{"id":1241,"date":"2018-01-02T18:54:43","date_gmt":"2018-01-03T00:54:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2018.albuquerque.wordcamp.org\/?p=1241"},"modified":"2018-01-02T19:08:41","modified_gmt":"2018-01-03T01:08:41","slug":"is-wordcamp-for-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/albuquerque.wordcamp.org\/2018\/is-wordcamp-for-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Is WordCamp for you?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Not sure if WordCamp Albuquerque is right for you?\u00a0 What if your best friend is a wookie?\u00a0 It depends on who you are and what your goals are.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is a WordCamp?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A WordCamp is a community-driven conference centered on WordPress. While WordCamps are not big, expensive conferences held at high-end venues, the material covered is very relevant to those using WordPress and they provide a great opportunity to get to know other WordPress users in your local community.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Who is this for?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Our audience for this WordCamp is intermediate level users who have an understanding of what WordPress is, but want to dig a little deeper into what is available to help them build amazing websites. The speaker lineup hasn\u2019t been finalized yet, but expect sessions covering things like recommended WordPress plugins, WordPress security best practices, and more. \u00a0If you are familiar with what WordPress themes and plugins are (and have maybe even dabbled in editing CSS for a given theme), this WordCamp is for you.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What will I get out of it?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In addition to learning more about WordPress that can help you build even better websites, you will get a chance to meet others in our community using WordPress (and of course get some awesome swag!). \u00a0Looking to team up on a project? WordCamp Albuquerque is a great place to find a project collaborator. Having problems with a WordPress website you manage? We expect to run a happiness bar during the event (more details coming) where you can get help.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What other local resources are there?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you are not convinced you should attend WordCamp Albuquerque or are otherwise not able to attend, we have regular meetups that\u00a0can help you both\u00a0learn about WordPress and meet other local bloggers, designers, developers, entrepreneurs, etc. \u00a0For a full list of upcoming meetups, check out the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.meetup.com\/albuquerque-wordpress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Albuquerque WordPress meetup group<\/a>. The meetups include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Albuquerque WordPress Meetup<\/li>\n<li>WordPress Work Along<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>What online resources are there for beginners?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>WordCamp Albuquerque may not be right for you this time around, but luckily there are some excellent resources online for helping you get started with WordPress (in addition to our local meetups):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wpbeginner.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WPBeginner<\/a>: free set of introductory videos on WordPress<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/codex.wordpress.org\/Getting_Started_with_WordPress\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WordPress beginner docs<\/a>: the official wordpress.org getting started docs<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lynda.com\/WordPress-training-tutorials\/330-0.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lynda.com WordPress courses<\/a>: a bunch of video couress\u00a0on various topics, free with your\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lynda.com\/portal\/Patron?org=cabq.gov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Albuquerque library card<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/teamtreehouse.com\/library\/q:wordpress\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Treehouse WordPress courses<\/a>: more video courses on various topics<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"\/attendees\"><button class=\"button\">Get Your Tickets Now<\/button><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Not sure if WordCamp Albuquerque is right for you?\u00a0 What if your best friend is a wookie?\u00a0 It depends on who you are and what your goals are. What is a WordCamp? A WordCamp is a community-driven conference centered on WordPress. While WordCamps are not big, expensive conferences held at high-end venues, the material covered &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/albuquerque.wordcamp.org\/2018\/is-wordcamp-for-you\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Is WordCamp for you?&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14924499,"featured_media":1250,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1241","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/albuquerque.wordcamp.org\/2018\/files\/2018\/01\/Screen-Shot-2018-01-02-at-5.44.35-PM.png?fit=619%2C538&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8qGgJ-k1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1396,"url":"https:\/\/albuquerque.wordcamp.org\/2018\/5-seriously-cool-things-you-can-find-at-wordcamp\/","url_meta":{"origin":1241,"position":0},"title":"5 Seriously Cool Things You Can Find at WordCamp","author":"Elaine Thomas","date":"January 4, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"WordCamp Albuquerque is just around the corner! 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