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS: It says that the Senior is Closed, will you still have the meetup? Yep! I have a key and will be there setting up when you arrive. Please note that there is only one host for this meetup, so if I'm sick, I will send an email through MeetUp.com if I have to cancel. I can't find the space!!! We're in the lower level and the entrance is north of the parking lot. There will be signs. Do I have to bring a computer? Only if you want to show examples to the group to help facilitate the discussion or better explain an issue you're having. The map shows downtown Seattle, where is the location? Please join us at the Wallingford Senior Center, 4649 Sunnyside Ave N, #140 (lowest level), Seattle, WA. To make sure you end up at the right location, put "Wallingford Senior Center" in your search browser and Google Maps will direct you to the right place. Folks have been hit or miss when trying to navigate with the 4649 address. I'm brand new to WordPress, is this the right MeetUp for me? If you are new to WordPress, check out the WordPress Fundamentals Meetup. This is a great place to get an introduction to WordPress. Of course, we'd love to have you too. Is this MeetUp only for Bloggers? Nope! If you are a professional creating sites for clients, we'd love to have you join us to share your expertise and advice. Also, please be sure to join our Freelancer Meetup on the first Thursday of each month 10-12 AM. DIY BLOGGER RESOURCES If you're interested in building a big blog and/or monetization, I've found these resources to be useful: 1. Income School YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCytOqtKYpACcWMD14UjhSeQ 2. ProBlogger Community on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/probloggercom/ 3. BackLinko YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/backlinko 4. Neil Patel YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/neilvkpatel 5. Seattle WordPress Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/WPSeattle/