What we’re about
MWUG, the Manchester WordPress User Group is run by the WordPress co-founder, Mike Little with support from group members.
We are a friendly, supportive bunch from in and around Manchester, UK, who use the open source web publishing software WordPress to blog, design and develop websites. We love sharing technical and marketing expertise to help others achieve what they intend through WordPress.
We run as a collective, with various events from co-working, discussions, picnic in the park to talk sessions. We actively encourage members to reach out, propose and/ or help organise events.
We welcome all interest whether you are a keen programmer, entrepreneur or hobby blogger wanting to maximise the potential of your WordPress blog.
Upcoming events
2
Evening Meetup - Nov 2025
Merseyway Innovation Centre, 21-23 Merseyway, Stockport, GBThe second MWUG evening event will take place on the 4th November 2025 in Merseyway Innovation Centre in Stockport.
💬 Talk - Everything but the Code: The Stuff I've Learned as a WordPress Freelancer
In 2018, I left my developmental director job and became a freelancer, and whilst the code and actually doing the work was relatively simple, there were plenty of other things I had to figure out. There are thousands of talks about code and making WordPress work, but this is the boring stuff they don't tell you about - where and how to pitch for work, setting yourself up for success, contracts, paying yourself and how to maintain a healthy work/life balance. This talk is the one I wished I heard when I began.This talk is given by the co-organiser Rhys Wynne, who is a long time WordPress freelancer and developer. You can find him at dwinrhys.com and follow him on Bluesky at rhys.wales.
ℹ️ Info
The MWUG meet-ups run every other month, usually on the second Tuesday of the month. However for one month only we're on the first Tuesday of the month!
We will be in Stockport at the Merseyway Innovation Centre. Further details of transport are below.
Attendance is free, but limited to 30 people, so please do make sure you RSVP and update the RSVP if your circumstances change.
🚌 How to get there
The nearest:
🚂 Train station: Stockport Train Station is a 15 minutes walk away.
🚌 Bus station: Stockport Interchange is 10 minutes walk away.
🚗 Car parking: The Merseyway/Redrock car park is above the office. Try and park in the orange zone to be closest to the venue.The office door is between McDonalds and Superdrug.
5 attendees
Past events
122
Group links
Organizers
Members
1,187
