Brampton WordPress & Divi Meetups
Every last Wednesday and Thursday of the month, join myself and a group of WordPress enthusiasts, designers, entrepreneurs and users as we foray into the world of WordPress. From presentations to site clinics, Q&A's to panels, dig deep, get help with your website and much more at my free monthly WordPress meetup. Check back every last Thursday of the month for meeting notes for your reference and further study. Next WordPress MeetupNext Divi MeetupA special thank you to our sponsors
Upcoming Events
An Introduction to Oxygen
Divi Meetup: Site Clinic No. 3
Let's get help with our Divi websites! Our site clinic allows you to get advice, help and assistance with your most pressing Divi questions in a safe, friendly and open-minded space. No question is too big or small. Please submit your website URL on the meetup page. Registration is required by entry is FREE!
An Introduction to the Behemoth that is WooCommerce
While popular, using and managing an online store on WooCommerce is no small feat. In this session, attendees will go through some of the ways to maximize the plugin. We will touch upon shipping, digital downloads and creating impactful product pages. Q&A to follow.
Meetup Notes
Use the links below to download the chat/meeting notes from each meetup. Also, the recording of each meetup will be made available on the Friday after each meetup.
February 2021 Kingston WordPress Meetup: Thursday, February 18, 2021
In 2021 and beyond, content is king. Whether it’s creating a post on Instagram or creating your next downloadable, it is imperative to ensure that the content that is being created is purposeful and impactful. However, there are six ways that you can better optimize your website content (or social media posts!) to be found in search engines with the power of SEO.
January 2021 Divi Meetup: Thursday, January 28, 2020
This was our first Divi site clinic of 2021 and the second site clinic for our meetup! In this session, we spoke about:
- Mobile responsiveness and Divi
- What changes does Divi do to WordPress?
- LearnDash + Easy Digital Downloads with Divi
- Creating and managing child themes
- and much more!
January 2021 WordPress Meetup: Wednesday, January 27, 2020
This was our first site clinic of the year and it was a packed house! Topics covered during January’s WordPress meetup include:
- Places to download creative commons/free photos and videos
- Comparing and ranking the different types of web hosts
- Email deliverability
- WooCommerce Q&A
- Elementor Pro popups
- and much more!
January 2021 SEO Brunch: Monday, January 25, 2020
“In this rant, Christina Gwira will be sharing her woes – and wins – with the popular WordPress theme Divi. While Divi is on the cutting edge when it comes to theme and page builders, there are still some areas that need to be improved. One of these areas is SEO! This talk will be showcasing some of the pitfalls that come when using Divi, with a slant towards some of the pitfalls that the theme provides when it comes to SEO. Overall, this will be one rant that you won’t want to miss… especially if you love Divi!”
December 2020 Divi Meetup: Thursday, December 17, 2020
https://youtu.be/ia5tt83451k
November 2020 Divi Meetup: Thursday, November 26, 2020
- CRMs & Project Management Tools
- Cold Emailing vs. Cold Calling
- How to Find Clients on Instagram
- How to Create a Website Backup/Template Using Duplicator/All-in-One Pro
https://youtu.be/gNI77hQVfzo
November 2020 WordPress Meetup: Wednesday, November 25, 2020
- PHP 8
- Optimizing a WordPress.com personal blog
- SEO
- Free backup plugins
- The process of backing up an old website
https://youtu.be/gTXQDF6WqPM
August 2020 Divi Meetup: Thursday, August 27, 2020
https://youtu.be/9hEWst19FGI
July 2020 Divi Meetup: Thursday, July 30, 2020
- The WordPress dashboard
- The layers view in the Divi visual builder
- The difference between the wireframe and visual builder views
July 2020 Divi NYC Meetup: Thursday, July 23, 2020
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJkwuWSMA3o&feature=youtu.be
July 2020 WordPress Meetup: Wednesday, July 22, 2020
Topics Covered:
- Membership plugins
- Directory plugins
- Directory themes
- Editting CSS in themes
- Favorite WordPress themes of the group
- Dubsado CRM for web designers, photographers. coaches and those in the creative fields (Use code “noyadesigns” for 20% off your first month, affiliate code)
- Tutorial on how to add admin user to your WordPress website without a username and password
June 2020 WordPress Meetup: Wednesday, June 24, 2020
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