{"id":1096,"date":"2017-07-17T08:00:46","date_gmt":"2017-07-17T15:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2017.sacramento.wordcamp.org\/?p=1096"},"modified":"2017-07-13T08:10:44","modified_gmt":"2017-07-13T15:10:44","slug":"recommended-tools-for-wordpress-beginners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sacramento.wordcamp.org\/2017\/recommended-tools-for-wordpress-beginners\/","title":{"rendered":"Speaker Recommended Tools And Resources For WordPress Beginners"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1126\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/sacramento.wordcamp.org\/2017\/recommended-tools-for-wordpress-beginners\/beginner-wordpress-tools\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/sacramento.wordcamp.org\/2017\/files\/2017\/05\/beginner-wordpress-tools.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"550,300\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Beginner WordPress Tools\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/sacramento.wordcamp.org\/2017\/files\/2017\/05\/beginner-wordpress-tools.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/2017.sacramento.wordcamp.org\/files\/2017\/05\/beginner-wordpress-tools.jpg\" alt=\"Beginner WordPress Tools\" width=\"550\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1126\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sacramento.wordcamp.org\/2017\/files\/2017\/05\/beginner-wordpress-tools.jpg 550w, https:\/\/sacramento.wordcamp.org\/2017\/files\/2017\/05\/beginner-wordpress-tools-300x164.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sacramento.wordcamp.org\/2017\/files\/2017\/05\/beginner-wordpress-tools-500x273.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We asked our speakers to name one WordPress-related beginner tool or resource they recommend to those looking to up their game.<\/p>\n<p>When asked where to go to learn about WordPress, I always send beginners to the same four places: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wp101.com\/\">WP101<\/a> from Shawn Hesketh, the <a href=\"https:\/\/training.ithemes.com\/\">iThemes Training<\/a> community, <a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.tv\/\">WordPress.tv<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wpbeginner.com\/\">WPBeginner<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Here are the tools and resources our speakers recommend:<\/h3>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Bridget Willard<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/serverpress.com\/\">Desktop Server<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Matt Vanderpol<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/codex.wordpress.org\">WordPress Codex<\/a> &#8212; There is a lot here both in the nature of &#8220;How To&#8221; articles and API documentation.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sallie Goetsch<\/strong>: Go to your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/sacramento-wordpress\/\">local WordPress meetup<\/a>. Beyond that, it depends a lot on whether you learn best by reading, video, or live courses. All are available.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mike Fitzpatrick<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpbeaverbuilder.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Beaver Builder<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Andrew Taylor<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/wphierarchy.com\/\">wphierarchy.com\/<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cat Scholz<\/strong>: Can I recommend my own e-courses? LOL! Otherwise, Google&hellip;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Vasken Hauri<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/debug-bar\/\">WP Debug Bar<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Leslie Staller<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/dash.generalassemb.ly\">dash.generalassemb.ly<\/a>, an online free learn to code tutorial resource for html5, css3 and javascript.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jarrett Gucci<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wpbeginner.com\/\">WP Beginner<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ben Byrne<\/strong>: Is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wpbeginner.com\/\">WP Beginner<\/a> too obvious a choice?<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cory Miller<\/strong>: The WordPress tutorials hub at <a href=\"https:\/\/ithemes.com\/tutorials\">ithemes.com\/tutorials<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dorothy Kern<\/strong>: A great social media plugin (I use <a href=\"https:\/\/simplesharebuttons.com\/\">Simple Share Buttons<\/a>).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ivan Villa<\/strong>: Host with a company that specializes in WordPress hosting.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Justin Sainton<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wp101.com\/\">WP101<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jen Miller<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/\">Yoast SEO<\/a> WordPress plugin.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sarah Wefald<\/strong>: Other than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/sacramento-wordpress\/\">WordPress meetups<\/a>, I&#8217;d say tutorials online or on YouTube. It&#8217;s an invaluable way to get walked through a new coding technique.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Amber Hewitt<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wpbeginner.com\/\">WP Beginner<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Kayla Butler<\/strong>: Plugin&#8217;s like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mailmunch.co\/\">MailMunch<\/a> allow new beginners to design beautiful subscriber boxes and opt-in boxes for their WordPress website. It&#8217;s user friendly and for those who know nothing about coding.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Justin Busa<\/strong>: The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wp101.com\/\">WP101<\/a> videos are a great resource for beginners.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Adam W. Warner<\/strong>: Use <a href=\"https:\/\/feedly.com\/\">Feedly<\/a> and start reading every WordPress related blog you can find.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Kim Shivler<\/strong>: I&#8217;m going to be selfish here, my site <a href=\"https:\/\/WhiteGloveWebTraining.com\">WhiteGloveWebTraining.com<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jonathan Trujillo<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wpbeginner.com\/\">WP Beginner<\/a> is pretty solid.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Matt Cromwell<\/strong>: Facebook Groups like All About WordPress or WordPress for Beginners.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Amanda McCoy<\/strong>: WPShout&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/upandrunningwp.com\/\">Up and Running<\/a> course.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Adam Silver<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/kitchensinkwp.com\/\">KitchenSinkWP.com<\/a> &#8212; just sayin&#8217;.<\/li>\n<li><strong>John Locke<\/strong>: The <a href=\"https:\/\/codex.wordpress.org\/\">WordPress Codex<\/a> is a great place to spend some time.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tessa Kriesel<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.advancedcustomfields.com\/\">Advanced Custom Fields<\/a> &#8212; this really allowed me to learn the templating system and create a lot of awesome stuff.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Treighton Mauldin<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.upstatement.com\/timber\/\">Timber<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Heather Hogan<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/jetpack.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Jetpack<\/a> WordPress plugin.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bill Conrad<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wp101.com\/\">WP101<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tanner Moushey<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.tv\/\">WordPress.tv<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Get Your Tickets Now!<\/h2>\n<p>If you haven&#8217;t bought your <a href=\"https:\/\/2017.sacramento.wordcamp.org\/tickets\/\">WordCamp Sacramento Tickets<\/a>, we urge you to do it now! We do expect the event to sell out and as we get closer to the event, the tickets will go fast. <\/p>\n<p>Get your <a href=\"https:\/\/2017.sacramento.wordcamp.org\/tickets\/\">ticket<\/a> now so you don&#8217;t risk losing out on an incredible event and an amazing opportunity to up your WordPress game, and you don&#8217;t have to stress about remembering to buy it later!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We asked our speakers to name one WordPress-related beginner tool or resource they recommend to those looking to up their game. When asked where to go to learn about WordPress, I always send beginners to the same four places: WP101 from Shawn Hesketh, the iThemes Training community, WordPress.tv, and WPBeginner. Here are the tools and &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sacramento.wordcamp.org\/2017\/recommended-tools-for-wordpress-beginners\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Speaker Recommended Tools And Resources For WordPress Beginners&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13848243,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1096","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sacramento.wordcamp.org\/2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1096","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sacramento.wordcamp.org\/2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sacramento.wordcamp.org\/2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sacramento.wordcamp.org\/2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13848243"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sacramento.wordcamp.org\/2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1096"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/sacramento.wordcamp.org\/2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1096\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2610,"href":"https:\/\/sacramento.wordcamp.org\/2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1096\/revisions\/2610"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sacramento.wordcamp.org\/2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1096"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sacramento.wordcamp.org\/2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1096"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sacramento.wordcamp.org\/2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1096"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}