Josepha 8:13 pm on April 11, 2016  

Agenda for April 12, 2016 Meeting

It’s almost time for our weekly meeting! The agenda is below; as always, if there is something we’ve missed share it in the comments and we’ll get it added. 🙂

  1. Welcome
  2. Updates on all in progress lesson plans
    1. Also, start divvying up the agreed upon PluginPlugin A plugin is a piece of software containing a group of functions that can be added to a WordPress website. They can extend functionality or add new features to your WordPress websites. WordPress plugins are written in the PHP programming language and integrate seamlessly with WordPress. These can be free in the WordPress.org Plugin Directory https://wordpress.org/plugins/ or can be cost-based plugin from a third-party lessons (listed below)
  3. Copyediting updates
  4. Discussion on Theme Section as listed below
  5. Question time

Plugin Section

  • Adding Additional Fields
    • Additional resources incl plugins in repo
    • What is Advanced Custom Fields
  • Connecting Your Sites
    • Additional resources incl plugins in repo
    • What is Jetpack
  • managing spam on a site
    • Additional resources incl plugins in repo
    • What is Akismet
  • Adding forms to a site
    • Additional resources incl plugins in repo
    • What is Contact Form 7
  • migrate, copy or clone a site
    • Additional resources incl plugins in repo
    • What is Duplicator
  • building a sitemap for a site
    • Additional resources incl plugins in repo
    • What is Google XML Sitemap
  • improve site performance with caching
    • Additional resources incl plugins in repo
    • What is W3 Total Cache
  • Keeping WordPress sites secure
    • Additional resources incl plugins in repo
    • What is Wordfence Security
  • onsite SEO
    • Additional resources incl plugins in repo
    • What is Yoast SEO
  • Adding custom sidebars
    • Additional resources incl plugins in repo
    • A plugin example
  • Plugins: Where to Find Answers
    • using the forums
    • contacting plugin authors,
    • finding answers/report issues

Theme Section

  • Anatomy of a Theme (ready to test)
  • Evaluating a theme (in spreadsheet)
  • Finding a Theme for Your Site (in spreadsheet)
  • Activating Themes on Your Site (in spreadsheet)
  • Basic Theme Configuration
    • Include how to find theme-specific configuration documentation.
  • CustomizerCustomizer Tool built into WordPress core that hooks into most modern themes. You can use it to preview and modify many of your site’s appearance settings.
  • Intro to Theme Testing (in spreadsheet) – needs definition