WordPress Workshop 17 June Wellington

Webstock are running WordPress Workshop called

Flexing Your WordPress Muscles
John Ford

When: Thursday 17 June, 9:00—12.30pm
Where: Lion Harbour Lounge, Michael Fowler Centre, 111 Wakefield Street
With: John Ford

It’s being run by John Ford, who coming over here as part of the USA
FullCodePress team:

Note: John Ford presented at WordCampSF 2010 and he works for Automattic

About John

John Ford started programming full-time in 1998, threw in a B.S. in Computer Science and a minor in Mathematics for good measure, and in 2004 went into business for himself.

John’s emphasis on writing beautiful and usable code has garnered him client relationships around the globe, and his development savvy can be experienced on a variety of national brand websites, including the Food Network, HGTV, and DIY Network. Presently, John works for Automattic, the company behind WordPress, and he is currently focusing on VaultPress, a realtime backup service for WordPress.org users.

In addition to his programming work, John loves giving back, as well, and he co-organizes a local group that gives free web-related presentations monthly; he was a presenter at WordCamp San Francisco 2010, and is frequently asked to speak on a variety of web-related topics. Empowering others with knowledge to demystify the web motivates John to continue sharing his passion with as many as will listen.

Who should attend?

* Web developers who want to get an intricate look at WordPress theme and plugin development
* WordPress developers who want to use the more advanced features of WordPress
* Developers looking to customize their clients’ experience within WordPress admin

What should I bring?

* A laptop/notebook computer, if available. Source code will be provided if you’d like to follow along and know how to run WordPress locally on your computer

Full Details at http://www.webstock.org.nz/upcoming/masterclasses.php#ford