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 October: Peer Code Review and Aaron Hockley’s Power User Tips
Meetings
Byte-Size Workshops Recap
We had a great meetup Monday night with three short sessions and a new user workshop. Kallen Dewey Kentner went slide-free and spoke about breeding blog posts. Taylor Dewey spoke about typography in web design and posted his slides from that talk. Judy Unrein, who spoke about her WordPress workflow, also posted slides over on … Continue reading Byte-Size Workshops Recap
First Developer Meetup Recap
Monday night marked our first ever Developer Meetup! Just under thirty people spent a couple hours meeting one another, drinking beer, and sharing their favorite "I learned this the hard way" stories: Anonymous functions were introduced in PHP 5.3. wp_cache functions can be used to reduced page load time. Ensure your new public theme uses … Continue reading First Developer Meetup Recap
New meetup: Press Your Best Words with Novelist and Blogger Melissa Lion
Extra-excited for the meetup we've scheduled this month: You've built a blog and the coding works like a dream. But look at those pesky, empty, nagging squares for text. How do you fill them? With words, of course. But which words? Novelist and longtime blogger, Melissa Lion, will present on finding a story, writing the … Continue reading New meetup: Press Your Best Words with Novelist and Blogger Melissa Lion
September 26 — NEW LOCATION
The agenda is TBA, but please note our NEW LOCATION at the U.S. Bancorp Tower, 111 SW 5th Avenue (Big Pink). The conference rooms are on the ground floor, northeast side of the building, right before the elevator bank for floors 1-17. We'll still start at 6:00 and end at 7:30.
August 22 Re-Cap
Thank you to all who attended the August meeting! For more information about WordCamp Portland (and tickets), visit http://wordcampportland.org. They're especially looking for volunteers and sponsors right now. You can also follow WordCamp Portland on Twitter. Thank you to Benjamin Kerensa for talking with us about O'Reilly Media's user group program and Ubuntu Oregon (we … Continue reading August 22 Re-Cap
Join us August 22 at 6:00 p m…
Join us August 22 at 6:00 p.m. at Nedspace Downtown! Benjamin Kerensa from Ubuntu Oregon will tell us about book review opportunities through O'Reilly Media as well as Ubuntu Oregon partnership opportunities. We'll hear from members of the WordCamp Portland team about sponsorship and volunteering (tickets are available NOW, by the way!). We'll also have … Continue reading Join us August 22 at 6:00 p m…
Resources for Getting Started With WordPress
Here are some resources for WordPress beginners -- we're using this as a starting point for the July 25, 2011 meeting discussion. The WordPress Codex: This is the user's guide to WordPress. On the Getting Started with WordPress page, there's a section of links specifically for beginners. I recommend First Steps with WordPress as a … Continue reading Resources for Getting Started With WordPress
For the July 25th meeting we’ll have announcements…
For the July 25th meeting, we'll have announcements (including more details about WordCamp Portland), and then split into two groups -- one to discuss WordPress basics, and how to find basic information and tutorials, and another for developers who want to get code-y (and talk about a possible hackathon or separate meeting). As always, we'll … Continue reading For the July 25th meeting we’ll have announcements…
June 27: Image Copyright for Bloggers with Aaron Hockley
Are you wondering about how copyright affects your blog? How can you find images to use on your site while respecting the photographer's copyright? Curious about how much trouble you could find yourself in if you use an image without permission? Photographer and blogger Aaron Hockley will discuss Copyright for Bloggers at this month's meeting. With many years of experience … Continue reading June 27: Image Copyright for Bloggers with Aaron Hockley
Portland WordPress Meetup 