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Part 1 - Pre-Migration Learning
Now you know the background and have seen the big picture of the training and
migration process it’s time for some hands-on. There are just a few practical
things you need to complete first and then you’ll be ready to go.
Resources Required and Where to Find Them
The primary resource is your own time to complete this workbook. Additional
resources you will need at various times are detailed below and are referenced
at appropriate times on the following pages.
As well as this workbook* which you will receive after your Zoom Introduction
session you will need a copy of Local WP WordPress development software to
run on your own computing device. You will also need a current copy of the u3a
demo site to be able to work through the product sections that follow and to do
your own self-checks.
You will find links plus all necessary instructions to get Local and the demo site
on the SiteWorks website. Go to https://siteworks.u3a.org.uk/ then Web
Managers > Install Local WP. This will talk you through the process. Local runs on
MacOS, Linux or Windows and generally you will need 4Gb of RAM and 1.5GB of
disk space available.
* The screenshots shown in this workbook reflect the first u3a SiteWorks
release late 2023. They might vary slightly over the course of the
migration project but will not significantly affect the learning.
Note: u3a SiteWorks has planned product development over the coming
months. This workbook and these resources reflect the status now. If you have
not yet been invited to attend the Zoom introductory session to join the training
and migration programme then please don’t waste your time completing this
workbook now as parts of it will be out of date by the time it is your turn for
migration. Please be patient and use the most up to date resources at the
appropriate time. This is for your benefit and you will have plenty of time to learn
and practice during your migration time.
This workbook will be updated as new features and functions are released and
Web Managers who have completed migration will be kept informed of these
changes and provided with additional learning materials as required.
Two videos are referenced and are
demonstrations of SiteWorks by our
Lead Developer, Nick Talbott.
Nick’s original early 2023 SiteWorks
demo** is on the SiteWorks website.
Go to https://siteworks.u3a.org.uk/
then Web Managers >User Guides and
you will find the video on that page.
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