Philly WordPress http://phillywp.org Fri, 23 Sep 2011 12:53:42 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 WordCamp Philly 2011 Registration Now Open! http://phillywp.org/2011/08/12/wordcamp-philly-2011-registration-now-open/ http://phillywp.org/2011/08/12/wordcamp-philly-2011-registration-now-open/#comments Fri, 12 Aug 2011 13:19:01 +0000 Doug Stewart http://phillywp.org/?p=79 That’s right folks, it’s time to start thinking about grabbing your spot to WordCamp Philly 2011. Tickets are now available, and if you’re interested in sponsoring the events, we have sponsorship slots available too.

Head on over to the official #wcphilly site for more details.

See you there!

]]> http://phillywp.org/2011/08/12/wordcamp-philly-2011-registration-now-open/feed/ 0 Mark Your Calendars For WordCamp Philly 2011: November 5th & 6th http://phillywp.org/2011/07/27/mark-your-calendars-for-wordcamp-philly-2011-november-5th-6th/ http://phillywp.org/2011/07/27/mark-your-calendars-for-wordcamp-philly-2011-november-5th-6th/#comments Wed, 27 Jul 2011 15:09:16 +0000 Doug Stewart http://phillywp.org/?p=73 That’s right, folks, we’re approved and locked-in for this year’s WordCamp Philly! Keep tabs on official updates over at the official site, but mark down November 5th & 6th on your calendars for this year’s event, and, as always, follow the #WCPhilly hashtag.

We’re back at Temple University’s Alter Hall, so those of you that attended last year know we’re in for another treat.

We’re excited — are you?

]]> http://phillywp.org/2011/07/27/mark-your-calendars-for-wordcamp-philly-2011-november-5th-6th/feed/ 0 June Philly WordPress Meetup: Getting Started with a WordPress Website http://phillywp.org/2011/06/20/june-philly-wordpress-meetup-getting-started-with-a-wordpress-website/ http://phillywp.org/2011/06/20/june-philly-wordpress-meetup-getting-started-with-a-wordpress-website/#comments Tue, 21 Jun 2011 01:36:46 +0000 Brad Williams http://phillywp.org/?p=67 The June Philly WordPress Meetup has been scheduled! This month Reed Gustow (@tangofoxtrot) will be presenting on Getting Started with a WordPress Website. Some of the topics Reed will cover include:

  • Installing and configuring WordPress
  • Creating content in WP
  • Explaining themes, stylesheets, and templates
  • Installing plugins and themes
  • Working with WordPress Locally (using XAMPP)
  • and more!

For more details and to RSVP visit:
http://www.meetup.com/Philadelphia-WordPress-Meetup-Group/events/22920271/

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http://phillywp.org/groups/mini-meetups/forum/topic/mini-wordpress-meetups-around-philly-1/

We are already starting to plan a Chestnut Hill Developer Hackathon as the first mini meetup! If you are in the area, and want to come out and hack away with other WordPress coders, be sure to let us know here:
http://phillywp.org/groups/mini-meetups/forum/topic/chestnut-hill-developer-hackathon/

]]> http://phillywp.org/2011/06/01/mini-wordpress-meetups/feed/ 2 May Philly WordPress Meetup: WordPress 3.2 First Look http://phillywp.org/2011/05/17/may-philly-wordpress-meetup-wordpress-3-2-first-look/ http://phillywp.org/2011/05/17/may-philly-wordpress-meetup-wordpress-3-2-first-look/#comments Wed, 18 May 2011 00:40:34 +0000 Brad Williams http://phillywp.org/?p=48 The May Philly WordPress Meetup has been scheduled! This month we’ll demo the upcoming WordPress 3.2.

New features include:

  • Admin Dashboard UI Update
  • Distraction-free Writing
  • New Default Theme
  • Performance Improvements
  • and more!

For more details and to RSVP visit:
http://www.meetup.com/Philadelphia-WordPress-Meetup-Group/events/18769901/

]]> http://phillywp.org/2011/05/17/may-philly-wordpress-meetup-wordpress-3-2-first-look/feed/ 1 Sister Meetup WPNYC Redesign http://phillywp.org/2011/04/26/sister-meetup-wpnyc-redesign/ http://phillywp.org/2011/04/26/sister-meetup-wpnyc-redesign/#comments Tue, 26 Apr 2011 17:59:27 +0000 Doug Stewart http://phillywp.org/?p=44 Our brothers and sisters in the WordPress New York City Community recently announced a full site redesign. Here’s a preview:

[Low, slow whistle -ed.] That’s a mighty fine site!

We here at Philly WP are looking to do something similar, so if anyone is aces with Illustrator/Photoshop/the Gimp/whatever and wants to spec something up, we’re all ears!

And congrats again to the WPNYC folks.

]]> http://phillywp.org/2011/04/26/sister-meetup-wpnyc-redesign/feed/ 2 WordPress For Beginners Workshop, A Part Of Philly TechWeek http://phillywp.org/2011/04/11/wordpress-for-beginners-workshop-a-part-of-philly-techweek/ http://phillywp.org/2011/04/11/wordpress-for-beginners-workshop-a-part-of-philly-techweek/#comments Tue, 12 Apr 2011 03:45:29 +0000 Doug Stewart http://phillywp.org/?p=41 Brad and I will be teaching a class as a part of Philly TechWeek entitled “WordPress For Beginners”. It will be held at FMC Philly (our normal Meetup location) on Tuesday, April 26th at 7pm. There are further details over at the Meetup listing for the event, but in brief, we’ll be covering:

  • Dashboard Management – Customize your WP dashboard
  • Content Management – Post, Pages, and Links
  • Media – Images, Videos, and Sound Clips
  • Links – Adding and categorizing links and blogrolls
  • Comments and Discussion – Moderating and Spam Control
  • Plugins and Theme – Installation and configuration
  • Menu management – Create custom menus in WP
  • User Accounts – Create and Manage users
  • WordPress Settings – Customize WordPress

Registration is capped at 24 total attendees and the session is more than our usual amount — $15/person. Please, if you plan on attending, bring along a laptop with WiFi capability so that you can fully participate.

For those more advanced users, please remember that we also have the happy hour scheduled for Thursday of that week, so leave workshop slots open for those attendees who could benefit most from a jump-start.

]]> http://phillywp.org/2011/04/11/wordpress-for-beginners-workshop-a-part-of-philly-techweek/feed/ 0 WordPress 3.1.1 Is Out, Time to Update! http://phillywp.org/2011/04/05/wordpress-3-1-1-is-out-time-to-update/ http://phillywp.org/2011/04/05/wordpress-3-1-1-is-out-time-to-update/#comments Tue, 05 Apr 2011 23:12:47 +0000 Brad Williams http://phillywp.org/?p=37 WordPress 3.1.1 was released today. Time to get those sites updated! More details: http://wordpress.org/news/2011/04/wordpress-3-1-1/

]]> http://phillywp.org/2011/04/05/wordpress-3-1-1-is-out-time-to-update/feed/ 0 WordPress Meetup Happy Hour for Philly Tech Week http://phillywp.org/2011/03/28/wordpress-meetup-happy-hour-for-philly-tech-week/ http://phillywp.org/2011/03/28/wordpress-meetup-happy-hour-for-philly-tech-week/#comments Mon, 28 Mar 2011 22:13:01 +0000 Brad Williams http://phillywp.org/?p=34 We’ll be hosting a WordPress Happy Hour for Philly Tech Week at 5pm on Thursday April 28th at National Mechanics! Come out and have some drinks with the Philly WordPress Community. For more details and to RSVP check out the official posting here: http://www.meetup.com/Philadelphia-WordPress-Meetup-Group/events/17091624/

]]> http://phillywp.org/2011/03/28/wordpress-meetup-happy-hour-for-philly-tech-week/feed/ 0 Brad Williams — Sharing The Meetup Love In NYC http://phillywp.org/2011/03/25/brad-williams-sharing-the-meetup-love-in-nyc/ http://phillywp.org/2011/03/25/brad-williams-sharing-the-meetup-love-in-nyc/#comments Fri, 25 Mar 2011 17:59:04 +0000 Doug Stewart http://phillywp.org/?p=17 Brad aka @williamsba took some time out of his busy schedule to travel up to New York City in order to give a talk to the NYC WordPress Meetup folks. Chris Carvey has a nice recap of Brad’s talk.

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