Author: Mike Little

Mike Little is the co-founding developer of WordPress and a director at zed1.com Limited, a web development and consultancy firm specialising in WordPress. You can find his blog at mikelittle.org and follow him on twitter @mikelittlezed1 He has been running MWUG since June 2009, and thinks having a pool of WordPress-savvy people; for learning, community, networking, sharing and so on; in the Manchester area is a really good thing.

July 2020 Meeting: Wednesday 15th, 6-8pm, Online

July’s Manchester WordPress User Group, run by WordPress co-founder Mike Little, takes place online using Zoom on Wednesday, the 15th from 6pm to 8pm.

Timings and Agenda:

  • 18:00 — Intro and WordPress news – Mike Little
  • 18:30 — WP clinic – Ask your question (below) and get the help you need
  • 19:20 — In Depth Talk – To be confirmed
  • 20:00 — End

Anyone with any experience of WordPress is welcome, whether you’ve only heard about it and want to know more, you’re an experienced WordPress user or developer, or anything in between; you are welcome to our meetings.

We will be hosting the online meeting on Zoom. Make sure you have Zoom installed before the meeting starts. Or you can use the Zoom web app (make sure to test that it works beforehand.)

During the meeting, if you want to ask questions or make a contribution, please raise your hand and a moderator will un-mute you so you can ask your question. You can use the chat functionality to ask or answer any questions too.

If you fancy coming along, please let us know on our Meetup page.

The Zoom link will only appear an hour before the start and only if you have RSVP-ed for the event.

When you click on the meeting room URL, you will put you in a waiting room so connection may be delayed slightly.

Ask your question for the Clinic

Please fill out the form below if you would like your question answered at the MeetUp. We look forward to seeing you there!

WordPress Help

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Mike Little (https://mikelittle.org), co-founder of WordPress, runs MWUG so come along to discover how WordPress can benefit you or your organisation, and get specific advice on any WordPress questions you have.

See you at MWUG!

June 2020 Meeting: Wednesday 17th, 6-8pm, Online

June’s Manchester WordPress User Group, run by WordPress co-founder Mike Little, takes place online using Zoom on Wednesday, the 17th from 6pm to 8pm.

Timings and Agenda:

  • 18:00 — Intro and WordPress news – Mike Little
  • 18:30 — WP clinic – Ask your question (below) and get the help you need
  • 19:20 — In Depth Talk – Ho..w to Fi..x Slow Web..sites — Kayleigh Thorpe
  • 20:00 — End

Anyone with any experience of WordPress is welcome, whether you’ve only heard about it and want to know more, you’re an experienced WordPress user or developer, or anything in between; you are welcome to our meetings.

We will be hosting the online meeting on Zoom. Make sure you have Zoom installed before the meeting starts. Or you can use the Zoom web app (make sure to test that it works beforehand.)

During the meeting, if you want to ask questions or make a contribution, please raise your hand and a moderator will un-mute you so you can ask your question. You can use the chat functionality to ask or answer any questions too.

If you fancy coming along, please let us know on our Meetup page.

The meeting information will be shared via meetup.com when your RSVP for the event.

When you click on the meeting room URL, you will put you in a waiting room so connection may be delayed slightly.

Ask your question for the Clinic

Please fill out the form below if you would like your question answered at the MeetUp. We look forward to seeing you there!

WordPress Help

  • This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

Mike Little (https://mikelittle.org), co-founder of WordPress, runs MWUG so come along to discover how WordPress can benefit you or your organisation, and get specific advice on any WordPress questions you have.

See you at MWUG!

MWUG meetings cancelled until further notice

In the light of the news over the last few days, I’m taking the difficult decision to cancel MWUG.

At first I was just going to stay away myself — a family member is immunosuppressed and thus highly vulnerable — but then I thought “can I in all honesty ask someone else to run MWUG and take that same risk I’m not willing to?” The answer is, of course, “no”. 

So I’m going to cancel it for the foreseeable future. I may try to do an online version if people are interested, but I can’t get that organised for next week. Let me know in the comments if that would be of interest.

Stay safe and healthy.

February 2020 Meeting: Wednesday 19th, 6.30-9pm, Federation House

February’s Manchester WordPress User Group, run by WordPress co-founder Mike Little, takes place at Federation House (http://www.thefederation.coop/find-us.html) on Wednesday, the 19th from 6.30 pm to 9 pm.

Note: this month we are continuing with the successful clinic format to try to help more of you in the ways you’ve asked us.
And once again, weā€™ll have the beginnersā€™ workshop with Sue Fernandes.

Timings and Agenda:

  • 18:30 — Prompt start – Ā Talk (TBD) – WordPress news
  • 18:45 — Q&A – for topic covered and/or Mike’s WP update
  • 19:00 — WP clinic – bring your laptop and get the hands-on help you need
  • 20:15 — In Depth Talk –Ā Life, Cooking, WordPress, & policy — Hugo Finley
  • 21:00 — End

Anyone with any experience of WordPress is welcome, whether you’ve only heard about it and want to know more, you’re an experienced WordPress user or developer, or anything in between; you are welcome to our meetings.

If you fancy coming along, please let us know on our Meetup page.

Mike Little (https://mikelittle.org), co-founder of WordPress, runs MWUG so come along to discover how WordPress can benefit you or your organisation, and get specific advice on any WordPress questions you have.

See you at MWUG!

January 2020 Meeting: Wednesday 15th, 6.30-9pm, Federation House

January’s Manchester WordPress User Group, run by WordPress co-founder Mike Little, takes place at Federation House (http://www.thefederation.coop/find-us.html) on Wednesday, the 15th from 6.30 pm to 9 pm.

Note: this month we are continuing with the successful clinic format to try to help more of you in the ways you’ve asked us.
And once again, weā€™ll have the beginnersā€™ workshop with Sue Fernandes.

Timings and Agenda:

  • 18:30 — Prompt start – Ā Talk (TBD) – WordPress news
  • 18:45 — Q&A – for topic covered and/or Mike’s WP update
  • 19:00 — WP clinic – bring your laptop and get the hands-on help you need
  • 20:15 — In Depth Talk –Ā SEO Basics – Chris Ellison
  • 21:00 — End

Anyone with any experience of WordPress is welcome, whether you’ve only heard about it and want to know more, you’re an experienced WordPress user or developer, or anything in between; you are welcome to our meetings.

If you fancy coming along, please let us know on our Meetup page.

Mike Little (https://mikelittle.org), co-founder of WordPress, runs MWUG so come along to discover how WordPress can benefit you or your organisation, and get specific advice on any WordPress questions you have.

See you at MWUG!

December 2019 Meeting: Wednesday 18th, 6.30-9pm, Federation House

December’s Manchester WordPress User Group, run by WordPress co-founder Mike Little, takes place at Federation House (http://www.thefederation.coop/find-us.html) on Wednesday, the 18th from 6.30 pm to 9 pm.

Note: this month we are continuing with the successful clinic format to try to help more of you in the ways you’ve asked us.
We’ll be taking a break from the beginnersā€™ workshop with Sue Fernandes. It will be back in the new year.

Timings and Agenda:

  • 18:30 — Prompt start – WordPress news
  • 18:45 — Q&A – for Mike’s WP update
  • 19:00 — WP clinic – bring your laptop and get the hands-on help you need
  • 20:15 — WordPress Quiz!
  • 21:00 — End

Anyone with any experience of WordPress is welcome, whether you’ve only heard about it and want to know more, you’re an experienced WordPress user or developer, or anything in between; you are welcome to our meetings.

If you fancy coming along, please let us know on our Meetup page.

Mike Little (https://mikelittle.org), co-founder of WordPress, runs MWUG so come along to discover how WordPress can benefit you or your organisation, and get specific advice on any WordPress questions you have.

See you at MWUG!