We have two awesome meetups scheduled for July. But first, an important announcement! We're running a member survey and want to hear your voice. It's short and sweet, and will help us as we plan for the upcoming year. Take the member survey. And now, back to our regularly scheduled content... Developer: XML-RPC and RESTful APIs - … Continue reading Two Meetups for July: XML-RPC and RESTful APIs and Expert Q&A
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Two Meetups for June: WordPress Loves Backbone JS and Plugin Ignite Talks
We have two awesome meetups scheduled for June. Developer: WordPress Loves Backbone JS Date & Time: Monday, June 10th at 6:30 pm WordPress 3.5 is the first version of WordPress to include Backbone.js - a powerful and popular Javascript framework for taming your Javascript. With Backbone.js, your data can be encapsulated into models and collections that are … Continue reading Two Meetups for June: WordPress Loves Backbone JS and Plugin Ignite Talks
What’s Coming in WordPress 3.6 Recap
Last week, Michael Fields, a Theme Wrangler for Automattic, walked about 50 of us through what's coming in WordPress 3.6: http://www.slideshare.net/MichaelFields/portland-wordpress-meetup-36-preview Your quick summary of what should be coming: Post formats are front and center of the publishing experience, and you'll have a new theme to test them out. A login modal window appears if your login session … Continue reading What’s Coming in WordPress 3.6 Recap
Two Meetups for May: Code Review Takes Two and WordPress’ 10th Anniversary Party
This coming month we have two great meetups scheduled. Developer: Code Review Takes Two Date & Time: Monday, May 13th at 6:30 pm Ever wanted to become a better developer? One sure way: have your code reviewed. Code review can offer valuable perspective on how to write concisely, solve challenging problems, or make your architecture abstracted. For … Continue reading Two Meetups for May: Code Review Takes Two and WordPress’ 10th Anniversary Party
Unit Testing Hack Day Recap
Yesterday, even though it was a beautiful Saturday afternoon, 15 of us gathered to level up our Unit Testing skills at the first PDXWP Hack Day. After a couple of hours getting learned, we managed to ship: Tests for wp_cache_init() and wp_cache_replace(). Props Zack Tollman. Unit tests for the Widgets API. Props Corey McKrill and Robert … Continue reading Unit Testing Hack Day Recap
The Power of WordPress’ Roles and Capabilities Recap
http://vimeo.com/64430739 Monday night brought Erick Hitter, Team Custom Lead at Automattic, to speak to just under 40 people in developer meetup about the Power of WordPress' Roles and Capabilities. His presentation took two parts, which Erick has also conveniently posted for your reviewing pleasure: The Power of WordPress’ Roles and Capabilities Understanding map_meta_cap Special thanks to Luke … Continue reading The Power of WordPress’ Roles and Capabilities Recap
Three Meetups for April: Roles and Capabilities, Unit Testing and What’s Coming in WordPress 3.6
This coming month we have two three great meetups scheduled. The Power of WordPress’ Roles and Capabilities Date & Time: Monday, April 15th at 6:30 pm WordPress’ roles seem simple enough on the surface, but behind the Administrator, Editor, and the other default roles is a powerful system that can be customized extensively. For April's PDXWP … Continue reading Three Meetups for April: Roles and Capabilities, Unit Testing and What’s Coming in WordPress 3.6
New Location Starting Today: Pine Room at the Lincoln Building
Breaking news! Starting with today's user meetup, we have a new location: the Pine Room at the Lincoln Building. Fortunately, it's literally across the street from the Bancorp Tower. You'll want to enter on 5th street through the door next to the USPS office (206 SW 5th Avenue). Be sure to tell your friends. We'll … Continue reading New Location Starting Today: Pine Room at the Lincoln Building
Find a Local WordPress Developer with our new Directory!
Looking for help with a site launch or redesign? Maybe you want a custom plugin built? Look no further — we now have a directory for you! Our directory has some of Portland's best WordPress developers, designers, trainers, and consultants. We want to make it easier for you to work with Portland-area WordPress experts and … Continue reading Find a Local WordPress Developer with our new Directory!
Two Meetups for January: Master the Rewrite API and an Intro to HTML & CSS
This coming month we have two great meetups scheduled. The first will be geared towards developers, and the second will be more for everyone. The formats will be pretty similar — presentations for the first half with mingling and general collaboration following after. Both will be held in the swanky Bancorp Tower conference room. Oh, … Continue reading Two Meetups for January: Master the Rewrite API and an Intro to HTML & CSS
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