Our September 2013 meetup topic was Why Does SEO Matter? Paul Kortman of Connex Social gave the presentation below. His speaker notes are below each slide. King of SEO Paul gave the following additional advice about slide 22: URL: don’t use hyphens in domain name Title: keyword first, then site name Don’t put site description…
Want to learn more about what you can do with WordPress? You can at WordCamp Grand Rapids, a 2-day informal conference for WordPress users, designers, developers, and businesspeople. We organizers are active members of the WordPress Grand Rapids (WPGR) meetup group, and we’re working hard to make this WordCamp even better than last year, when…
Our July 2013 meetup topic was How do I learn more? No matter how much you know about WordPress, there’s always more to learn. Topher DeRosia and Nate Reist gave a long list of resources and tips for learning and finding support. Below are the notes from the meetup. Don’t forget to get involved in…
Our June 2013 meetup was Improving WordPress Performance. Topher DeRosia, Brian Richards, and Chad Warner talked about various ways to make WordPress sites load faster. Below are the video and notes from the meetup. Also, Brian encouraged the group to get involved in WordCamp Grand Rapids 2013 by volunteering, speaking, and/or sponsoring. Transients Transients temporarily…
Our May 2013 meetup was WordPress Show & Tell. Below are the video and tweets from the meetup. Also, Brian Richards announced WordCamp Grand Rapids 2013! Please consider volunteering, speaking, and/or sponsoring. Tweets Starting us off is @lukerumley showing off the benefits of @ithemes BackupBuddy — WP Grand Rapids (@WPgrandrapids) May 16, 2013 Dave McGowan…
Here are notes from our April 2013 meetup about using WordPress as a multimedia platform. Brian Richards gave a preview of WordPress 3.6 and demonstrated how to create image galleries in WordPress. Then Topher DeRosia explained how to manage audio and video in WordPress. WordPress 3.6 preview The post formats UI has been revamped. See…
