Title: Dealing with Angry Users – Workshop on March 16, 2018 Author: Kathryn Presner Published: February 7, 2018 --- [ ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/zoonini/) [Kathryn Presner](https://profiles.wordpress.org/zoonini/) 3:50 pm _on_ February 7, 2018 Tags: [Forums ( 39 )](https://make.wordpress.org/support/tag/forums/) # Dealing with Angry Users – Workshop on March 16, 2018 We’re pleased to announce the next workshop aimed at sharing best practices in support. The series aims to boost support skills among all those who support coreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress., plugins, themes, or anything else in the WordPress ecosphere. ([Check out the previous workshops here.](https://make.wordpress.org/support/category/workshops/)) We welcome your ideas for other workshop topics or speakers; feel free to comment here, or find us in SlackSlack Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform [https://slack.com/](https://slack.com/). The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at [https://make.wordpress.org/chat/](https://make.wordpress.org/chat/). ## The workshop ### Dealing with Angry Users No matter what product or service you sell and/or support, problems sometimes arise and your users will be quick to tell you about them. These issues can escalate in a heartbeat, and suddenly you’re getting yelled at. In this session, we’ll look at how to help irate users and restore their trust in the product and/or your company. ### Presenter **Mindy Postoff** is a Happiness Engineer at Automattic, supporting users of WordPress. comWordPress.com An online implementation of WordPress code that lets you immediately access a new WordPress environment to publish your content. WordPress.com is a private company owned by Automattic that hosts the largest multisite in the world. This is arguably the best place to start blogging if you have never touched WordPress before. [https://wordpress.com/](https://wordpress.com/) as they work on their websites. She’s worked on the front lines in the service/support industry her entire life, leaving an ever-growing list of happy customers in her wake. ## When is it? [Friday, March 16, 2018, 16:00 UTC](https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20180316T1600),( noon EDT) it will run for about an hour and includes Q&A. When adding the event to your calendar, keep in mind that Daylight Savings Time begins in certain parts of the world on March 11. A link to the Zoom teleconference will be provided in the [#forums](https://make.wordpress.org/support/tag/forums/) Slack channel about 10 minutes before the session begins. ## How do I join? The session will be run via videoconference via [Zoom](https://zoom.us/download), which runs on most [desktop and mobile devices](https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362023-System-Requirements-for-PC-Mac-and-Linux). Can’t make it? The session will be recorded and the video posted later – keep your eye on this P2P2 P2 or O2 is the term people use to refer to the Make WordPress blog. It can be found at [https://make.wordpress.org](https://make.wordpress.org/). ### Share this: * [ Threads ](https://make.wordpress.org/support/2018/02/angry-users/?share=threads) * [ Mastodon ](https://make.wordpress.org/support/2018/02/angry-users/?share=mastodon) * [ Bluesky ](https://make.wordpress.org/support/2018/02/angry-users/?share=bluesky) * [ Facebook ](https://make.wordpress.org/support/2018/02/angry-users/?share=facebook) * [ X ](https://make.wordpress.org/support/2018/02/angry-users/?share=x) * [ LinkedIn ](https://make.wordpress.org/support/2018/02/angry-users/?share=linkedin) 1. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/a15532e2de67c56ac93ed4e3a26c5b139bf8450f788262910590cd2991b7874c? s=32&d=mm&r=g) 2. [Jose Castaneda](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jcastaneda/) 4:50 pm _on_ February 7, 2018 3. +make.wordpress.org/themes 4. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/73511af463288236f96ca58d2703c605f6d1fb974ebce82463d6c0c0fe6df244? s=32&d=mm&r=g) 5. [Kathryn](https://profiles.wordpress.org/zoonini/) 5:09 pm _on_ March 1, 2018 6. +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/)/plugins – This might be especially useful for pluginPlugin A plugin is a piece of software containing a group of functions that can be added to a WordPress website. They can extend functionality or add new features to your WordPress websites. WordPress plugins are written in the PHP programming language and integrate seamlessly with WordPress. These can be free in the WordPress.org Plugin Directory [https://wordpress.org/plugins/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/) or can be cost-based plugin from a third-party. developers, so cross-posting for greater visibility. Hope some of you can join us. 7. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/250257111d1248c34046552bbcdf6999949ef56b2f992dd5eb39bf45cabeb18a? s=32&d=mm&r=g) 8. [Samuel Wood (Otto)](https://profiles.wordpress.org/otto42/) 5:22 pm _on_ March 1, 2018 9. +make.wordpress.org/plugins 10. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/656bc955ff095f76699b2144615fdf0282b990f3033d2275b8a27713eece6fff? s=32&d=mm&r=g) 11. [Yani Iliev](https://profiles.wordpress.org/yaniiliev/) 5:26 pm _on_ March 1, 2018 12. Excellent! 13. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/3cc5a8420bd899acc873dcda1a765dc4efbdf468252318b731ebec6b0d5b458a? s=32&d=mm&r=g) 14. [Nick Ciske](https://profiles.wordpress.org/nickciske/) 2:53 am _on_ March 30, 2018 15. The [video and slides](https://make.wordpress.org/support/2018/03/dealing-with-angry-users-video-and-slides/) are posted, if anyone else comes here looking for an update 😉 16. * ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d0dea7177b2141973609a1adac244ce9843d70430350fff251144cb4d44968b4? s=32&d=mm&r=g) * [James Huff](https://profiles.wordpress.org/macmanx/) 5:13 pm _on_ March 30, 2018 * Thanks for adding that! 🙂 * Sometimes we forget. Comments are closed. # Post navigation [← Agenda for February 8th Support Meeting](https://make.wordpress.org/support/2018/02/agenda-for-february-8th-support-meeting/) [February 8th Support Team Meeting Summary →](https://make.wordpress.org/support/2018/02/february-8th-support-team-meeting-summary/)