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#WCJHB17 Contributor Session

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Thank you to everyone who participated in our WordCamp Johannesburg Contributor session. We hope that you enjoyed it as much as we did.

The purpose of the contributor session was to introduce to people to how easy it is to give back to the awesomeness that is WordPress.

If you would like to continue contributing (and we really hope that you will), here are some helpful links for you.

We hope that this inspires you to help make WordPress.

#WCJHB17 Live stream

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We are getting super excited about WordCamp Johannesburg that kicks off tomorrow. Sadly, not everyone who wants to come is able to make it. But for those unfortunate souls who are unable to soak up the awesomeness that is #WCJHB17 at the Museum of Military History in person, fear not. We  invite you to the live stream which can be viewed at http://www.wordcamp.epnetv.com/

How to get to WordCamp Johannesburg

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#WCJHB17 is taking place at the South African Museum of Military History which is at 22 Erlswold Way, Saxonwold, Johannesburg.  The GPS coordinates are: 26°09′ 47″ S 28°02′ 30″ E

If you are coming from O R Tambo international airport you can take the Gautrain to Rosebank station. (You will need to swap trains at Sandton onto the Park line).  Once you are at the Rosebank station take an uber (or taxify or similar) to the Museum of Military History.

If you are coming by car you can park at the venue. There is parking on the tarmac in front of the museum or behind the museum where there is a lot of shade. You can ask for directions at the main boom.

We are looking forward to seeing you on Thursday and Friday. Don’t forget to prepare for the workshops!

How to be prepared for the Workshops at WordCamp Joburg 2017

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To make the most of the Workshops at WordCamp it is always good to come prepared. Being prepared for the workshops, save valuable time and resources.  You can just jump onto the training without worrying too much about what’s needed. It’s also much more fun knowing what you’re getting into.

Internet is also never guaranteed, so having everything downloaded and ready is the safer option.  Do not bargain to work on an online environment unless you have your own 3G access.

Here is a list of what’s need for most and specific workshops.

Needed for most workshops

  • Pen and paper, or a note taking app
  • Laptop
  • Local installation of WordPress – Here are some options, please choose one in line with your technical level. You will only need one of the simple ones for the User Track
    • Varying Vagrant Vagrants – an open source Vagrant configuration focused on WordPress development. It has everything you need to run WordPress locally (and submit patches to WordPress core if you like), but does require some technical know-how to use effectively.
    • DesktopServer – simple desktop app for running local WordPress sites. Easy enough to use. Only available on Windows and Mac.
    • Chassis – GUI for running a local WordPress install. Easy to use, but would also benefit from some technical knowledge.
    • Local by Flywheel – simple and good-looking GUI for running WordPress locally. Integrates with FlyWheel’s managed WordPress hosting service, so it’s useful if you end up hosting with them. Available on Windows & Mac.
    • XAMPP – classic PHP development environment, which needs no introduction I’m sure.
    • MAMP – similar XAMPP, but not available on Linux. The free version is somewhat limited compared to MAMP PRO.There are other options available, but this should be enough to cover everyone. Any environment that has PHP and MySQL will work, so if you already have something like that running, then you can just download and install WordPress directly.

Needed for specific workshops

User Track

The formula for getting new clients, onboarding them and delivering an awesome website project to them

Local environment as described above

  • Download all files from this Dropbox folder
  • Follow the instructions in the .docx file

How to set up and grow a Paid Membership Site

  • Fresh WordPress Installation on Local environment above (We’ll be using the standard Twenty Seventeen theme that comes with the latest WP installation, also included in the folder.)
  • Download all files from this Dropbox folder
  • Do not install any of the other plugins yet, we’ll do this together in the demo.

Developer Track

Using Composer in your WordPress Theme or Plugin

  • WordPress Installation on Local environment as above
  • A code editor/IDE (Sublime, Atom, VS Code or PHPSTORM)
  • A GitHub account
  • A command line tool (Unix based such as Ubuntu, Bash or Terminal)
  • Install Composer globally

Bending WordPress to your Will – Building your first WordPress Plugin

  • WordPress Installation on Local environment as above
  • We will be working through a WordPress plugin together that you can download from this GitHub repo.

Accessibility for Developers: Let’s Get Intimate with WCAG

  • A code editor/IDE (Sublime, Atom, VS Code or PHPSTORM)
  • A GitHub account

 

We hope that you find this helpful and can’t wait to see you on Thursday!