WordPress and the 3 Bears: Themes, Plugins and Widgets

In this WordPress workshop, we focus on themes, widgets and plugins. With literally thousands of them out there, how do you choose and what should you look for?

Papa Bear: Themes are the backbone of your WordPress site. We'll look at free vs. premium themes and the differences—pros and cons. We'll explore a few themes and go through the available options. Finally, we look at how to choose a theme to best fit your needs.

Mama Bear: Plugins can give your site or blog that extra push. Most of them run in the background and add functionality and speed to your site. We'll look at the must-haves and the caution you need to take when using them.

Baby Bear: Widgets can be practical, fun, or both. A widget can allow visitors to sign up for you enewsletter—or list the top ten songs at iTunes. We'll explore how widgets work and you'll get a few tips and tricks.

You'll walk away with a better understanding of the power of these WordPress elements so you make better decisions and have more control over your site.

The workshop goes from noon to 2:00 and I have secured the room until 2:30 for additional networking time!

Bob Dunn is co-owner of Cat's Eye Marketing and a WordPress addict. He uses his experience in website development, design and marketing to create dynamic WordPress blogs and websites. Bob administers the group WordPress Chatter and teaches WordPress and blogging workshops.