Title: Showing online workshops in the Events Widget Author: Ryan Marks Published: April 3, 2020 Last modified: September 18, 2020 --- [ ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/rmarks/) [Ryan Marks](https://profiles.wordpress.org/rmarks/) 7:48 pm _on_ April 3, 2020 Tags: #events-news-widget, [#online-events ( 4 )](https://make.wordpress.org/community/tag/online-events/), [learn-roadmap ( 6 )](https://make.wordpress.org/community/tag/learn-roadmap/), [meta-wordcamp ( 21 )](https://make.wordpress.org/community/tag/meta-wordcamp/) # Showing online workshops in the Events Widget This post is similar to [@iandunn](https://profiles.wordpress.org/iandunn/)‘s post,“ [Showing Online WordCamps in the Events Widget](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2020/04/02/showing-online-wordcamps-in-the-events-widget/)”, but in this case we are talking about Community workshops. The topic has come up because of the [Diverse Speaker workshop](https://make.wordpress.org/community/2020/04/02/diverse-speaker-workshop-online-april-14-16/) on April 14-16. Other online global community workshops are likely to follow. In the second [Community Team chat](https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/C037W5S7X/p1585858921115000) Thursday, we were discussing how to promote this Speaker workshop. I suggested it could be possible to use the Events WidgetWidget A WordPress Widget is a small block that performs a specific function. You can add these widgets in sidebars also known as widget-ready areas on your web page. WordPress widgets were originally created to provide a simple and easy-to-use way of giving design and structure control of the WordPress theme to the user.. Some [discussion](https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/C08M59V3P/p1585869435081700) occurred in [#meta-wordcamp](https://make.wordpress.org/community/tag/meta-wordcamp/) as well which parallel’s Ian’s post. A few differences to note from online WordCamps: * This workshop is being organized from Vancouver. I think the location of the organizers should be ignored since a typical radius would exclude potential interested participants. * This workshop will be held April 14-16 for one hour each at 1800 UTC / 2pm EDT. * This workshop will be offered in English. _I propose similar questions to Ian’s post, with a few modifications. _ ### Questions 1. Should Community Team online training workshops show up in the widget? 2. If so, who should they be shown to? Here are a few potential criteria: 3. * Everyone within **a timezone** where the event would occur between 8am – 8pm in the user’s local timezone. 4. * Everyone who speaks **the same language** _— or locale? —_ as the workshop. * A combination of the above? Some other criteria entirely? 5. Should the timezone and/or language of the event be displayed in the dashboard? +make.wordpress.orgWordPress.org The community site where WordPress code is created and shared by the users. This is where you can download the source code for WordPress core, plugins and themes as well as the central location for community conversations and organization. [https://wordpress.org/](https://wordpress.org/)/metaMeta Meta is a term that refers to the inside workings of a group. For us, this is the team that works on internal WordPress sites like WordCamp Central and Make WordPress. +make.wordpress.org/coreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. 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[Ian Dunn](https://profiles.wordpress.org/iandunn/) 7:57 pm _on_ April 3, 2020 3. Hmm, those xposts should have worked since you’re an author on those sites. Let’s see if these work: 4. +make.wordpress.org/core/ +make.wordpress.orgWordPress.org The community site where WordPress code is created and shared by the users. This is where you can download the source code for WordPress core, plugins and themes as well as the central location for community conversations and organization. [https://wordpress.org/](https://wordpress.org/)/ metaMeta Meta is a term that refers to the inside workings of a group. For us, this is the team that works on internal WordPress sites like WordCamp Central and Make WordPress./ 5. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/15c1992340b393e287c6050901b6c4a5a10204d854c84ee8be6be84aca77de95? s=32&d=mm&r=g) 6. [Timi Wahalahti](https://profiles.wordpress.org/sippis/) 11:24 am _on_ April 4, 2020 7. Although I consider the Diverse Speaker workshops very important, I’m not quite sure whether the Events widgetWidget A WordPress Widget is a small block that performs a specific function. You can add these widgets in sidebars also known as widget-ready areas on your web page. WordPress widgets were originally created to provide a simple and easy-to-use way of giving design and structure control of the WordPress theme to the user. is right place to promote those. It needs to be remembered, that the widget shows only three next events and is originally intended to promote the local community and get more attendees to local events. I really would not want to take place from promoting local events to everyone using WordPress, to promote an workshops that are targeted only for persons having some level of interest speaking in those events. 8. If the number of events shown can be increased to four, then maybe. Btw is that limited on the CoreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. or in the APIAPI An API or Application Programming Interface is a software intermediary that allows programs to interact with each other and share data in limited, clearly defined ways. level? 9. Or if it would be possible to use the same flagship event banner used for WCUSWCUS WordCamp US. The US flagship WordCamp event. and WCEUWCEU WordCamp Europe. The European flagship WordCamp event. on top of the three local events, then maybe. ### Leave a Reply 󠀁[Cancel reply](https://make.wordpress.org/community/2020/04/03/showing-online-workshops-in-the-events-widget/?output_format=md#respond)󠁿 You must be [logged in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fmake.wordpress.org%2Fcommunity%2F2020%2F04%2F03%2Fshowing-online-workshops-in-the-events-widget%2F&locale=en_US) to post a comment. # Post navigation [← Online conference platform concerns](https://make.wordpress.org/community/2020/04/03/online-conference-platform-concerns/) [Request for feedback: Revising application tracker back-end →](https://make.wordpress.org/community/2020/04/04/request-for-feedback-revising-application-tracker-back-end/)