This workshop will be tailored to empower participants, including those with minimal coding experience, to harness the potential of WordPress for creating versatile and dynamic websites. Participants will be guided through the fundamental aspects of WordPress, covering everything from setting up a WordPress site and creating engaging content to customizing themes, implementing essential plugins, ensuring responsiveness and accessibility, and optimizing websites for performance. The workshop's hands-on approach positions participants to excel in the ever-evolving digital landscape where WordPress skills are highly sought after for creating impactful online presences.

Bring your own device for the workshop or use one of our OSC laptops!

The Open Scholarship Commons (OSC) Community Fellows Workshop Series is a paid fellowship opportunity for graduate students underrepresented in the field of open scholarship. The goal of this Fellowship is to lift up students as experts in this field and create opportunities for peer to peer learning by offering student-led workshops.

Equity is a core value of the UW Libraries Open Scholarship Commons, and this Fellowship, funded by the UW Diversity Council Diversity Seed Grant and the eScience Institute, aims to support the expertise and leadership of underrepresented students in the field of open scholarship. The Fellowship program is co-administered by the Libraries Open Scholarship Commons and the eScience Institute.