Using Microsoft Word to Post to WordPress

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As the project champion for my community college’s Open Learning Lab, I help literally hundreds of students, faculty, and other academics get started with their own WordPress sites.

I often encounter people who prefer to write in Microsoft Word rather than the default WordPress post editor.

They’re comfortable with Word. They know Word. Continue reading Using Microsoft Word to Post to WordPress

Takeaways from WordCamp Pittsburgh 2017

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This past weekend I had the pleasure of joining over 150 bloggers, business people, designers, and developers at the WordCamp Pittsburgh 2017 conference to learn and talk about WordPress.

I was excited to attend!

Last year, I was disappointed I couldn’t attend the inaugural WordCamp Pittsburgh 2016 so I made sure to mark my calendar for this year’s event.

Plus, it was the first time I’ve been back to Pittsburgh in over 20 years!

I had a great time at WordCamp, made new friends, and picked up some new tidbits about WordPress, customer service, and project management. Continue reading Takeaways from WordCamp Pittsburgh 2017