{"id":788232,"date":"2015-06-16T10:53:53","date_gmt":"2015-06-16T14:53:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2014.asheville.wordcamp.org\/?page_id=788232"},"modified":"2015-06-16T10:54:44","modified_gmt":"2015-06-16T14:54:44","slug":"about-precamp","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/asheville.wordcamp.org\/2014\/about-precamp\/","title":{"rendered":"About PreCamp"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>PreCamp: Beginner&#8217;s Day<\/strong><strong> \u2014 Friday, July 24<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>  PreCamp is a hands-on session for  those new to WordPress. Unlike WordCamp (Sat &amp; Sun), which focuses on  presentations by various speakers, PreCamp (Fri) is a do-it-yourself day.<br \/>\n  Are you new to WordPress (or know  someone who is) and want some hands-on support in setting up your website?  PreCamp is designed to take you from a blank slate to a fully functioning  website before you walk out the door. We provide <em>almost everything*<\/em> you  need to get started \u2013 including three months of hosting for your site thanks to  the generous sponsorship of SiteGround. <\/p>\n<p> If you\u2019re a beginner who is  wondering if this is the right place for you \u2013 the answer is YES! We have an  amazing team of experienced WordPress users, designers and developers that have  donated their time to make this an incredible learning experience for you that  will definitely bring results. You\u2019ll be guided through the steps needed to get  your first website up and running. And we have enough facilitators to step in  and provide some individual support if you get confused along the way. <\/p>\n<p> Want to be one of the lucky 50  attendees? Make sure you\u2019ve signed up for Email updates (subscribe on  right-hand sidebar) and we\u2019ll notify you when tickets go on sale.<br \/>\n  We look forward to meeting you at  PreCamp!<\/p>\n<p> <em>*you will need to bring a laptop  with wireless internet and administrative  access\/password, any images and content you will want on your website,  and a willingness to learn through hands-on experience (a great sense of humor  and willingness to laugh while you learn is appreciated \u2013 but not required.)<\/em> <\/p>\n<p><strong>When, Where and How Much<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Friday July 24th Registration begins  8:30 am <\/strong>\u00a0<br \/>\n  Website Creation is from 9:30am-3pm (lunch provided)<\/p>\n<p> <strong>Tickets are an  amazingly low price of $60 and includes access to all WordCamp sessions on  Saturday and Sunday <\/strong><br \/>\n  (your facilitators charge way more than that per hour for their advice and you  get it for free!; you get three months  of hosting so you\u2019ll have plenty of time to continue to enhance your website;  you have support in implementing what you learn as you learn; and you\u2019ll leave  with not only a website but a growing list of resources to continue on your  way.)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Details<\/strong><br \/>\n  <strong>Day  of PreCamp:<\/strong><br \/>\n  We\u2019ll take you through:<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>Initial settings and basic security measures (what you       need to do first thing to ensure a clean site)<\/li>\n<li>Getting content on your website \u2013 basic pages used on       most websites (Home, About, Contact, etc.); your first Post, how to use       Categories (vs Tags) to group similar content<\/li>\n<li>Theme Selection for the \u201clook\u201d you want, Sidebars and       Widgets, and Social Media connections with your website<\/li>\n<li>Plugins to enhance your websites functionality and       appearance<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>After  PreCamp:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>Attend WordCamp Sat-Sun July 25-26. At WordCamp you\u2019ll       be able to take your newly found expertise from PreCamp to new heights       through engaging with fellow participants, listening to the speakers in       four different <a href=\"https:\/\/asheville.wordcamp.org\/2015\/tracks\/\">Tracks<\/a> and even get some of your personal questions answered       at the <a href=\"https:\/\/asheville.wordcamp.org\/2015\/happiness-bar\/\">Happiness Bar<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Continue your learning with the resources you\u2019ve been       provided, join your local WordPress Meetup group, and most importantly \u2013       keep practicing and playing with your own website (experience is the best       teacher)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If anyone has specific questions  about PreCamp, you can reach Boomer Sassmann (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bigboomdesign.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Big Boom Design Inc<\/a>)  via email at <a href=\"mailto:boomer@bigboomdesign.com\">boomer@bigboomdesign.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PreCamp: Beginner&#8217;s Day \u2014 Friday, July 24 PreCamp is a hands-on session for those new to WordPress. Unlike WordCamp (Sat &amp; Sun), which focuses on presentations by various speakers, PreCamp (Fri) is a do-it-yourself day. Are you new to WordPress (or know someone who is) and want some hands-on support in setting up your website? &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/asheville.wordcamp.org\/2014\/about-precamp\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">About PreCamp<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13734439,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-788232","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/asheville.wordcamp.org\/2014\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/788232","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/asheville.wordcamp.org\/2014\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/asheville.wordcamp.org\/2014\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/asheville.wordcamp.org\/2014\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13734439"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/asheville.wordcamp.org\/2014\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=788232"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/asheville.wordcamp.org\/2014\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/788232\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":788236,"href":"https:\/\/asheville.wordcamp.org\/2014\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/788232\/revisions\/788236"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/asheville.wordcamp.org\/2014\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=788232"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}