Illinois WP - WordPress Meetup Group

04/06/2026

📅 IllinoisWP Meetup This Wednesday!

Join us for our monthly Illinois WordPress Meetup this Wednesday night.

We’ll be discussing:
💡 WordPress tips
⚙️ website tools
🤖 AI & automation
📊 business ideas for freelancers and agencies

You don’t have to be a developer — everyone from beginners to experts is welcome. RSVP

**A monthly meetup for anyone who works with WordPress - beginners, builders, and developers alike.** Each month we get together to learn something new, share what's working, and help each other solve problems. Whether you're launching your first site, managing a client's store, or writing custom co

03/31/2026

📅 Next Meetup: April 8th at 6pm
📍 Peoria Area
⏰ Evening meetup

Come learn something new and meet other tech-minded people in Central Illinois. RSVP meetup.com/wpillinois/events

03/24/2026

WordPress Tip:
Before installing a plugin, check:

✔ Last updated date
✔ Number of active installs
✔ Compatibility with your WordPress version

It can save you a lot of headaches later.

03/17/2026

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

03/13/2026

🚨 Illinois WordPress Meetup – Save the Date!

Our next IllinoisWP Meetup is coming up on the 2nd Wednesday of the month, and we’d love to see you there!

Whether you're a:
💻 WordPress developer
🎨 designer
📈 marketer
🚀 business owner
🤖 curious about AI and tech

…you’re welcome to join the conversation.

We keep things relaxed, helpful, and practical. Every month we talk about technology, websites, business, and the tools that help us work smarter. You can RSVP for any event here

**A monthly meetup for anyone who works with WordPress - beginners, builders, and developers alike.** Each month we get together to learn something new, share what's working, and help each other solve problems. Whether you're launching your first site, managing a client's store, or writing custom co

01/11/2025

At our meeting last week, Steven shared some information about the FREE IT programs at ICC and Bradley. There is no cost and you can get a certification in may fields of technology. Here is the link with more information. https://icc.edu/it-workforce-accelerator/

09/26/2024

Our next meet up is October 9th and we are back at the Washington Library.
This month’s agenda includes an introduction to WordPress, the importance of keeping it updated, and a look at some exciting plugins to enhance your website. While this meeting will focus on the basics, we encourage open discussion about your needs and preferences. We hope you can join us! Please RSVP below.

Join us once a month to learn more about WordPress and websites in general. It doesn't matter if you are an expert developer or if you just learned what WordPress is, you are welcome to come and learn!WordPress Global Community Sponsors help fund WordPress Meetup groups and WordCamps around the worl

09/26/2024

Wow! This is drastic. WP Engine seems to be making some rotten decisions.

Pending their legal claims and litigation against WordPress.org, WP Engine no longer has free access to WordPress.org’s resources.

09/23/2024

My friend Vikki Baptiste started this podcast "Chatting with AI: Small Business Series"
These are short little interviews that are really informative. This one made me crack up because AI Moshi turned on her. Vikki is so calm but what do you do when a computer is yelling at you? 😀

https://open.spotify.com/episode/2Co2Z7WpuJfS4yNzgIjfES?si=011036b5fb1e45b9

Episode · Chatting with AI: Small business series · In this episode, I chat with Moshi. a conversational AI by French startup, Kyutai. She interrupts, she's brash and loud and hallucinates more than most. Sometimes she forgets to answer at all (hence the "Moshi ... Moshi ..." prompts. I did save y...

08/16/2024

WordPress has revamped their learning website. You can go through short videos on a lot of topics from beginner to advanced developer. Check it out!

Whether you’re a first-time blogger or seasoned developer, there’s always more to learn. From community members all over the world, these vast resources will help you learn more about WordPress and share it with others.

08/08/2024

A slight agenda change for next week. Brian will not be able to make it so Tammy and Mark will be discussing their experience at the Skills USA National competition in Atlanta, GA in June. It was an amazing event. We want to talk about volunteer options in the regional competition here in Peoria, IL and also in Atlanta next year.
Hope to see you there! RSVP here.

Please note the location change! Join us for our upcoming WordPress Peoria meetup Join the WordPress Peoria community and connect with fellow web professionals and users.