Tech Events by Bristol WordPress Meetup Group

with Ben Seiler (Speaker, Bristol WordPress Meetup Group)

Ben Seiler on why polished, fast WordPress sites still fail to convert, and why the fix is usually positioning rather than the theme or the plugin stack. He works through the Value Proposition Canvas - what customers are actually trying to get done, what is blocking them, which arguments land - and then translates that into a page structure you can build section by section. Real before-and-after examples, a short hands-on exercise on one of your own projects, and a reusable page template to take away. Temple Studios, doors 6:30pm, free, refreshments provided. The group runs monthly and keeps a no-show policy because they order food in advance. Why go: it is the rare WordPress night that treats the site as a commercial problem rather than a build problem. Best for freelancers and agency teams who ship client sites and keep getting asked why the traffic is not converting.

Rick has spent years keeping some of the world's largest WordPress sites standing. What actually breaks at 100,000+ requests a second is rarely what you would guess.

A first-hand account of building and publishing themes and plugins on WordPress.org — how the speaker got started, the problems hit during development, and what the submission and review process is actually like from the other side. Practical rather than promotional, and useful for any developer or agency considering distributing through the official directory rather than selling direct. Hosted by the Bristol WordPress Meetup Group at Temple Studios. Free.