Know the Meetup WordPress Alicante
WPALICANTE.COM MEETUP
We meet every month to talk about a WordPress-related topic.
What is WordPress
It is the most widely used Content Manager System currently on the Internet, with one of the most active free software communities.
Number of attendees
Around 20-30 people. This season we aim to reach the 50 regular attendees. 475 people targeted on the web meetup.com
We are members of many profiles.
Web Professionals
Graphic designers, web developers, copywriters, specialists in content Marketing and Pecialistas in Google Adwords, etc... Both freelancers and contracted by companies that work with this technology.
WordPress Users
Content creators of many thematics, from which you have your blog in wordpress.com and you want to professionalize on your own hosting and still do not know how to find the information.
Ecommerce Owners
WooCommerce is the most popular online store plugin in this CMS and the meetup arrives many people who are interested in learning or sharing experiences around him. Most are users "Juan Palomo, I stew it, I eat it."
What types of content we give in a meetup 1
Talk
On a tool, plugin or WordPress detail, development/web design or marketing. Duration of the 20 minute talk and then another 20 minutes of questions.
Examples of lectures:
- Choose a WordPress theme and which are the most recommended.
- CSS Tips that can get you out of trouble.
- Content architecture in WordPress.
- Advantages of using WordPress multisite in a WooCommerce multilanguage.
- Internationalization in WordPress
What would we need?
A conference room with projector, with a capacity of 30 to 50 people, Internet access and microphone.
What types of content we give in a meetup 2
Workshop operation of a tool. Duration of 50 minutes. A person runs the workshop while the others with his laptop are following the steps in real time.
Examples of workshops:
- Custom Post types, how to declare them.
- Set up a theme for a child Genesis theme.
- Page Builder, Model A web without having any idea of code.
- SSL installation for your ecommerce in real time.
What would we need?
A workshop-style room with projector, with a capacity of 15 to 20 people, Internet access and microphone.
The structure of a WordPress meetup:
Presentation
Presentation of the meetup, to what is dedicated the community of WordPress (translation, participation in meetups, revision of topics and plugins, resolution of doubts in support) and we commented quickly the novelties of the community of WordPress.
Talk or workshop
We present the person who is going to do the talk or workshop. And at the end we left about 20 minutes of Question Time.
Farewell
We announced the next talk or workshop, we mentioned the sponsors of the meetup, and tried to stay to make a subsequent networking by having a beer outside or having dinner.
Other types of events that we can organize:
WordPress Day
A day of talks on WordPress themes, marketing and web development.
WordPress Translation Day
Workshop of translation of themes, plugins and core of WordPress synchronized worldwide.
WordCamps
Two or more days of talk and community day. It is a regulated event, with ticket sales, etc. In Alicante it was already organized in 2017, but this season we plan not to do it until there is a strong organizational group.
Come to ULab every month
Learn WordPress and meet interesting people!
Duration, periodicity and preference of days. Each month we organize sessions of 50 minutes: 20 mi-minutes ago chat/workshop, 30 minutes shift questions and rest of networking.. Preferably on Wednesdays or Thursdays in the afternoon to the 19h30.