WordCamp Peoria will be November 12, at the Peoria Riverfront Museum! Location WordCamp Peoria will be held at the Peoria Riverfront Museum. About the Museum Peoria Riverfront Museum is a one-of-a-kind collaboration where visitors can explore and learn about the world - from our own backyards to far-off galaxies. We focus on interdisciplinary learning - a fusion of art, history, science and achievement designed to develop knowledge, critical thinking skills and a lifelong passion for learning. We...
WordCamp Birmingham will be on Saturday, October 29th, at The Harbert Center. Location WordCamp Birmingham is being held in the heart of downtown Birmingham, at the Harbert Center. Harbert Center 4th Ave N #100, Birmingham, AL 35203 theharbertcenter For nearly 30 years, The Harbert Center has been home to more than 20 of Birmingham’s top civic clubs, associations, and nonprofit organizations, which meet here on a regular basis. Exquisite food, downtown location, convenient parking,...
WordCamp Nashville is set for Saturday AND Sunday, September 17 and 18, at redpepper and Deavor. Location This year’s WordCamp Nashville is already turning out to be bigger and better than ever. Along with the move from just a one-day event to two solid days of WordPress goodness, this year’s event moved from the Nashville School of Law in south Nashville closer to the heart of the city at redpepper and Deavor located in Historic Germantown. For those...
WordCamp Pittsburgh will be September 17, at Art Institute of Pittsburgh. WordCamp Pittsburgh is a casual, locally organized conference covering everything related to WordPress. WordCamps happen all around the world, and each camp is a unique experience based on the local community. WHO ATTENDS WORDCAMP? Anyone who uses or is interested in using WordPress will feel at home at WordCamp. There’s really something for everyone, no matter what level you are. If you’re just getting started, there will...
WordCamp Cape Town will be on the 8th & 9th of September at the beautiful (and really fun) River Club that you all came to experience and love as of last year. Last year saw the introduction of a second, dedicated day for workshops that was a marvellous success! This year they will be doing it again. Prepare yourself for another 2 days of great talks and workshops! Venue This year’s WordCamp Cape Town will again be hosted...
Last month, NASA published a piece about why they choose to use WordPress to power NASA.gov, If you Saturn your attention to the screen behind me, you can see they included automatic RSS feeds, SEO optimization, low cost, and low maintenance. Not to mention, the existing support through Plugins and themes is out of this world. If your Curiosity is piqued, you should explore their stellar “about” page -‘benefits’ part. Benefits The following are the main benefits we’ve found...
WordCamp Singapore WordCamp Singapore is a community-organised WordPress conference that brings together bloggers, web developers, designers, artists, small business owners, entrepreneurs, and educators from Singapore and all across Asia. It’s a 1 day conference – 6 September at both floors Level 21 and 22 Doors open for attendees at 8.30am. Take Note: You must bring a photo ID (identity card or passport) to get past building security. A light breakfast is provided so feel free to drop by...
WordSesh is an excellent forum to learn, engage, and come together to talk WordPress. Moreover, it is the perfect event for folks who haven’t had the opportunity to attend a WordCamp due to geographic or financial barriers. It’s also a great place to get acquainted with WordPress and the community. WordPress developer David Bisset, who presented a talk on WordCamps, felt that the experience was even more low key and personable than attending a conference. “I think there’s a...
Version 4.6 of WordPress, named “Pepper” in honor of jazz baritone saxophonist Park Frederick “Pepper” Adams III, is available for download or update in your WordPress dashboard. This release adds numerous new features and functions, along with a host of updates. Some highlights of WordPress 4.6 include: Update Improvement – All of your theme and plugin management is handled in a much more streamlined installation and update process. Native Fonts – WordPress now uses your native system fonts rather...
START SPREADING THE NEWS: WORDCAMP NYC IS ON! OCTOBER 30 – NOVEMBER 1ST, It’s official, folks. Get ready for WordCamp New York City! This year, wordcamp will be back at the New York Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge in downtown Brooklyn. Last year’s attendees can attest to the quality of the space. Mark your calendars for a spooktacular date in NYC! WHAT IS WORDCAMP? WordCamps are casual, locally-organized conferences covering everything related to WordPress, the free and open source personal publishing software that powers...
