All things WordPress in Cape Town
In case you missed it, the WordPress community team recently launched the Learn WordPress site, as a way for the community to support meetups and other WordPress related events. The idea here is that as a meetup group, you can watch a workshop video, and then host a group discussion at a time that suits... Continue Reading →
In light of the current COVID-19 crisis, the WordPress Cape Town meetups will be going digital. To be honest, this is slightly welcome because a) it's been hard to find a new suitable venue and b) it opens up the pool of available speakers. So for our first WordPress Cape Town digital meetup, we're looking... Continue Reading →
Digital Opportunity Trust South Africa (DOT SA) is looking for a WordPress technical lead to help build a Social Innovators Platform for South Africa. Our goal is to launch a safe, diverse community of like-minded young social innovators that enables a value exchange between peers and experienced social entrepreneurs. This is an exciting yet complex... Continue Reading →
UPDATE: Thanks to everyone who applied, applications are now closed. It's that time again, (well a bit later than last year, but anyway) where I reach out to our amazing local WordPress community and ask you to help me organise our annual WordCamp in Cape Town. Last year was an awesome event and, bar a... Continue Reading →
UPDATE - all available slots have been filled, thanks to everyone who showed interest. HowMightWe is looking for WP users to help them build a new WordPress setup and management service. "One of our clients is a hosting company that wants to make WordPress easier to setup and manage. We have some wireframes of a... Continue Reading →
“I have a website, but I’m not making any sales or attracting new customers” - Most small businesses realise that digital is a big component of their sales and marketing, unfortunately around 80% of them believe that having a website is enough. Whilst a website is crucial, marketing your business online is something small businesses... Continue Reading →
Brand Candy is owned and run by Richard Burgess and Janet Hancock. Amongst running the digital strategies of their clients, they have been up-skilling business owners and their teams on all things digital marketing since 2014. Their courses were borne out of a need for business owners to have a better understanding of how the... Continue Reading →
With 14 weeks to go till WordCamp Cape Town 2017 I'm starting to feel that combination of excited anticipation and nervousness that goes along with planning such an event. Today I'm happy to announce that two very important pieces of the WordCamp puzzle have slotted into place, the availability of WordCamp Tickets and the Call... Continue Reading →
It is with great excitement that I announce that the WordCamp Cape Town 2017 call for volunteers and speakers is now officially open! Every year, local and national WordPress users volunteer their time to help make WordCamp Cape Town happen. Our volunteers help manage the venue and keep the event running smoothly, while our speakers provide... Continue Reading →
On Tuesday, 13 December (this coming Tuesday) we're hosting our final meetup for 2016. We will be gathering at Hint Hunt at 18:30 to hang out as a community and hear from Thierry Muller who will be talking about code quality and why it matters for businesses as well as for developers. You can find out all... Continue Reading →