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Potential Talk Topics

We’ve borrowed this list from the Durham Region WordPress Community, who helpfully gathered topics that could be useful to see at Meetups.

General / broad topics

  • Discussing recent WordPress releases & changes
  • Free / low-cost options vs. paid options
  • Quick tips n’ tricks for simple fixes
  • How to build a(n) [x] website using WordPress, e.g.
    • Community hub
    • eCommerce
    • Podcast
    • Blog / publication
    • Business

Introduction to WordPress

  • WordPress.com vs WordPress.org
  • Website fundamentals: Domain, email, hosting
  • Choosing a web host
  • WordPress 101 orientation (getting started)
  • Troubleshooting WordPress issues
  • Common error codes and what they mean
  • Running backups & updates
  • Securing your WordPress site
  • Complementary services/tools (e.g. Google Docs, Office 365)

WordPress themes / website design

  • Intro to web design
  • Divi
  • Best themes for X / theme demos

WordPress plugins

  • Choosing & managing plugins
  • General plugin recommendations
  • Page builders
  • Forms
  • Polls & surveys
  • WooCommerce & eCommerce
  • Calendars, scheduling, and booking
  • Learning management systems
  • Maintenance pages & “coming soon”
  • CDNs, caching, performance
  • NextGen gallery deep dive

Working with content & media

  • Planning posts & pages
  • Using the WordPress editor
  • Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
  • Embedding media from other sites
  • Where to host your media assets
  • Creating images for your site
  • Content & copyright issues
  • RSS feeds, content distribution / syndication

Growing a business with WordPress

  • Using WordPress for online course creation
  • Making money with your website (monetization/revenue streams)
  • Promoting your website
  • Affiliate marketing
  • Placing advertisements on your site
  • CRMs, email marketing & marketing automation
  • Sales funnel setup & optimization
  • Social media integration / social media campaigns
  • Web analytics / Google Analytics
  • Hiring contractors / developers to help
  • Building sites for others / starting a web design business

WordPress development / advanced topics

  • Intro to HTML & CSS
  • Advanced CSS / animation
  • Intro to JavaScript
  • How to build a theme / child theme from scratch
  • Development > Staging > Production workflows
  • Intro to Git and version control
  • SMTP & infrastructure
  • Reseller hosting

Meetup formats

  • Presentations
  • Hands-on workshops
  • Roundtable discussions
  • Socials / dinners
  • Site reviews / site clinics
  • 1:1 support
  • WordCamp-style events (all day, multi-session)
  • Pop-up workshops around Durham Region

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