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- Welcome
- We had some new folks, so @bethsoderberg reminded us of the channel’s purpose (to make training materials for use in teacher-led classes) and today’s focus (Tier 1 progress and lesson amnesty)
- There are plans for four tiers that we will work on through the year.
- Updates on the Tier One lessons
- @melindahelt received feedback discussion on Akismet lesson which will be added this week
- @taupecat is still working on the ACF plan.
- @kimwhite is almost done with Managing Widgets.
- @torlowski will work on CF7 (plugin) this week
- @judylw will add questions to the “what to do when you forget your password” lesson this week
- @chanthaboune merged the lessons from Workshops tab and Tiers tab (plus whatever Tier 1s lurked in the doc)
- Hopefully we can start using this one big list and then the other tabs will automatically pull the info over so we only have to update in one place.
- @kenshino (from the Support Team, yay!) also shared this link which holds some of the most asked questions in the Support Forums that categorizes users into 4 personas that might help with our future brainstorming.
- @chanthaboune requested anticipated dates of completion for any lessons that haven’t made it to testing
- If you have a lesson you’ve been working on, but isn’t complete yet, let us know below so we can count it!
- @torlowski mentioned that some lessons might be better suited to other subjects/categories than they are currently assigned to.
- These lessons are designed to be standalone and act as components for workshops, so that could definitely be the case.
- @dcole suggested some documentation around checking with hosts on how to connect domains.
- Some people may be setting up sites on a temporary domain, and need just a little nudge to help them connect that final piece to launch the site.
- Updates on copy editing
- @meaganhanes has is an update to Pages vs Posts for @c3zh to implement.
- @toniaslimm is trained on copyediting for the team (woohoo!)
- @bethsoderberg updated one of the two SupportFlow messages from last week
- We still need updates to the welcome wagon and welcome auto-responder
- Welcome Wagon – Currently @mikemueller and @ariwinokur reach out to new folks in the chats and train them
- @bethsoderberg will reach out to @chanthaboune and @mikemueller this week to draft some updates.
- Discuss the timeline as it stands (https://www.tomsplanner.com/public/wptraining) and make any new updates
- 45 lessons total at the moment for Tier 1
- 5 lessons that are through round 1 of testing
- 5 lessons ready to test
- 7 lessons are started, but incomplete
- 14 lessons have not been started
- The list of lessons still available for authors to start on will be posted tomorrow so as not to overwhelm today’s thread. 🙂
- Lesson plan assignment audit (formerly known as status of abandoned plans)
- Backing Up Your WordPress Site @torlowski
- Categories vs Tags @brilliantpamela
- Choosing and Installing Themes @jcasabona
- Content Editor Overview @michelebutcher
- General history @coachwp
- Intro to Popular Plugins @juliekuehl
- Intro to the top plugins @juliekuehl
- Managing Media @mikemueller
- Managing Widgets @kimwhite
- Post Formats @courtneyengle
- Setting a Static Page as Your Main Page @kensotrabing
- Troubleshooting Basics @ariwinokur
- User Management Anthony @anthonydpaul
- What can you do with WordPress @meaganhanes
- What is Akismet @melindahelt
- What is Contact Form 7 @torlowski
- What is Duplicator @pbarthmaier
- What is Google XML Sitemap @torlowski
- What is Yoast SEO @amboutwe
- What to do When You Forget Your Password @wpfreely
- Local Install @chmchm
- Post Formats @courtneyengle
- What is a theme? @juliekuehl
- What to Include in functions.php @singhshivam
- Questions on any other things
- Is there a lesson plan currently in the works for installing plugins from repo?
- Not yet. Pointing to the repo is fine.
- General reminder that these lessons should be standalone to be treated as components to mix/match into workshops as needed or defined.
- @codente is taking on an initial round of content auditing using the work that @mikemueller and @judylwh put together (celebrate!)
- Is there a lesson plan currently in the works for installing plugins from repo?
We had a lot to say! Don’t forget: If you have a lesson you’ve been working on, but isn’t complete yet, let us know below so we can count it!