Where: Centre Cloud.ca, 420 rue Guy, Montreal
When: Monday August 7, 6.30-9pm
Max 25 people
Tell me more…
This workshop is an encouraging experience intended for those who want to get their feet wet with WordPress. It is also a great preparation for WP newbies who are attending WordCamp for the first time.
In easy-to-understand language, you’ll be introduced to fundamental WordPress building blocks and take a tour of the dashboard. You’ll come out of the session excited and ready to dive into your first WordPress project, whether it’s a personal blog or a company site.
This workshop will cover:
- You’ll create a small WordPress.com website with a custom menu and sidebar
- Set up pages and posts, categories and tags
- Explore how to choose a theme
- Explore how to use widgets
- I’ll also share tips and gotchas I wish I’d known when starting out
This workshop will not cover:
- Building a bilingual website
- Building an eCommerce store
- Heavily customizing themes or installing custom themes
- Installing and using plugins
This workshop is suitable for:
Complete beginners. This workshop will help get you comfortable with the basics of using the WordPress content-management system to build and manage a simple website.
Additional Information:
– We will be creating wordpress.com accounts, not installing a self-hosted version of WordPress. You will need access to your email account.
– You must bring your laptop.
This is a hands-on workshop. A special ticket to this event is required. Space is limited.