Open Sauce: WordPress

| Mar 30, 2010 | 10 comments

4–6pm Wednesday 12 May and 9 June 2010
Who: Jaymis Loveday
What: Workshop on how to use free software WordPress
Cost: FREE
Booking: book.it@edgeqld.org.au

WordPress is a popular blogging software and Content Management System, used to maintain millions of websites around the world—including The Edge.

In this workshop, you will learn how to configure, write, and administer your own blog using WordPress.com, the free blog hosting platform. We will also cover topics such as purchasing your own domain name, using Google Apps for email, writing for the web, and new-blogger etiquette.

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About the Author

Jaymis is a Visualist, VJ, Music Video Director, Blogger, and Web Ninja. He's co-founder of CreateDigitalMotion.com, the leading blog for VJs, and director of Oxygen Kiosk, a web agency based in Brisbane and Sydney. Find Jaymis: Tweets on Twitter, videos on Vimeo, photos on Flickr. Contact Jaymis.

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  1. 1000miles says:
    30 March, 2010 at 4:04 pm

    Sounds great! Is this a beginner walkthrough or will you be showing us some howto’s such as theming and building portfolios?

  2. Jaymis says:
    30 March, 2010 at 5:37 pm

    Hi Rachel. This is a beginner walkthrough using WordPress.com. It will be focused on setting up a blog and writing content, rather than web development.

    That said, I run a web development company when I’m not at The Edge, so we definitely have capabilities to give some more advanced classes, if there’s interest.

  3. Louisa says:
    9 April, 2010 at 11:25 pm

    would like to come along – can I sign up somehow so I can get a reminder when the workshops are coming up?

  4. andrew hutchings says:
    18 April, 2010 at 9:10 am

    sounds like a good intro to web development – looking forward to it
    how do i book a spot?

  5. louisa says:
    21 April, 2010 at 1:40 pm

    I just wondered if the edge website might have an app thet could send me a reminder when this workshop is happening?

  6. Jaymis says:
    21 April, 2010 at 2:43 pm

    Hi Louisa. No “app” right now, but we’re working on making an iCal feed work with the calendar, so you can subscribe with your own calendar program, google calendar etc.

  7. Chris says:
    4 May, 2010 at 7:15 pm

    WordPress is amazing. I started using it a few months ago and I learn more everyday. This beginners workshop would have been useful a few months ago, I’ve figured out the basics now.

    A more advanced workshop covering making your own themes, and other more advanced wordpress features.

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  10. sarahjansen says:
    13 May, 2010 at 11:55 am

    Check out the new site I set up for myself after yesterday’s workshop! http://sarahjansen.wordpress.com/

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