WordPress Providence January Meet-up

Come out for Providence’s hotest event of this coldest month of the year (so far).

The WordPress Providence Meetup will be on Tuesday, January 31st, 2012, at 6 pm, at McFadden’s Restaurant & Saloon. We’ll be in their private room; food and drinks will be served. Parking is free on and off street (starts at 5:30 pm).

Speaker

Aaron Ware of Linchpin will be talking about building themes for WordPress. Even if you are totally new to WordPress, this will be an exciting topic as we take a look at all the power WordPress keeps tucked under its hood.

Aaron has 10+ years experience creating highly interactive, feature rich, websites and online apps. He leads a highly talented team at Linchpin in developing unique user experiences and creative solutions that work.

• What is a theme and what can it do?
• What file does what?
• Who do I call when I break something?
• Where do I put this php snippet?
• What is the “?>” thing?
• How do I make a child theme?
• How do I add a widget area, menu, etc.?

Sponsor

This month’s meet-up will be sponsored by Linchpin - a full service creative agency with a slant towards web. They utilize a simple approach, focusing on solving problems and creating awesome user experiences. They are based in East Greenwich, Rhode Island and serve local, regional and national brands.