Recap of October 11, 2016 Meeting

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  1. Welcome
  2. Lesson Plan Updates
    1. @coachwp is very close to done with his current lesson plan.
    2. @skarjune is close to done with his two theme customizerCustomizer Tool built into WordPress core that hooks into most modern themes. You can use it to preview and modify many of your site’s appearance settings. lesson plans.
    3. @wpaleks is also very close to done with his migrationMigration Moving the code, database and media files for a website site from one server to another. Most typically done when changing hosting companies. lesson.
  3. Copyediting Updates
    1. @estes.chris still has Template Tour and What is Contact Form 7 on his plate and is hoping to work on them this coming week.
    2. @pbarthmaier has the Dashicons lesson plan and would like someone to review it.
    3. The team had a really good conversation about copyediting process and needs to make it easier/more productive to copyedit the lesson plans. @skarjune has already written up a great outline of the products of this conversation here.
  4. Testing Updates
    1. @melindahelt and the Pittsburgh meetupMeetup All local/regional gatherings that are officially a part of the WordPress world but are not WordCamps are organized through https://www.meetup.com/. A meetup is typically a chance for local WordPress users to get together and share new ideas and seek help from one another. Searching for ‘WordPress’ on meetup.com will help you find options in your area. organizers are planning meetups that may involve lesson plans that are awaiting copyediting. We will prioritize these plans in copyediting so that the meetup can use them.
    2. @coachwp wants to start testing lesson plans at the NYC meetups and asked some great questions about how to tell how long a lesson plan is estimated to take. @melindahelt offered to share time feedback on the plans that have been tested by Pittsburgh and @chanthaboune has some for the 101 workshop.