Are you comfortable with your WordPress skills , but a little scared about moving to the next level? Go ahead, push yourself! You have a few options available to help you along:
- WordCamp RI (an annual learning conference)
- WordPress RI Meetup (meetings twice a month)
- Information on the WordPress website
WordCamp Rhode Island will be held at the East Greenwich campus of New England Tech on September 22 and 23, 2017. You can attend two days of learning sessions, check in with the Help Desk (known as the Happiness Bar) for one-on-one help, and network with other WordPress users throughout the conference. Tickets give you access to an unlimited number of sessions, the Happiness Bar, lunch each day, and the Friday night reception.
The WordPress RI Meetup meets once a month in the greater Providence area and once a month in southern Rhode Island. There are frequent guest speakers and always the chance to brainstorm answers to questions among other WordPress users.
In addition to all that, there is information on the WordPress website. For example, WordPress users help each other. You can stay in touch on the support forums. If you have an idea for something you’d like on your website, there is a good chance other WordPress users have tested out options and have great advice.
In addition, WordPress itself posts helpful information. Here are just some of the topics about which you can get information:
- WordPress housekeeping and maintenance
- Creating a personalized search page for your website/blog
- Backing up your website files
- Troubleshooting your CSS (cascading style sheets)
- Editing files
- Developing a theme
- Validating a website
- Developer documentation
Every day there is information available to help you. We hope to see you at one of those sources of information: WordCamp Rhode Island on September 22 and 23, 2017!