WordPress Port Harcourt Community

New to WordPress? This beginner-friendly session is your starting point. Whether you're a small business owner, freelancer, student, or just curious, we'll walk you through everything you need to build your first website—no coding required.

What we'll cover:

• What WordPress is and why over 40% of the web runs on it
• Choosing hosting and a domain name
• Installing WordPress and navigating the dashboard
• Picking and customizing a theme
• Adding pages, posts, and menus
• Essential plugins every site needs
• Going live and what to do next

Who should come:
Complete beginners and anyone who's tried WordPress but felt lost. No prior experience needed—just bring your laptop and curiosity.

How it works:
We'll meet over video, share screens so you can follow along step by step, and leave plenty of time for live Q&A. Joining from a laptop or desktop is best so you can practice as we go, but you're welcome to watch from any device.

What to have ready:
A stable internet connection, a notebook (or notes app), and your questions. The meeting link will be sent to registered attendees beforehand.
Come connect with fellow builders in the WordPress community, get your questions answered, and leave with a real plan for launching your site.

See you there!

Ready to take control of your WordPress design? In this hands-on virtual session, we'll dig into Elementor the popular drag-and-drop page builder and show you how to craft custom headers, footers, and full page layouts without writing a single line of code.

What we'll cover:

• Elementor basics: the editor, widgets, and workspace
• Building a custom header with navigation and logo
• Designing a footer that works across your whole site
• Understanding sections, columns, containers, and flexbox
• Creating responsive layouts that look great on mobile
• Using templates and theme builder for site-wide consistency
• Practical tips to keep your designs fast and clean

Who should join:
Anyone comfortable with the WordPress basics who's ready to level up their design skills. If you've built a site before and want it to look more polished and professional, this is for you.

How it works:
We'll meet over video and share screens so you can follow along step by step as we build real headers, footers, and layouts together. There'll be plenty of time for live Q&A.

What to have ready:
A stable internet connection and, ideally, a WordPress site with Elementor installed (free version is fine) so you can practice as we go. A laptop or desktop is strongly recommended for this one.

The meeting link will be sent to registered attendees beforehand.
Come build alongside the community and walk away with the skills to design pages exactly the way you want.
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AI is changing how we build for the web—and WordPress is no exception. In this virtual session, we'll explore how AI tools can speed up your workflow, sharpen your code, and help you ship better sites in less time. Whether you're a developer, designer, or site builder, you'll leave with practical ways to put AI to work today.

What we'll cover:

• The current AI landscape for WordPress builders
• Generating and debugging code with AI assistants
• Speeding up theme and plugin development
• Writing content, copy, and metadata faster
• Designing layouts and troubleshooting with AI help
• Smart prompting: getting useful results, not generic ones
• Where AI helps—and where human judgment still wins

Who should join:
WordPress developers, designers, and builders curious about working with AI. Some familiarity with WordPress is helpful, but you don't need to be an expert. Come with an open mind and your questions.

How it works:
We'll meet over video and share screens for live demos so you can see these tools in action. There'll be plenty of time for discussion and Q&A—this is a fast-moving topic and your questions are part of the conversation.

What to have ready:
A stable internet connection and your curiosity. A laptop or desktop is recommended if you'd like to try things out as we go. The meeting link will be sent to registered attendees beforehand.

Come explore the future of WordPress development with the community and walk away ready to build faster, smarter, and better.

More than half your visitors are on their phones—so why design for desktop first? In this hands-on virtual session, we'll flip the script and show you how to build mobile-first websites in Elementor that look sharp on every screen, from phones to tablets to desktops.

What we'll cover:

• Why mobile-first matters (and what it actually means)
• Elementor's responsive editing controls and breakpoints
• Designing with containers and flexbox for flexible layouts
• Adjusting typography, spacing, and images per device
• Hiding, showing, and reordering elements across screens
• Common mobile design mistakes—and how to avoid them
• Testing and previewing your site on real devices

Who should join:
Anyone comfortable with Elementor basics who wants their sites to work beautifully on mobile. If your designs look great on desktop but fall apart on phones, this session is for you.

How it works:
We'll meet over video and share screens so you can follow along step by step as we build and adjust responsive layouts together. There'll be plenty of time for live Q&A.

What to have ready:
A stable internet connection and, ideally, a WordPress site with Elementor installed so you can practice as we go. A laptop or desktop is strongly recommended, with your phone nearby for testing. The meeting link will be sent to registered attendees beforehand.

Come build alongside the community and leave knowing how to design for every screen your visitors use.