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Page 1: Help Us Help You. - seattle.wordcamp.org · Help Us Help You. Things You Should Know Before Contacting Support. Brooke Dukes @BandonRandon brooke.link/wcsea17 @Automattic

Help Us Help You. Things You Should Know Before Contacting Support.

Brooke Dukes@BandonRandon brooke.link/wcsea17

@Automattic

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A Little About Me. • I started using WordPress in 2007• I’ve broken a lot of WordPress sites.

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A Little About You.• You have a website. • You make websites for others.

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Everything is Going Great.

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Until... Something breaks.

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Breathe.Then before going further ask yourself some questions.

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Ask Yourself...

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• Where is the problem happening?• Did I recently change anything?• Was there a recent update?

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Getting Help.Now with a better understanding.

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Getting Help.• Try not to make assumptions.• Be concise. • Mention what you’ve tried.

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Once Resolved.Where to go from here.

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Next Steps.• Learn from it. • Make changes to your process.• Join the community.

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Thank You!

See you at:

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Like this talk? [email protected]

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Constructive [email protected]