Creating websites entirely on your personal laptop prior to uploading to the web offers a range of advantages: ease of testing and making code updates, security knowing no one else can view your site, and an appealing monthly cost of $0.00. In this half-day workshop we'll walkthrough installing the required tools so that you can create WordPress development sites on your own machine!

Learn how to keep your website secure with specific plugins and lock out the bad guys. We’ll cover: Active security monitoring, File scanning, Malware scanning, Blacklist monitoring, Post-hack actions, Firewalls, Brute force attack protection, and how to set up notifications for when a security threat is detected.

Learn the methodology behind WordPress' codebase, understand hooks/actions/filters, and equip yourself with the skills required to begin creating your own custom WordPress plugins and functionality.