{"id":624,"date":"2017-11-06T07:05:06","date_gmt":"2017-11-06T07:05:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2017.johannesburg.wordcamp.org\/?p=624"},"modified":"2017-11-06T07:42:46","modified_gmt":"2017-11-06T07:42:46","slug":"how-to-be-prepared-for-the-workshops-at-wordcamp-joburg-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/johannesburg.wordcamp.org\/2017\/how-to-be-prepared-for-the-workshops-at-wordcamp-joburg-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"How to be prepared for the Workshops at WordCamp Joburg 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-629 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/2017.johannesburg.wordcamp.org\/files\/2017\/11\/MG_0442-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"428\" srcset=\"https:\/\/johannesburg.wordcamp.org\/2017\/files\/2017\/11\/MG_0442-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/johannesburg.wordcamp.org\/2017\/files\/2017\/11\/MG_0442-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/johannesburg.wordcamp.org\/2017\/files\/2017\/11\/MG_0442-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/johannesburg.wordcamp.org\/2017\/files\/2017\/11\/MG_0442-449x300.jpg 449w, https:\/\/johannesburg.wordcamp.org\/2017\/files\/2017\/11\/MG_0442-1000x668.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/johannesburg.wordcamp.org\/2017\/files\/2017\/11\/MG_0442.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>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.\u00a0 You can just jump onto the training without worrying too much about what&#8217;s needed. It&#8217;s also much more fun knowing what you&#8217;re getting into.<\/p>\n<p>Internet is also never guaranteed, so having everything downloaded and ready is the safer option.\u00a0 Do not bargain to work on an online environment unless you have your own 3G access.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a list of what&#8217;s need for most and specific workshops.<\/p>\n<h2>Needed for most workshops<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Pen and paper, or a note taking app<\/li>\n<li>Laptop<\/li>\n<li>Local installation of WordPress &#8211; 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\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/Varying-Vagrant-Vagrants\/VVV\">Varying Vagrant Vagrants<\/a>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0an 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.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/serverpress.com\/get-desktopserver\/\">DesktopServer<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; simple desktop app for running local WordPress sites. Easy enough to use. Only available on Windows and Mac.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/beta.chassis.io\/\">Chassis<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; GUI for running a local WordPress install. Easy to use, but would also benefit from some technical knowledge.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/local.getflywheel.com\/\">Local by Flywheel<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; simple and good-looking GUI for running WordPress locally. Integrates with FlyWheel&#8217;s managed WordPress hosting service, so it&#8217;s useful if you end up hosting with them. Available on Windows &amp; Mac.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.apachefriends.org\/index.html\">XAMPP<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; classic PHP development environment, which needs no introduction I&#8217;m sure.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mamp.info\/en\/\">MAMP<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; 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\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/\">download and install<\/a>\u00a0WordPress directly.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Needed for specific workshops<\/h2>\n<h3><strong>User Track<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a class=\"wcpt-session-title\" href=\"https:\/\/2017.johannesburg.wordcamp.org\/session\/delivering-an-awesome-website-with-the-perfect-start-and-finish\/\">The formula for getting new clients, onboarding them and delivering an awesome website project to them<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Local environment as described above<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Download all files from this\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/sh\/f9zo3w18uausj29\/AADEqs1gGkI7E1g-bc1ifO-Na?dl=0\">Dropbox folder<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Follow the instructions in the .docx\u00a0file<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a class=\"wcpt-session-title\" href=\"https:\/\/2017.johannesburg.wordcamp.org\/session\/how-to-set-up-and-grow-a-paid-membership-site\/\">How to set up and grow a Paid Membership Site<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fresh WordPress Installation on Local environment above (We&#8217;ll be using the standard Twenty Seventeen theme that comes with the latest WP installation, also included in the folder.)<\/li>\n<li>Download all files from this\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/sh\/ev8krx0y9jqllzn\/AABP8kcDlhvY11Sjs6tfnIxZa?dl=0\">Dropbox folder<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Do not install any of the other plugins yet, we&#8217;ll do this together in the demo.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Developer Track<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a class=\"wcpt-session-title\" href=\"https:\/\/2017.johannesburg.wordcamp.org\/session\/wordpress-and-composer-a-match-made-in-heaven\/\">Using Composer in your WordPress Theme or Plugin<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>WordPress Installation on Local environment as above<\/li>\n<li>A code editor\/IDE (Sublime, Atom, VS Code or PHPSTORM)<\/li>\n<li>A GitHub account<\/li>\n<li>A command line tool (Unix based such as Ubuntu, Bash or Terminal)<\/li>\n<li>Install\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/getcomposer.org\/\">Composer<\/a>\u00a0globally<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a class=\"wcpt-session-title\" href=\"https:\/\/2017.johannesburg.wordcamp.org\/session\/bending-wordpress-to-your-will-building-your-first-wordpress-plugin\/\">Bending WordPress to your Will \u2013 Building your first WordPress Plugin<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>WordPress Installation on Local environment as above<\/li>\n<li>We will be working through a WordPress plugin together that you can download from <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/hlashbrooke\/Post-View-Counter\">this GitHub repo<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a class=\"wcpt-session-title\" href=\"https:\/\/2017.johannesburg.wordcamp.org\/session\/accessibility-for-developers-lets-get-intimate-with-wcag\/\">Accessibility for Developers: Let&#8217;s Get Intimate with WCAG<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A code editor\/IDE (Sublime, Atom, VS Code or PHPSTORM)<\/li>\n<li>A GitHub account<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We hope that you find this helpful and can&#8217;t wait to see you on Thursday!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To make the most of the Workshops at WordCamp it is always good to come prepared. 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