The workshops are WordCamp are a great way to get hands-on experience with a range of topics. The make the most of your time with your facilitator, here’s a couple of things you can prepare at home so that you don’t get caught up on the day.
If you want to double-check the schedule, you can go here: https://2019.johannesburg.wordcamp.org/schedule/
General
In most cases, it helps to have a local install of WordPress running. Some suggestions:
Some workshops will require an IDE so if they do you can use:
Extreme Makeover – The Homepage Edition
Simply install the Stylus browser extension (if you don’t have one of these 3 browsers, you’ll need to install it).
- Chrome: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/stylus/clngdbkpkpeebahjckkjfobafhncgmne?hl=en
- Firefox: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/styl-us
- Opera: https://addons.opera.com/en/extensions/details/stylus/
The 5 steps to setting up your online store
Have WordPress and WooCommerce set up (either locally or on a server) and have the initial WooCommerce setup wizard complete.
WordPress as a Backend
You can find the details to get going here: https://codeswag.co.uk/wordpress-as-a-backend/
Build a static site with WordPress
You will need the following:
- NPM – Available with Node. Please run
node --versionto verify that it works. - Gatsby CLI – Run
npm install -g gatsby-clito install. Please rungatsby-cli infoto verify that it works. - A WordPress site – Get a free headless one at QueryWP (use the beta signup and we will add you). For the site to work, make sure http://replacewithyoururl.com/wp/wp-json/v2/ shows you something.
- If you need dummy content, you can get that here.
- IDE – VS Code, Sublime Text 2 or whatever you prefer.
- A free Netlify account.
- A free Github account.
Optimising Pinterest and your WordPress website for traffic
All you need is a Pinterest account.