{"id":330,"date":"2018-04-21T08:03:01","date_gmt":"2018-04-21T12:03:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2018.lehighvalley.wordcamp.org\/?page_id=330"},"modified":"2018-06-16T09:13:17","modified_gmt":"2018-06-16T13:13:17","slug":"happiness-lounge","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lehighvalley.wordcamp.org\/2018\/happiness-lounge\/","title":{"rendered":"Happiness Lounge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019ve been to WordCamps before, you may be familiar with the Happiness Lounge. If not, you may be wondering what it is\u2026and if you should check it out.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">So what exactly is a Happiness Lounge?<\/h2>\r\n\r\n<p>The WordCamp Happiness Lounge is basically FREE help for your website. The Happiness Lounge is staffed with <strong>volunteer<\/strong> WordPress users, designers, and developers who are offering their experience and expertise to help you. So what might they be able to help you with?<\/p>\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li>Plugin advice<\/li>\r\n<li>Theme advice<\/li>\r\n<li>CSS help<\/li>\r\n<li>HTML help<\/li>\r\n<li>Code issues<\/li>\r\n<li>Security advice<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who staffs the Happiness Lounge?<\/h2>\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\r\n<figure class=\"alignright\" style=\"max-width: 50%\">\r\n<figure id=\"attachment_337\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-337\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"337\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/lehighvalley.wordcamp.org\/2018\/slideshow\/wclvpa-91\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/lehighvalley.wordcamp.org\/2018\/files\/2018\/04\/wclvpa-91.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1494,996\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Happiness Bar\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo by Seth Goldstein&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/lehighvalley.wordcamp.org\/2018\/files\/2018\/04\/wclvpa-91-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/lehighvalley.wordcamp.org\/2018\/files\/2018\/04\/wclvpa-91-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-337\" src=\"https:\/\/2018.lehighvalley.wordcamp.org\/files\/2018\/04\/wclvpa-91-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"WordCamp Lehigh Valley attendees sharing advice at the Happiness Bar\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lehighvalley.wordcamp.org\/2018\/files\/2018\/04\/wclvpa-91-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lehighvalley.wordcamp.org\/2018\/files\/2018\/04\/wclvpa-91-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lehighvalley.wordcamp.org\/2018\/files\/2018\/04\/wclvpa-91-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lehighvalley.wordcamp.org\/2018\/files\/2018\/04\/wclvpa-91-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/lehighvalley.wordcamp.org\/2018\/files\/2018\/04\/wclvpa-91.jpg 1494w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-337\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Seth Goldstein<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n<p>Volunteers! Everything that happens at WordCamp happens because of volunteers. From the organizers to the speakers to the people at the registration table to the Happiness Lounge, everything exists because of volunteers. As such, not every volunteer may be able to solve every issue. If they can\u2019t\u2026they can usually direct you to someone or resources who can.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Sometimes our speakers will head to the Happiness Lounge after their talks, too. So if you want to \u201ccontinue the conversation\u201d that\u2019s a great place to be.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why go to the Happiness Lounge?<\/h2>\r\n\r\n<p>Whether you have a question you need answered, code that needs to be reviewed, or you just want to get some work done, this is the place to be. Come and ask questions, answer questions, and meet new friends. If it\u2019s a WordPress question, you can ask it in the Happiness Lounge!<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Please Note:<\/strong> <em>Not all problems can be solved quickly and easily<\/em>. Although the Happiness Lounge is a place to get you going in the right direction, you might need to continue the conversation after WordCamp. And, not to disappoint you, but that might cost money. Volunteers will do their best to help you as much as possible during the weekend, but sometimes, you just need a professional.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019ve been to WordCamps before, you may be familiar with the Happiness Lounge. If not, you may be wondering what it is\u2026and if you should check it out. So what exactly is a Happiness Lounge? The WordCamp Happiness Lounge is basically FREE help for your website. 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