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Torque Social Hour: A recap of WordCamp Montclair

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WordCamp Montclair 2022 Live at MSU

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Finding WordCamp at MSU

Walking from the Parking Deck to WordCamp

Exit from the 5th floor of the Red Hawk Parking Deck(5th floor has handicapped ramp access, other levels are fine but require steps) past Alexander Kasser Theater and walk towards campus into the Alumni Green.

Continue walking past Cole Hall (on your right side). When in front of the main entrance of Cole Hall, continue on the diagonal sidewalk towards the School of Communication and Media.

Continue until you see the main entrance of the School of Communication and Media building.

Look for signs for WordCamp and volunteers with Wapuu (and bagel sandwich) on their t-shirts.

We’re looking forward to seeing you!

Here is a map of the whole Montclair State University Campus.

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Where to Stay for WordCamp Montclair

Have your tickets? ✓
Planned your sessions? ✓

Time to find a place to stay.

Hotels Near Montclair State University

Here is a list of hotels near WordCamp Montclair. Follow the links to the hotel’s web pages to find availability and book a room.

Closest Hotel: Wyndham Garden in Totowa
In the Center of Montclair: The MC Hotel
Game Consoles: Wyndham Garden Totowa
Detailed Accessibility Info: The Courtyard by Marriott Fairfield, The Courtyard by Marriott West Orange
Free Breakfast: Best Western in Fairfield
Rooftop Bar: The MC Hotel

Affordable

Wyndham Garden in Totowa is nearby. Only a short drive from Montclair State University, about 2 miles, mostly highway. They offer accessible rooms, though the website mentions some restrictions. Free on-site parking. They serve breakfast, but it isn’t included.

A little farther away is the Best Western Plus in Fairfield. About 8 miles from the WordCamp, mostly highway. They offer a complimentary hot breakfast, plus yogurt, juice, and coffee. There are accessible rooms, entrances, and interior routes. Free on-site parking.

Mid-priced

The Courtyard by Marriott in Fairfield is less than five miles away. It has an indoor pool. You can find detailed accessibility information on their website. Free coffee and tea, an on site restaurant is open for breakfast, cocktails, and dinner. Free on-site parking.

Fresh from a renovation, The Courtyard by Marriott in West Orange is about 6 miles away. It is near a major highway. You could have a more scenic trip to the University. One route would take you past Eagle Rock Reservation and the Presbytery Iris Gardens. Free coffee and tea, an on site restaurant is open for breakfast, cocktails, and dinner. Free on-site parking. Their website also features details about accessible accommodations.

Luxury

The MC Hotel is in downtown Montclair near shopping and restaurants. They describe themselves as “At the Intersection of Culture and Community,” and celebrate local arts. It has been nominated for a Condé Nast Traveler’s Readers’ Choice Award. They offer paid parking, room service, a restaurant, a snack bar, and a rooftop bar with views of Manhattan. There was no accessibility information on their website. (Which was built with WordPress, I checked.)

Where ever you decide to stay, get a good night’s sleep. We can’t wait to show you all the great sessions on June 25th.

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Sponsor Spotlight: Paid Memberships Pro

We would like to take a moment to thank Paid Memberships Pro for supporting WordCamp Montclair 2022 as a Bronze Sponsor!

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Paid Memberships Pro is built “the WordPress way” with a lean core plugin and over 75 Add Ons to customize every aspect of your membership site.

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Sponsor Spotlight: Stellar WP

We would like to take a moment to thank Stellar WP for supporting WordCamp Montclair 2022 as a Silver Sponsor!

Stellar WP is a collective of WordPress innovators, standing behind leading WordPress plugins. StellarWP is excited to better serve customers by focusing the entire StellarWP brand on ensuring excellence in WordPress plugins and services. With all of their WordPress products together under a unified brand, customers will be able to easily find solutions, whether they need a tool to enhance e-commerce or ramp up security.

StellarWP plugins also have a track record of longevity. Customers can rest assured that their plugins are crafted by a highly skilled team of WordPress experts. Plus, their software and services offer the same human touch and premium customer support that their users have come to expect from Liquid Web managed hosting. When you choose a StellarWP plugin, you enjoy peace of mind knowing that all of the software and services will continue to be supported tomorrow and beyond.

Part of the Liquid Web family of brands, StellarWP represents:

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Sponsor Spotlight: Shifter

We would like to take a moment to thank Shifter for supporting WordCamp Montclair 2022 as a Silver Sponsor!

Shifter was the first static site generator for WordPress.

It’s a fully hosted solution for creating static sites using the same themes and plugins you know and trust. Create secure WordPress sites that load at lightning speed via free and automated HTTPS, Integrated CDN, and automated scaling. Also, the headless option takes care of the WordPress install and setup process for you.

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We deliver a completely static version of your site via free and automated HTTPS that behaves exactly the same for your users. You can even use the same WordPress themes, Plugins, and tools you know and love without the headaches of hosting or threats from bots and cybervillains.

Fast and reliable.

Static pages load at lightning speed and our global CDN will ensure your site doesn’t fail or slow down from increased traffic anywhere in the world.

Maintenance free.

Shifter serves your always-on static pages with unlimited scalability and runs WordPress in a fully-managed container environment that’s only on when you need it. Get faster load times and easier website management without affecting your content or compromising your security.

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Sponsor Spotlight: WP Engine

We would like to take a moment to thank WP Engine for supporting WordCamp Montclair 2022 as a Gold Sponsor!

WP Engine, the WordPress technology company, provides the most relied upon and trusted brands and developer-centric WordPress products for companies and agencies of all sizes, including managed WordPress hostingenterprise WordPressheadless WordPressFlywheelLocal, and Genesis. WP Engine’s tech innovation and award-winning WordPress experts help to power more than 1.5 million sites across 150 countries.

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Sponsor Spotlight: The Publisher Desk

We would like to take a moment to thank The Publisher Desk for supporting WordCamp Montclair 2022 as a Gold Sponsor!

The Publisher Desk provides digital publishers with top-to-bottom solutions to grow your revenue. With our complete advertising, audience-building, and revenue growing solutions, they handle everything from placing the ads on your site, to finding the best advertisers and partners that match your business goals.

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Sponsor Spotlight: Pantheon

We would like to take a moment to thank Pantheon for supporting WordCamp Montclair 2022 as a Gold Sponsor!

Pantheon is the WebOps platform where marketers and developers drive results. Every day, web teams leverage Pantheon to create, iterate, and launch WordPress and Drupal sites. With Pantheon, site owners maximize their capacity to change website design and functionality, responding to market trends, catering to consumer behavior, and adding real value to the business’s bottom line.

Today, companies compete on the basis of these digital experiences, and the best results emerge from an agile build-test-learn process. Whether it’s publishing content, automating processes, or optimizing UX, Pantheon allows web teams to work in parallel and iterate in real-time. We help companies truly engage their audience at the place it matters most — online. In fact, we’re the only WebOps platform built from the ground up, specifically for agility.

Powering more than 300,000 sites, and serving billions of page views each month, Pantheon has a customer retention rate that keeps our competitors up at night!

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Sponsor Spotlight: Cloudways

We would like to take a moment to thank Cloudways for supporting WordCamp Montclair 2022 as a Gold Sponsor!

Just like you, Cloudways lives and breathes WordPress! Their fully managed and flexible multi-cloud hosting for WordPress and WooCommerce takes away complex hosting environments so you can scale your website the way you want.

Cloudways cutting-edge cloud hosting features include smart updates, advanced caches coupled with CloudFlare CDN for fast performance, and simple server administration. Together they provide a seamless and scalable cloud hosting experience.

WordCamp Montclair is over. Check out the next edition!