Quarterly Membership Meetings

– NEXT: Monday, May 18th, 2026 @4:00 in Foothill Center. “Workshop with Google”

We had a very successful training session in February about using Google Forms. The three sections were Creating Forms, Working with Google Forms, and Sharing Google Forms, Document, and Sheets in WordPress.

We want to use this training as a hands-on session. If you are interested in attending, please do the following:

If you cannot access the training material, respond to this email and we will check your access. At the meeting, we will work with people one-on-one to resolve any issues, as well as share with the room.

Google Documents offer greater flexibility than PDFs, allowing users to scroll continuously rather than move page by page. They also do not have fixed page sizes. One key advantage is the ability to share the actual Google Documents with others so they can update or contribute content without needing WordPress access. Updates automatically are published to your website without your intervention. This can help distribute workload and make delegation easier.

Past Meetings

– February10th, 2026 @4:00 via Zoom and in the Forum Room. “Working wtih Google Documents and Forms”– November 18, 2025, 4:00 pm, via Zoom.  “Introduction to the WordPress Block Editor”
– August 12, 2025, 4:00 pm, Montgomery Center.  “Creating & Editing Pages and Posts”
– May 13, 2025, 7:00 pm, Montgomery Center.  “Using Participants Database and MailChimp”
– April 30, 2025, 4:00 pm, Online via Zoom.  “Online Membership Meeting and Elections”
– February 18, 2025, 4:00 pm, Cribari Conference Room.  “Basic Website Maintenance and Troubleshooting” (Hybrid – in person and on Zoom)
– October 17, 2024, 4:00 pm, Sequoia Room, Cribari Center. “Envira – Creating and Sharing Photo Galleries”
– July 16, 2024, 4:00 pm, Vineyard Community Center.  “Sharing Google Sheets and Forms in WordPress”

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Webmasters Guild Future Member Meeting Topics

(Help us Choose priorities and topics for the Club – Take this survey NOW)

Potential Club Activities / Training Topics:

  • Website design – the Art of Websites, the Science (Technology) of Websites
    • Basic website structure and elements like Pages and Posts, Media Library, plugins
    • Creating or translating a club’s logo, identity, and “style” to your website
    • Basic design elements, Themes, and the layout of a “good” website
    • Basic Page and Post creation and editing, display of pdf documents
    • Basic menu design and hierarchical menus
    • Basic troubleshooting
  • Making your website effective and the hub of your club
  • Making it easy for non-technical people to contribute content to your website (e.g. Postie)
  • Sharing the workload of creating content and managing your website
  • Comparing Website CMS systems – advantages/disadvantages (e.g. WIX, Google Pages, WordPress, Drupal, others)
  • Converting a WIX or Google Pages website to a VWG WordPress Website
  • How to Use WordPress block editors (like Gutenberg)
  • How to use:  MailChimp, Participants Database, Envira Gallery (photos), Google tools – Calendar, Forms, Docs, Sheets
  • Integrating third-party tools and content into your website (e.g. the Google suite)
  • Club website tools and maintenance
  • Performance Measurement and Tuning for a Website
  • Bootcamp – How to set up a new club website using Villages Webmaster Guild tools and shared hosting
  • Managing the Backend of the VWG shared web hosting
    • Control Panel operations
    • Multiple website subdomain concerns and management
  • Making your website search tool useful and efficient
  • Using CSS to customize the look and feel of your website
  • Where to find good free WordPress training online
  • Potential for live streaming video of club events and post event video highlights
  • Automating ordering of Club accessories (e.g. hats, shirts, visors, wine glasses, etc.)
  • How to inspect a webpage and how to emulate the best design ideas and utilize public domain content for your website
  • Troubleshooting your Website – real-time solutions during club meetings
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Welcome to the Villages Webmasters Guild!

The Mission of the Villages Webmasters Guild is to create a pool of webmaster talent available to support Villages clubs and each other, and to provide shared website services to lower the cost and complexity of club websites

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