WordPress Glasgow Meetup

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Block Editor — hints & tips

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The next WP Glasgow MeetUp is scheduled for

6 April 2021
from 6:30pm

It’s an online meetup and the link to the Zoom call is available if you RSVP to the MeetUp at the link above.

This month’s MeetUp is a talk from Jeremy Davis on the WordPress Block Editor ⚊ known as ‘Gutenberg’ — with some hints and tips on how to use it.

Access to this talk is via the WP Glasgow MeetUp. Please register there so we know who to send the Zoom link to.

The WP Glasgow MeetUp

During the pandemic, the WP Glasgow MeetUp — like most MeetUp groups — has gone online. Over 100 individuals taking part during lockdown. A combination of talks and workshops helps spread the word on how WordPress can simplify the process of getting a website up and running.

We start gathering after 6:15pm and any talk we do will begin at 6:30. Talks are usually 30 to 40 minutes long and there is plenty of time to ask questions at the end.

WordPress powers over one-third of all the websites on the internet. It’s a free tool that allows you to create great looking websites without compromising your content. You can even change your site’s ‘look’ without having to re-do all your content again.

Supported by…

The WP Glasgow online MeetUps are hosted by 34SP who have provided us with the means to hold Zoom Meetups that last more than 40 minutes (!)

34SP logo

We appreciate their support.

Starting Strong with WordPress

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Kayleigh Thorpe is Starting Strong with WordPress
© 34SP.com

This is a talk about about setting up a website. As a WordPress Specialist at 34SP, Kayleigh Thorpe has been asked ALL the questions about starting a WordPress website… even some sensible ones!! If you follow her guidelines you are starting strong with WordPress.

In this 30-40 minute talk, Kayleigh will describe how she goes about setting up a website — the Plugins she instals first, what she looks for in a Theme, the security steps she takes first.

This could be just be the nudge you need to finally get your website up and running. See you online.

Access to this talk is via the WP Glasgow MeetUp. Please register there so we know who to send the Zoom link to.

The WP Glasgow MeetUp

During the pandemic, the WP Glasgow MeetUp — like most MeetUp groups — has gone online. Over 100 individuals taking part during lockdown. A combination of talks and workshops helps spread the word on how WordPress can simplify the process of getting a website up and running.

Generally we meet on the fourth Tuesday of every month. It can vary but that is what we aim for. We start gathering at 6pm and any talk we do will begin at 6:30. Talks are usually 30 to 40 minutes long and there is plenty of time to ask questions at the end.

And this month (July) it’s aimed at people who are relatively new to the WordPress experience. ‘Starting Strong with WordPress’ is intended to provide a path through the jargon and patter that inevitably accompanies such a venture.

WordPress powers over one-third of all the websites on the internet. It’s a free tool that allows you to create great looking websites without compromising your content. You can even change your site’s ‘look’ without having to re-do all your content again.

Supported by…

The WP Glasgow online MeetUps are hosted by 34SP who have provided us with the means to hold Zoom Meetups that last more than 40 minutes (!)

34SP logo

We appreciate their support.

WordCamp Glasgow 2020

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Well it’s happening! WordCamp Glasgow 2020 will take place on Saturday 8 February 2020. This is the first ever Glasgow WordCamp and will be the first held anywhere in Europe in 2020.

Glasgowapuu will be at WordCamp Glasgow

What is a WordCamp?

What a good question. I’m glad you asked.
A WordCamp is a full day (or two) of all things WordPress. It takes the form of a conference, with a number of speakers through the day but with plenty of opportunities to mix and mingle with a wide variety of WordPress lovers. These may just be beginners or they may be real experts. Everybody comes to WordCamp!

WordCamp Glasgow 2020 will take place in a new venue for us:

WordCamp Glasgow 2020 will be at 103 Trongate Glasgow

Project Ability
103 Trongate
Glasgow
G1 5HD

It’s on the the third floor but is fully accessible and a spacious studio area with space for over 100 attendees. Tickets for the full day are only £20 and we would obviously love you to join us. The ticket price includes entrance to the WordCamp and access to all the talks, plus an excellent lunch, teas, coffees, a t-shirt and an invitation to join us at our after-party which will include (some) drink and more food.

So make a note in your diaries. WordCamp Glasgow 2020 is here soon and we would love you to be there.

The Glasgow WP MeetUp Team have been working hard to bring together an exceptional line-up of speakers for the WordCamp. Be inspired! Immerse yourself in WordPress for a day. You know you should be putting more time into your blog or website. Now is the time to do it. Some tickets still available. Be quick!

And of course you are welcome to attend our regular monthly MeetUps. The next one is scheduled for 24 March. Speaker yet to be announced…. I may call in a few favours at WordCamp!

Elementor Pro and me

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A designer’s perspective

Next up is a WordPress Talk about the
Elementor Pro page builder
featuring Angela Wassell on
Tuesday, 26th November 2019 from 18:00 until 20:30

Scottish Youth Theatre
The Old Sheriff Court, 105 Brunswick Street,
Glasgow, G1 1TF

Elementor Pro is one of the main players in the Page Builder market. If you came to our Beaver Builder presentation back in September, here is a chance to make a comparison. If you didn’t, then it’s an opportunity to see how Elementor is being used in the real world and ask Angela Wassell some questions about it.

Angela Wassell is a freelance graphic designer who has been using Elementor professionally for a while and will talk us through her experiences with it.

Register now on the WP Glasgow MeetUp page. Nothing formal but at least it gives us an idea of how many sandwiches to order!

We look forward to seeing you here.

Best wishes from Glasgowapuu

Glasgowapuu

Please get in touch if you need more information:
Email us here

https://www.facebook.com/groups/724873007853845

https://www.meetup.com/Glasgow-WordPress-Meetup/

WordPress Workshop & HelpDesk

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Our next event is our WordPress Workshop and Helpdesk Glasgow on
Tuesday, 22nd October 2019 from 18:00 until 20:30

Scottish Youth Theatre
The Old Sheriff Court, 105 Brunswick Street,
Glasgow, G1 1TF

Bring your laptop, your website, your blog, your questions and your solutions.

WordPress Helpdesk – beginners welcome

Just started with WordPress and still finding your way around? Confused by all the jargon? Could you do with some WordPress advice and guidance?

Community Workshop, April 2018
WordPress Glasgow Community Workshop, April 2018

Got a WordPress website that’s bugging you? Do you need some WordPress advice and guidance? Come and meet the WordPress professionals who may be able to help you or point you in the right direction.

Please let us know that you are coming via the Meetup page. That way we know how many sandwiches to order.

Professionals are welcome too!

If you are a WordPress professional and can spare a couple of hours every 3 months, please come along to give some guidance to people who are learning or are stuck and need advice. The WordPress Workshop & HelpDesk relies on people like you giving their time and knowledge. It’s also a great opportunity to increase your own WP skills.

WordPress Glasgow Community Workshop + Learn Gutenberg, January 2018
WPGlasgow Community workshop + Gutenberg, January 2018

Please note that the organising team expects all advice to be given for free and in good faith but, if something is too big to fix there and then the WordPress professional will have the right to say so.

WordPress Networking

A meeting point for WordPress developers and web designers looking for their next project or collaboration and for people who have a project and would like to meet a WordPress professional.

Belated apologies for not having this meeting back in July. The planning gods were against us and it was never going to work out. Many thanks for your patience.

The WordPress Workshop & Helpdesk Glasgow is a regular Meetup organised by volunteers and supported by WordPress and other sponsors.

Using Page Builders

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Glasgow WordPress Meetup group focuses this month on Page Builders. These invaluable tools allow non-developers to create unique and attractive layouts for most WordPress websites. We are pleased to announce our September Glasgow WordPress Meetup which is on

Tuesday 24 September

Page Builders ⚊ a user’s perspective

Doors open at 6pm for a 6:30pm start
Venue: Scottish Youth Theatre ‘Silver Room’
105 Brunswick Street
Glasgow

Claudia Kirkwood of SuperSimpleWebsites has been using Page Builders for several years, particularly BeaverBuilder and will illustrate the pros and cons of using them. She will also compare their functionality with the WordPress Block Editor (Gutenberg) and how they will fare in the future.
If you are using (or thinking of using) Page Builders for your website, then this is the talk for you.
We look forward to seeing you there.

Register now for the September WordPress Meetup in Glasgow ⚊ this month we are all about Page Builders.

Glasgowapuu is looking at Page Builders this month at Glasgow WordPress Meetup

Best wishes from Glasgowapuu

Please get in touch if you need more information:
Email us here

https://www.facebook.com/groups/724873007853845

Glasgow WordPress Meetup

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We’re a group of local WordPress developers, designers, and publishers who get together to share our knowledge and experience, and to meet other WordPress users in the area. E…

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Page Builders — a user’s perspective

Tuesday, Sep 24, 2019, 6:30 PM
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So far, Page Builders have stayed ahead of the game in responding to the changes that WordPress has made to its main editing tool. The introduction of Gutenberg has moved WordPress in the right direction but the jury is still out in deciding whether the Page Builders will need to treat the Block Editor (Gutenberg) as direct competition.

Any software that generates its own code risks being ‘top heavy’ which might have an impact on your SEO but that may be outweighed by the simple convenience of being able to tailor your own Page and Post layouts. In the end that is a comparison only you can make for your particular circumstances. At some point you have to make your own decisions… advice like this can only help you so much and then it is down to you, your research and your decision-making. Good luck!