Making a WordPress theme with WP-API and React

Français ci-dessous Workshop instructor – Ziad Saab In this workshop, we will use the WordPress API to create a blog where WordPress is acting only as a CMS. The blog will be rendered by a universal web server written with React and NodeJS, and the data will come from the WordPress API. This workshop is suitable for: To fully benefit from this workshop, some familiarity … Continue reading Making a WordPress theme with WP-API and React

Retour sur la rencontre de novembre / Recap of November’s Meetup

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Alors que nos amis américains célébraient le Thanksgiving avec leurs amis et leur famille, la communauté de WordPress Montréal s’est également concentrée sur la famille – avec un atelier gratuit sur les thèmes enfants!

Le jeudi 24 novembre, 20 participants se sont rassemblés à Centre Cloud.ca pour en apprendre davantage sur les thèmes enfants de WordPress. L’atelier a été donné par Kathryn Presner, une organisatrice de notre WordPress Montréal local et Theme Whisperer de l’équipe Theme chez Automattic, où elle aide les gens avec la personnalisation, la configuration et le dépannage. Nous n’aurions pas pu choisir un meilleur professeur pour ce sujet! Suivez-la sur Twitter @zoonini. Nous avons également reçu l’aide de cinq assistants expérimentés pour que tout le monde puisse profiter au maximum de la soirée.

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Getting Comfortable With Child Themes: A Practical Workshop – November 24, 2016

Atelier thèmes-enfants / Child Theming Workshop

Getting Comfortable With Child Themes: A Practical Workshop

Child themes are a simple but powerful way to customize a pre-made theme. Learning how to use them properly means you’ll never risk losing all your modifications when the developer releases a new version and you update the theme. Using easy-to-follow language, I’ll walk you through the steps to set up a child theme on your laptop’s WordPress installation and we’ll make some tweaks together – from CSS adjustments to more substantial changes in functionality.

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WordCamp Montreal 2015

WordCamp Montreal Schedule Available / Programme de WordCamp Montréal disponible

Français ci-dessous We’ve confirmed all our speakers and we’ve just released the tentative schedule for WordCamp Montreal. You can read all about our talks and speakers and start planning your WordCamp weekend. How Our Talks Are Organized This year our talks are divided into several streams: code, users, marketing, ux, theming, hands-on workshops, and special topics. We hope there will be something for everyone. All our speakers have provided … Continue reading WordCamp Montreal Schedule Available / Programme de WordCamp Montréal disponible

November 13: So You Want to Be a WordCamp Speaker

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So You Want to Be a WordCamp Speaker:

A practical workshop for beginners

So You Want to Be a WordCamp SpeakerHave you considered presenting at a WordCamp but thought you didn’t know enough or felt like an imposter? Does the idea of speaking in front of a group set your knees quivering and your heart racing?

During this hands-on session we’ll look at what’s stopped you from speaking in the past – and explore how to move past your fears. We’ll delve into practical techniques for choosing a topic, writing a proposal, crafting presentation content, and making great slides.

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