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Lunch

Meal time for all attendees.

Beginners workshop

Stephen Dumba will give a beginner’s guide to building websites using WordPress, the world’s most popular content management system.

Learn to Build a Website in 5 Simple Steps.

Joan Logose will also share experiences training various sets of website users from technical type of users to the non technical ones to help them manage their websites.

Blogging For Social Impact or Change In Millennial Time.

This topic would explore how millennials are using blogging as a tool to;

  • Speak on topics that were previously not talked about, for example, periods, gender equality, GBV, depression, LGBTQ+ etc
  • The change/impact that these topics have to the readers.
  • How we can tell stories that impact change.

Tips for managing the content on a WordPress site

This year I will be presenting from the perspective of the WordPress user who posts blogs, creates galleries, reply to comments and so on. I believe my tips will be useful for developers so they understand how the end client will finally use the site. Developers can even share these tips with their clients. We will discuss:

  • How do you keep a WordPress site looking fresh?
  • How often should you add new content?
  • Tools I will discuss include WordPress plugins and tools that are complement WordPress.

You have a blog- now what? Tips for promoting your WordPress site

If you missed last year’s WordCamp, here is a link to the presentation I did last year:

https://videopress.com/videopress-iframe.js

Facebook Diary of a Muzungu

Twitter @CharlieBeau

IG diary_of_a_muzungu

LinkedIn Charlotte Beauvoisin

Encouraging Women to Speak at WordCamps: Fostering A Diverse Community

t’s no news that we need to improve women and underrepresented groups at tech events. I personally stand by my belief that tech is not restricted to a certain group of people, aka programmers as most believe.

This talk / workshop will explore what we can you do to foster, promote, and support diversity and an inclusive space in our communities. By the end of this session, participants will walk away knowing four things.

1. What diversity and community means in our WordPress context
2. How to make our community welcoming and safe, both in person and online
3. How to step up to be speakers, leaders and better allies in our community.
4. Participants will walk away with an action list to start making changes right away.

Participants should come with an electronic device / computer / notepad, we will get practical.

I would like to read from everyone, especially women and girls before the d-day. If there are questions / comments you have always wanted to get answers to but been afraid to ask or don’t know where to ask, please submit them using this typeform: https://hdytech.typeform.com/to/B94Jbl

I can’t wait to learn, share and meet with the WordPress Kampala Community 😍

Support Forum and Social Platforms for WordPress Community Uganda

The WordPress Community Uganda consists of several WordPress users and enthusiasts who hold monthly meetups. The WordPress Kampala community meetup started in 2017, followed by WordPress Entebbe meetup in 2018. More meetups expected in other districts in Uganda in future.

The WordPress Community in Uganda is a part of the global WordPress community. We exist to serve the local community and make things fun, interesting and beneficial for everyone in the area with an interest in WordPress.

We have a number of social media platforms on Whatsapp, telegram, facebook, twitter and slack. Recently, we opened up a community website, wcuganda.org, to coordinate the community, publicize our activities and also host our online support forum.

During this session, we shall share with the members on how they can get involved.

Automate and Grow Your Web Business

The high rates of unemployment have pushed many people to be self employed. When you’re self-employed, then you’re likely a freelancer or a business owner.

One of the most viable fields for freelance work is the website development field. Today, nearly everyone wants their own little corner of the Internet with their very own website. On the other hand, not too many have the skills it takes to get it done. When you know how to create even basic websites, you can start up an actual business.

Many international web hosting companies offer reseller web hosting plans which you can use to sub host all your clients. In this session, we shall discuss the various tools like WHMCS and the WHMCS Bridge WordPress plugins which you can use to automate administration of all aspects of your web hosting business including client management, support, invoicing and payments.

Uganda Mobile Money Woocommerce Payment Gateways

During this session, I will be sharing experiences integrating mobile money payments on #Woocommerce powered websites.
Mobile Money is the most popular and convenient way of doing electronic money transfers in Uganda, and many e-commerce shop owners need to integrate mobile money payment method on their websites, most of which are running on WordPress and Woocommerce software.

There are several developers that have responded to this need by creating WordPress plugins to help simplify the process of integration of mobile money payments as a gateway in Woocommerce powered websites.

During this session, we shall discuss and demo the several plugins available today such as EasyPay, CashLeo, FlutterWave, JPesa, PesaPal, Yo! Payments Uganda etc.

Waste Less Time and Automate WordPress Tasks

Even if your website is small, running and maintaining it can take a lot of work. You need to create content, communicate with your audience, keep an eye on security, and much more.

But just because there’s work to be done, that doesn’t mean you need to be the one to do it. By learning how to automate WordPress tasks, you can put things on autopilot and lessen your own workload.