Getting Started with WordPress

If you’ve heard about WordPress but didn’t know where to start, or tried to get started and became overwhelmed, now you have an opportunity to get started with WordPress.

From the start of the day to the end, we will will guide you through the process of using WordPress. You will be getting around the dashboard, adding text, images and extra functionality on an actual site that we set up for you that you can continue to use after WordCamp. We will have lots of volunteers on hand to help should you need a little extra attention.

Bring your laptop and we will have a new WordPress site setup for each of you ready to go.

This full-day workshop will be hands-on learning experience divided into a morning and afternoon session. We will present a topic, and you will have an opportunity to practice it. Each group of campers will have an assigned helpers to guide you along the way.

Goals

Learn your way around a WordPress site
Get familiar with the terminology
Learn how sites are organized
Know how to add and edit content
Understand the basics of a theme, plugin and sidebars
Provide hands-on relatable experience for your site.
Come with a laptop and bring images and content – or you can grab some up for the practice site.

Speakers