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The first Release Candidate (“RC1”) for WordPress 6.9 is ready for download and testing! This version of the WordPress software is still under development. Please do not install, run, or test this version of WordPress on production or mission-critical websites. Instead, it’s recommended to evaluate RC1 on a test server and site. WordPress 6.9 RC1 […]

WordPress 6.9 Beta 3 is available for download and testing! This beta version of the WordPress software is still under development. Please don’t install, run, or test this version of WordPress on production or mission-critical websites. Instead, you can evaluate Beta 3 on a test server and site. WordPress 6.9 Beta 3 can be tested […]

WordPress 6.9 Beta 2 is now ready for testing! This beta version of the WordPress software is under development. Please do not install, run, or test this version of WordPress on production or mission-critical websites.  Instead, you should evaluate Beta 2 on a test server and site. You can test WordPress 6.9 Beta 2 in […]

WordPress 6.8.3 is now available! This is a security release that features two fixes. Because this is a security release, it is recommended that you update your sites immediately. You can download WordPress 6.8.3 from WordPress.org, or visit your WordPress Dashboard, click “Updates”, and then click “Update Now”. If you have sites that support automatic […]

A full house of attendees gathered in Portland, Oregon, for WordCamp US 2025, with thousands more tuning in online. Over four days, the flagship WordPress event brought together contributors, innovators, and community members for collaboration, inspiration, and discovery. WordPress is so unique because we’re not just a product; we’re a movement. Matt Mullenweg, WordPress Cofounder […]

We’re excited to announce that the full schedule for WordCamp US 2025 has been published! From August 26–29 in Portland, Oregon, join web creators, innovators, and community leaders for four days of learning, collaboration, and inspiration. This year’s lineup brings together sessions on everything from cutting-edge AI to hands-on workshops, performance, accessibility, design, and the […]

Following on from the WordPress 6.8.2 maintenance release last month, the included update to the root security certificate bundle has been backported to all branches back to 4.7. This ensures that when your site performs server-side HTTP requests, the most up-to-date information about trusted security certificates is used. Further information can be found on the […]

WordPress 6.8.2 is now available! This minor release includes fixes for 20 Core tickets and 15 Block Editor issues. For a full list of bug fixes, please refer to the release candidate announcement. WordPress 6.8.2 is a short-cycle maintenance release. More maintenance releases may be made available throughout 2025. If you have sites that support […]

The WordPress Foundation is pleased to announce the return of the Kim Parsell Memorial Scholarship for WordCamp US 2025. Applications are being accepted until July 25, 2025. Remembering Kim Parsell Kim Parsell was a dedicated contributor and a beloved member of the WordPress community. Her passion for open source and her welcoming spirit inspired many, […]

The WordPress Foundation is proud to launch WordPress Credits, a contribution-focused internship program that brings university students into the heart of the WordPress open source project. While WordPress thrives on contributions from a global volunteer community, many students and newcomers face barriers to entry, such as a lack of structured guidance or real-world experience in […]

Discover 12 creative WordPress blocks made with Telex — from quizzes and games to interactive effects. Each one is free to explore, remix, and add to your site.

From code editors to AI site builders, these eight AI tools are reshaping how web developers work. Discover which ones can help you build smarter and faster.

See how WordPress.com’s AI website builder helps you create and customize a site using simple prompts. Follow along with real examples and tips.

Thinking about translating your website? Learn how to create a multilingual WordPress site, reach global audiences, and make every visitor feel at home.

You can now recommend your favorite blogs right in the WordPress.com Reader. It’s a simple way for writers to support each other and reach new readers together.

WP-CLI lets developers manage WordPress sites right from the command line. Learn how to use it to install plugins, create posts, and access exclusive WordPress.com commands.

Dreaming of launching your own food blog? These 11 delicious examples show how to design, organize, and grow a mouthwatering WordPress food blog.

Hiring a web design company can feel like a gamble. Some charge $500, others $5,000, and the results can vary just as much. This guide walks you through how to tell who’s actually worth it.

Want to build for the platform that powers nearly half the web? This guide shows how to start from scratch and become a successful WordPress developer.

Net Literacy, a nonprofit promoting digital inclusion, adopts WordPress.com’s 100-Year Plan, ensuring long-term access to resources for future generations amidst funding cycles and changes.

BuddyPress 14.4.0, BuddyPress 12.6.0, and BuddyPress 11.5.2 are all now available. This is a security release. Please update as soon as possible. 14.4.0, 12.6.0 & 11.5.1 fixed one bug and one security issue: Note: 11.5.2 contains the same code changes as 11.5.1 but has been repackaged to hopefully resolve some SVN oddities. For complete details, […]

BuddyPress 14.3.4, BuddyPress 12.5.3, and BuddyPress 11.4.4 are all now available. This is a security release. Please update as soon as possible. 14.3.4, 12.5.3 & 11.4.4 fixed two bugs: For complete details, visit the 14.3.4 changelog. You can get the latest version by clicking on the above button, downloading it from the WordPress.org plugin directory or checking it […]

BuddyPress 14.3.3 is now available. This is a maintenance release. 14.3.3 fixes a mistake made in the build process for 14.3.1 (and 14.3.2 attempted to fix, but didn’t completely fix the issue, so was never released). 14.3.1 fixed two bugs: For complete details, visit the 14.3.1 changelog. You can get the latest version by clicking on […]

BuddyPress 14.3.1 is now available. This is a maintenance release. 14.3.1 fixes two bugs: For complete details, visit the 14.3.1 changelog. You can get the latest version by clicking on the above button, downloading it from the WordPress.org plugin directory or checking it out from our Subversion repository. Many thanks to our 14.3.1 contributors  dreampixel, boonebgorges, emaralive & imath.

BuddyPress 14.2.1 is now available. This is a maintenance & security release. All BuddyPress installations should be updated as soon as possible. The 14.2.1 release addresses the following security issue: This vulnerability was reported privately to the BuddyPress team, in accordance with WordPress’s security policies. Our thanks to the reporter for practicing coordinated disclosure. 14.2.1 also […]

Immediately available is BuddyPress 14.1.0. This maintenance release fixes 4 bugs. For details on the changes, please read the 14.1.0 release notes. Update to BuddyPress 14.1.0 today in your WordPress Dashboard, or by downloading from the WordPress.org plugin repository. Many thanks to 14.1.0 contributors  thomaslhotta, shailu25, emaralive, espellcaste & imath.

We’re very excited to announce the immediate availability of BuddyPress 14.0.0 « Da Lucia », named after the excellent pizza restaurant located in the 15th arrondissement of Paris, France. Get it now from the WordPress.org plugin repository, or right from your WordPress Dashboard. This new major version of your site’s community engine introduces around 80 changes mostly working under the […]

The first release candidate for BuddyPress 14.0.0 is now available! “Release Candidate” means that we think the new version is ready for release, but with the many possible specific WordPress configurations, hundreds of BuddyPress plugins and Thousands of WordPress themes, it’s possible something was missed. BuddyPress 14.0.0 is slated for release on July 12, 2024, and your help is […]

Please read the 14.0.0-beta1 announcement post for a list of nice improvements to expect from our next major release. What has been fixed in beta2? If you haven’t tested our 3 previous beta release, here’s a fresh opportunity to helped us build 14.0.0. Whether you’re a new, regular or advanced user, a theme designer or […]

The BuddyPress contributors have been hard at work baking our next release, version 14.0.0. This release is all about code modernization, focusing on these areas: We are excited for you to try our new release. Please run it through its paces, and let us know what problems you run into! Thanks for your help in […]

bbPress 2.6.14 is a minor release that fixes 20 issues. For everyone running bbPress 2.6, feel free to update at your earliest convenience. 🍯 This release improves Akismet, BuddyPress, and PHP 8.2 support, moderation terms, search, and more! (All of these fixes have already been merged into trunk/2.7.) Thank you to everyone who contributed to […]

bbPress 2.6.13 is a minor release that fixes 1 small incompatibility with WordPress 6.8. (This fix is already merged into the 2.7 development branch.) Thank you to vortfu, peterwilsoncc, spacedmonkey, joemcgill, swissspidy, and jorbin for helping communicate this to the bbPress team 🐝

bbPress 2.6.12 is a minor release that fixes 1 security issue and 1 small bug. The security issue was responsibly disclosed via the WordPress HackerOne bounty program. It does not appear to be actively exploited, and specifically targets: single-site WordPress installations, newer than 5.3.0, with the “Membership” setting set to “Anyone can register”, and with […]

bbPress 2.6.11 is a minor release that fixes 13 relatively small bugs reported over the past few years. Most notably, it improves HTML output escaping in the topic & reply forms (nothing serious, just some entities showing up where they should not), prevents a bunch of different debug notices from filling up error logs, and […]

bbPress 2.6.9 is a minor release that improves the Akismet clean-up routines introduced in the 2.6.7 release. If you are using Akismet with bbPress and saw some debug notices in your logs, this release is for you! Thank you to our friends over at Automattic’s Akismet team for helping! 💚

bbPress 2.6.8 is a minor release that fixes 1 regression in the 2.6.7 release. 😬 Thank you to everyone who provided prompt feedback in the support forums. Because of you, we were able to react quickly and repackage this release right away. 🎉

bbPress 2.6.7 is a minor release that fixes 19 issues. For everyone running bbPress 2.6, feel free to update at your earliest convenience. 🍯 This release improves Akismet and BuddyPress support, allows Moderators to reply to unapproved Topics, and fixes a user-interface issue with the hierarchical replies feature, just to highlight a few notable changes. […]

bbPress 2.6.6 is a minor release that fixes 22 issues. For all y’all running bbPress 2.6, you are welcome to update at your earliest convenience. 🐝 This release fixes a few PHP warnings & notices, some output formatting bugs, and improves a few different moderator experiences, just to name a few of my favorite changes. […]

bbPress 2.6.5 is a security release, and fixes 8 total issues reported either via Trac or HackerOne. For anyone running bbPress 2.6, please update to this version immediately. Special thanks to the following folks for improving the security of bbPress: Raphael Karger for disclosing an unauthenticated privilege escalation when New User Registration is enabled hoangkien1020 […]

bbPress 2.6.4 is a security release, and fixes 8 total issues reported by our amazing, patient, and vigilant community members: Fixes an obscure security issue with BuddyPress Group Forums, allowing Group Members to save Topics to invalid Forum IDs Fixes performance degradation for 2.5 database schemas Fixes a few typos Fixes some debug notices Fixes […]

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WordPress 6.9 introduces Notes, a new feature that allows you to leave contextual feedback at the block level. With notes your team can stay aligned, track changes, and turn feedback into action all in one place. Notes can be resolved, and notes and their replies can be edited or deleted. Who can use notes? Because […]

Start of the meeting in Slack, facilitated by @amykamala 🔗 Agenda post. Announcements 📢 WordPress 6.9 Release Candidate 1 is now available! WordPress 6.9 Release Candidate 1 is now available for download and testing.Further information you can find here. WordPress 6.9 Dev Notes For more detailed information, see the following WordPress 6.9 Dev Notes: Forthcoming releases 🚀 WordPress […]

WordPress 6.9 fixes a specificity issue with the Heading block’s background padding. Previously, padding styles applied to headings with backgrounds were affecting other blocks that use heading elements, such as the Accordion Heading block. This fix ensures that background padding is only applied to actual Heading blocks. What’s changed? The CSS selector for applying padding to […]

Standardized API to set unique IDs in directives HTML does not allow multiple attributes with the same name on a single element, yet multiple plugins may need to add directives of the same type to the same element. To address this, WordPress 6.9 introduces a standardized way to assign unique IDs to Interactivity API directives, […]

In WordPress 6.9, the client-side navigation feature provided by the @wordpress/interactivity-router module has been expanded to cover additional use cases that were previously unsupported. Support for new script modules and stylesheets Previously, only the HTML of the new page was updated, keeping the styles present in the initial page and ignoring any new script modules. […]

As part of an ongoing effort to modernize the editing experience, WordPress is moving toward running the post editor inside an iframe. This work builds upon the original iframe migration in the template editor and introduces new compatibility measures in WordPress 6.9, ahead of the full transition planned for WordPress 7.0. For background, see the original […]

For WordPress users. The Block Bindings user interface has been upgraded to improve how different data sources are displayed in the editor.Users can now easily switch between sources, as well as bind and unbind attributes with a single click. For WordPress developers. On the server A new filter, block_bindings_supported_attributes_{$block_type}, allows developers to customize which of a […]

WordPress now supports defining border radius presets in theme.json, allowing theme authors to provide a curated set of border radius values that users can select from in the Block Editor’s border controls. The Problem Previously, users could only input custom border radius values manually through the text input and unit picker controls. This made it […]

Now that WordPress 6.9 has entered the Release Candidate phase, the following policies are in place. These policies mainly cover how and when Core committers can commit. For non-committing contributors, this post may help explain why a Core committer makes a certain decision. String Freeze To allow the Polyglots team time to get their local […]

The next WordPress Developers Chat will take place on in the core channel on Make WordPress Slack. The live meeting will focus on the discussion for upcoming releases, and have an open floor section. The various curated agenda sections below refer to additional items. If you have ticket requests for help, please continue to post details in the comments section […]

This is a summary of the changes introduced in the “dataviews space” during the WordPress 6.9 cycle. They have been posted in the corresponding iteration issue as well. There’s a new issue for the WordPress 7.0 cycle, subscribe there for updates. Field API For more information, consult the two reference documents: type Developer docs The […]

Summary of the WordPress Developer Blog meeting, which took place in the  #core-dev-blog channel on the Make WordPress Slack. Start of the meeting in Slack. Attendees: @areziaal, @greenshady, @psykro, @marybaum, @flexseth, @bcworkz (async), @webcommsat (async) and @bph (facilitator). Last meeting notes: Dev Blog editorial meeting summary, October 2, 2025 Updates on the site The workflow […]

WordPress 6.9 introduces the Abilities API, a new foundational system that enables plugins, themes, and WordPress core to register and expose their capabilities in a standardized, machine-readable format. This API creates a unified registry of functionality that can be discovered, validated, and executed consistently across different contexts, including PHP, REST API endpoints, and future AI-powered […]

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WordPress 6.9 Beta 4 is ready for download and testing! This version of the WordPress software is still under development. Please do not install, run, or test this version of WordPress on production or mission-critical websites. Instead, it’s recommended to test Beta 4 on a test server and site. WordPress 6.9 Beta 4 can be […]

After last year’s update, this post seeks to summarize what’s been completed, what’s in progress, and how to follow along or contribute. This post also seeks to set expectations going forward and answer reoccurring questions at a high level. As a reminder Phase 3 is centered around fostering seamless collaboration, tying together the user experience, […]

Start of the meeting in Slack, facilitated by @amykamala 🔗 Agenda post. Announcements 📢 WordPress 6.9 Beta 3 is now available! WordPress 6.9 Beta 3 is now available for download and testing.Further information you can find here. Gutenberg 22.0 has been released! Gutenberg 22.0 has been released and is available for download! Thanks to @cbravobernal for writing this wonderful overview. […]

“What’s new in Gutenberg…” posts (labeled with the #gutenberg-new tag) are posted following every Gutenberg release on a biweekly basis, showcasing new features included in each release. As a reminder, here’s an overview of different ways to keep up with Gutenberg and the Editor. Gutenberg 22.0 has been released and is available for download! Typically, […]

The next WordPress Developers Chat will take place on in the core channel on Make WordPress Slack. The live meeting will focus on the discussion for upcoming releases, and have an open floor section. The various curated agenda sections below refer to additional items. If you have ticket requests for help, please continue to post details in the comments section […]

While reviewing the admin CSS file (wp-admin/css/about.css), I found an incorrect selector:

As the current version in the 6.9 branch was retagged upstream, thus the small changeset on this ticket, I think it would be good to backport [61249]. Specifically, lang(), setLanguage(), and $language are now static, and should be called statically. Additionally, will the ​code in `WP_Locale_Switcher::change_locale()` need an update given the above?

fixed: In 61249: External Libraries: Upgrade PHPMailer to version 7.0.0. This is exactly the same as version 6.11.1 but bumps the major version number to indicate the presence of a backward compatibility break in child classes. Specifically, lang(), setLanguage(), and $language are now static, and should be called statically. References: ​PHPMailer 7.0.0 release notes ​Full list of changes in PHPMailer 7.0.0 Follow-up to [54937], [55557], [56484], [57137], [59246], [59481], [60623], [60813], [60888]. Props SirLouen. Fixes #64101.

External Libraries: Upgrade PHPMailer to version 7.0.0. This is exactly the same as version 6.11.1 but bumps the major version number to indicate the presence of a backward compatibility break in child classes. Specifically, lang(), setLanguage(), and $language are now static, and should be called statically. References: ​PHPMailer 7.0.0 release notes ​Full list of changes in PHPMailer 7.0.0 Follow-up to [54937], [55557], [56484], [57137], [59246], [59481], [60623], [60813], [60888]. Props SirLouen. Fixes #64101.

reported-upstream: Thanks for the report! The Gutenberg repository has multiple issues about the 'snackbar' component: ​https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/issues?q=is%3Aissue%20state%3Aopen%20snackbar GB47446 mentions both the location and the desire to open a link in a new tab. GB16391 refers to the 'proximity of controls' concept.

reopening to consider back porting to the 6.9 branch. cc: @desrosj

fixed: In 61248: Notes: trash (or delete) child notes when parent is deleted. Ensure that when a top level note is trashed (or deleted), all of its replies (children) are also trashed or deleted. If EMPTY_TRASH_DAYS is 0, notes are deleted immediately; otherwise they are marked as trash for later cleanup. Props adamsilverstein, desrosj, wildworks, mamaduka, karthickmurugan, jeffpaul, shailu25. Fixes #64240.

Notes: trash (or delete) child notes when parent is deleted. Ensure that when a top level note is trashed (or deleted), all of its replies (children) are also trashed or deleted. If EMPTY_TRASH_DAYS is 0, notes are deleted immediately; otherwise they are marked as trash for later cleanup. Props adamsilverstein, desrosj, wildworks, mamaduka, karthickmurugan, jeffpaul, shailu25. Fixes #64240.

Summary Ensure HTTP 500 status code is always returned for WordPress critical error messages Component Bootstrap/Load (or Site Health) Description Currently, when WordPress displays the critical error message "There has been a critical error on this website.", it does not consistently return an HTTP status code. While the documentation mentions that fatal errors "typically" return HTTP 500, there is no guarantee that monitoring systems can reliably detect these errors. Problem Monitoring tools cannot reliably detect WordPress critical errors because: No HTTP status code is guaranteed to be returned The response may appear as HTTP 200 (success) to monitoring systems Critical errors go undetected until manual inspection Existing documentation mentions "typically 500" but doesn't guarantee monitoring-friendly behavior Related Tickets Related to ticket #44458 (WSOD - White Screen of Death) which addresses error handling improvements. Proposed Solution Ensure that WordPress always sets HTTP status code 500 when displaying critical error messages, regardless of whether a custom php-error.php template exists or not. This ensures: Monitoring systems can automatically detect critical errors HTTP status codes correctly reflect the error state Standard HTTP error handling works as expected Consistent behavior across all WordPress installations Implementation Options Option 1: Always set HTTP 500 Modify _default_wp_die_handler() in wp-includes/functions.php to always set HTTP status code 500 when displaying critical error messages, even if headers were already sent. Option 2: Filter/Feature Flag Add an optional filter force_500_on_fatal_error that allows forcing HTTP status code 500 for fatal errors, ensuring backward compatibility while enabling monitoring-friendly behavior. Option 3: Ensure php-error.php sets status code Document and ensure that custom php-error.php templates should set HTTP status codes, and provide a default implementation that always sets 500. Current Behavior class-wp-fatal-error-handler.php sets 'response' => 500 in args (line 212) _default_wp_die_handler() calls status_header($parsed_args['response']) (line 3884) However, this only works if !did_action('admin_head') and headers haven't been sent Custom php-error.php templates may not set status codes Testing Tested scenarios: cURL to verify HTTP status code: curl -I https://example.com/test-fatal-error.php Browser developer tools to check response headers Monitoring systems to verify error detection Cases where headers were already sent Backward Compatibility This change should be backward compatible: Only affects HTTP status codes, not error messages Doesn't change existing error handling logic Can be implemented as opt-in via filter if needed Use Case Monitoring systems rely on HTTP status codes to detect server errors. Currently, WordPress critical errors may not return HTTP 500, causing: False negatives in monitoring alerts Delayed detection of critical issues Inconsistent error reporting References WordPress documentation mentions fatal errors "typically" return HTTP 500 Related to ticket #44458 (WSOD improvements) Monitoring systems require reliable HTTP status codes for error detection

When you save a post or page, a small pop-up appears at the bottom left of the block editor with a link to view the post or page. I propose two improvements: It should appear at the bottom right, which is much more intuitive because the saving is done on the right side of the editor, and it is strange that this utility related to the last action appears on the opposite side. The link should open in a new browser tab by default instead of in the same tab, since it is only a save, not a publication, and the action inadvertently takes the editor out of the block editor.

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Not many of the present readers might know me very well, and that in part, is the reason that I have made the decision to transfer WLTC to more willing and presently capable hands. I am a stranger on my blog and the time has come for me to make sure that this blog, its contents and its knowledge are archived and preserved and maybe rejuvenated at a later time. I delved into blogging tools back in 2004 when I started my Masters degree in CS. I wanted some code to mess around with in my free time and everyone was talking about blogging. I looked into a variety of tools, built a small Linux server for myself at home, and installed a few of the tools that were freely available at that time. I had a heck of a time getting a hold of MT (Moveable Type, the most well-known name) and […]

The landscape of news has changed so much over the last few years that news about a particular topic or platform is readily available to anyone within an instant. With WordPress, I imagine that could be one of the perks of powering over 16% of the web, but it’s true that news is becoming incredibly accessible. In short, news is everywhere. Speaking of WordPress in general, you can of course acquire official direct news from WordPress News, but you can also take a peak behind the curtain and follow news in the making at Make WordPress.org. Though it’s only specific to the WordPress.com blogging platform, WordPress.com News is also worth watching for WordPress development news, as WordPress.com users often get access to new WordPress features before they’re released, so you’ll be able to try new features rather than just read about them. There’s more news than just direct official news, like I […]

New plugins GC Message Box allows you to highlight your key message(s) in smart ways within articles and blog posts. Simple Social Icons allows you to insert social icons in any widget area. Stick It allows you to stick the navigation menu in any theme to the top of browser window. Updated plugins Jetpack allows you to supercharge your WordPress site with powerful features previously only available to WordPress.com users. Nav Menu Images enables uploading of images for nav menu items on the menu edit screen.

AirTime is a subtle and simple theme. FirmaSite is a responsive theme with BuddyPress and bbPress support. Stark Lite is a minimalist and simple theme.

New plugins Easy Watermark automatically adds watermark to images when they are uploaded. Internet Defense League Cat Signal automatically loads either the modal or the banner Cat Signal when there is an active campaign from the Internet Defense League. Updated plugins BFT Autoresponder allows scheduling of automated autoresponder messages and managing a mailing list. Google Analytics Dashboard for WP will display Google Analytics data and statistics inside your Dashboard. WordPress MU Domain Mapping allows users of a WordPress MU site or WordPress 3.0 network to map their blog/site to another domain.

Memori Jingga is a responsive, clean, and simple theme. Rockers is a responsive theme with a clean design. Satu is an elegant single-column responsive theme.

The dates have been announced for WordCamp San Francisco 2013, an event which is often heralded as the annual WordPress conference. WordCamp San Francisco 2013 will be held on July 26 and 27 at the Mission Bay Conference Center with a Developer Hack Day on July 28. A list of speakers is not yet available, but they would like you to nominate your favorite past WordCamp speakers. Will you be attending WordCamp San Francisco this year?

New plugins Google Adsense Dashboard for WP will display your Google Adsense earnings and related reports inside your Dashboard. Google Analytics Dashboard for WP will display Google Analytics data and statistics inside your Dashboard. Updated plugins Ad Code Manager allows you to manage your ad codes through the WordPress admin in a safe and easy way. BFT Autoresponder allows scheduling of automated autoresponder messages and managing a mailing list. CampTix Event Ticketing is an easy to use and flexible event ticketing plugin.

Cazuela is a neutral colored theme. Ilisa is a clean and minimal theme that can be easily used as a personal portfolio or a business website. Partition has a light, lively, colorful, yet professional and classic appearance.

New plugins Barc Chat provides a simple yet feature rich chat room for your whole community to interact in real-time directly on your site. Get Directions is a flexible and responsive map plugin. Namaste! LMS is a learning management system for WordPress. Pinterest Verify Meta Tag simply inserts the Pinterest meta tag verification code to the correct section of your site. Updated plugins BackWPup allows you to backup your WordPress database, files, and more. Ooyala Video allows you to easily embed videos from the Ooyala Video Platform.

Ease is a simple red and white theme. Nomad is an attractive professional, business or blog theme with an unusual, very narrow orientation and design. Sensitive is fully responsive theme using Twitter Bootstrap and a Metro-styled accent. Visual is a dark minimalist theme for displaying photos and images.

The impending release of WordPress 3.6 has been pushed back one more week to April 29. At this time, WordPress 3.6 is not yet feature complete (meaning that all intended new features have not been entirely finished), so the decision was made to push the first beta release back two weeks to March 27 and the final release back one week to April 29. This will allow the team time to focus on finalizing the in-progress new features so that they (and the brave folks who enjoy running beta software) can simply focus on testing and bug fixing rather than polishing up partial features.

New plugins Easy Media Gallery is designed to display portfolios and various media types including gallery sets, single images, google maps, video, audio, and links with ease and elegance. ytlink provides a preview image for embedded YouTube videos. Updated plugins BackWPup allows you to backup your WordPress database, files, and more. Genericon’d enables easy use of the Genericons icon font set from within WordPress. Icons can be inserted using either HTML or a shortcode. Keyring provides a very hookable, completely customizable framework for connecting your WordPress site to an external service. WP All Import makes it easy to import any XML or CSV file into your WordPress site.

There has been a lot of talk lately about working from home and maintaining a distributed workforce. Web-based software, like WordPress, Joomla, and Drupal, are taking over the publishing industry and allow you to work from anywhere with an internet connection. Though, even though they can be managed  from home, working from home and maintaining a distributed workforce is not yet broadly acknowledged in society as a successful and efficient alternative to working in an office. Despite working with software that doesn’t need to be tied to one specific workstation, you could still find yourself tied to a desk in cubicle. I work full-time for Automattic and have the pleasure of both working from home and setting my own hours. After all, I only need a browser, an email client, and IRC client, and Skype to do my job. A desk is nice, but there’s no one saying that said desk has to be […]

Attitude is a simple, clean, and responsive retina-ready theme. Catch Everest is a simple, clean, and responsive theme. Liberus is an ideal business related theme that is relatively simple and would suit any blog or website. Stitch is an elegant, modern theme with optional fixed header.

WordPress 6.9 is approaching, and we are in a crucial phase of shipping the last major version in 2025. I'm talking about the testing phase, and do you know that you can contribute to WordPress Core without any special setup? In this video, I demonstrate how WordPress Playground enables you to access the latest beta or RC version via a direct link. You can test the new features scheduled for 6.9, and check if your Plugins and Themes are compatible with the next WordPress release. You can apply the same process to future WordPress major releases

¡Llega el WordPress Speed Build Challenge! Un emocionante reto en vivo donde dos participantes se enfrentan cara a cara y contra el reloj para replicar el diseño de una web en solo 30 minutos. Velocidad, creatividad y mucha emoción en directo. ¡No te pierdas la acción y descubre las ediciones anteriores del desafío! Aquí puedes ver otros Speed Builders: https://www.pootlepress.com/speed-build-challenge/ 1. Concepto General El objetivo principal de una Speed Challenge es demostrar lo rápido y fácil que puede ser crear un sitio web desde cero utilizando WordPress. Jamie Marsland suele estructurar estas sesiones como una competencia o desafío en tiempo real, donde los participantes deben construir un sitio web completo (o parte de él) en un período muy corto, generalmente entre 15 y 30 minutos. Estas sesiones son una excelente manera de enseñar a los asistentes cómo aprovechar al máximo las herramientas disponibles en WordPress, como temas predefinidos, plugins y configuraciones rápidas, para lograr resultados profesionales en poco tiempo. 2. Estructura de la Sesión A. Introducción y Objetivo Jamie comienza explicando el propósito del desafío y los objetivos. Por ejemplo: «Hoy vamos a construir un sitio web de comercio electrónico para una tienda de café en menos de 30 minutos.» Define claramente qué se espera del sitio: diseño atractivo, funcionalidades clave (como catálogo de productos, carrito de compra, etc.) y optimización básica. B. Configuración Inicial Jamie guía a los participantes (o demuestra él mismo) cómo configurar rápidamente un sitio WordPress: Instalación de WordPress (si no está preinstalado). Elección de un tema adecuado (generalmente utiliza temas gratuitos populares como Astra, OceanWP o Storefront). Instalación de plugins esenciales (por ejemplo, WooCommerce para tiendas online, Yoast SEO para optimización, etc.). C. Construcción del Sitio Esta es la parte central del desafío. Jamie muestra cómo: Personalizar el tema rápidamente usando herramientas visuales como Elementor, Gutenberg o Divi. Agregar páginas clave (inicio, productos, contacto, etc.). Configurar funcionalidades específicas, como: Crear un catálogo de productos con WooCommerce. Añadir un formulario de contacto con plugins como WPForms o Contact Form 7. Optimizar el sitio para móviles y velocidad. Usar plantillas predefinidas o bloques preconstruidos para ahorrar tiempo. D. Pruebas y Presentación Final Al final del desafío, Jamie revisa rápidamente el sitio terminado y lo presenta a los asistentes. También explica cómo se pueden mejorar ciertos aspectos si se tuviera más tiempo. English The WordPress Speed Build Challenge is here! An exciting live challenge where two participants go head-to-head and race against the clock to replicate a website design in just 30 minutes. Speed, creativity, and tons of excitement in real-time. Don’t miss the action and check out previous editions of the challenge! You can watch other Speed Builders here: https://www.pootlepress.com/speed-build-challenge/ 1. The Main Goal The main goal of a Speed Challenge is to demonstrate how fast and easy it can be to create a website from scratch using WordPress. Jamie Marsland usually structures these sessions as a competition or real-time challenge, where participants must build an entire website (or part of it) in a very short period, typically between 15 and 30 minutes. These sessions are an excellent way to teach attendees how to make the most of the tools available in WordPress, such as predefined themes, plugins, and quick configurations, to achieve professional results in a short amount of time. 2. Session Structure A. Introduction and Objective Jamie begins by explaining the purpose of the challenge and its objectives. For example: «Today we’re going to build an e-commerce website for a coffee shop in less than 30 minutes.» He clearly defines what’s expected of the site: an attractive design, key functionalities (such as a product catalog, shopping cart, etc.), and basic optimization. B. Initial Setup Jamie guides the participants (or demonstrates himself) on how to quickly set up a WordPress site: Installation of WordPress (if not pre-installed). Choosing an appropriate theme (he generally uses popular free themes like Astra, OceanWP, or Storefront). Installation of essential plugins (for example, WooCommerce for online stores, Yoast SEO for optimization, etc.). C. Building the Website This is the core part of the challenge. Jamie shows how to: Quickly customize the theme using visual tools like Elementor, Gutenberg, or Divi. Add key pages (home, products, contact, etc.). Configure specific functionalities, such as: Creating a product catalog with WooCommerce. Adding a contact form with plugins like WPForms or Contact Form 7. Optimizing the site for mobile devices and speed. Using predefined templates or pre-built blocks to save time. D. Testing and Final Presentation At the end of the challenge, Jamie quickly reviews the finished site and presents it to the attendees. He also explains how certain aspects could be improved if more time were available.

Cómo crear una web con gancho, herramientas para el diseño web, tendencias actuales en diseño web, IA.Presentation Slides »

Las charlas sobre mejora de conversión suelen ser una recopilación de mejores prácticas y de consejos sobre qué hacer y para qué. Pero esta charla no va a tratar sobre eso, sino sobre los 5 aspectos clave que incluyen en la conversión, en que una persona quiera emplear un producto digital para hacer algo que para ti supone un objetivo de negocio. Si no conoces esos 5 aspectos y no sabes como trabajarlos, será difícil que tu web o app, haga lo que haga, funcione con eficacia. Nada de paja ni de consejos ni buenas prácticas sacadas de lo que otros hacen, todo 100% contrastado con la realidad. Si te preocupa tener un producto digital que realmente funcione, esta es la charla que no te puedes perder.Presentation Slides »

Descripción: Durante la ponencia se explicará el potencial a nivel de branding y ventas que tiene el diseñar y organizar un congreso presencial.  Se explicará paso a paso todas sus fases para que cualquier asistente que esté en la ponencia pueda organizar su propio evento presencial.  Se entregarán además plantillas y recursos profesionales con todas las fases para que cada asistente tenga un paso a paso de cómo hacerlo.  En definitiva una ponencia 100% accionable con muchos recursos muy útiles para los asistentes.Presentation Slides »

¿Te imaginas pedirle a tu WordPress que publique un artículo, actualice productos en tu tienda o instale un plugin… solo con DECÍRSELO? Gracias a las nuevas funcionalidades experimentales: Features API y WP MCP, esto ya es posible. Puedes conectar tu sitio con asistentes de IA que entienden tus instrucciones y hacen el trabajo por ti. Desde configurar plugins, hacer troubleshooting o responder comentarios automáticamente, hasta personalizar la experiencia de cada visitante, estas herramientas abren un mundo de posibilidades y al mismo tiempo aplanan la curva de aprendizaje.Presentation Slides »

Es de sobra conocido que el uso de la caché en tu proyecto con WordPress traerá una mejora en el rendimiento de tus páginas y una mejor UX, lo que conocemos como una estrategia WPO, pero, ¿conoces los sistemas de caché que puedes aplicar a tu sitio? ¿Son los adecuados? ¿Están funcionando correctamente? Acompáñame para descubrir las tipologías de caché fundamentales y los trucos básicos para verificar cómo está funcionando la caché en tu sitio con WordPress. Público: Medio-Avanzado.Presentation Slides »

En esta charla, exploraremos cómo WordPress, una de las plataformas más versátiles del mundo, puede convertirse en el núcleo de un flywheel de growth que atraiga, comprometa y deleite a tus clientes de manera sostenible. A diferencia de los embudos lineales, el flywheel es un ciclo continuo de crecimiento donde cada interacción positiva con los usuarios impulsa el siguiente paso. resentaremos casos prácticos y flujos de trabajo que muestran cómo diseñar un flywheel efectivo utilizando funciones nativas y extra de WordPress. Esta sesión te dará las claves para transformar tu sitio web en una pieza central de tu estrategia de growth.Presentation Slides »

¿Sabías que tus clientes no siempre toman decisiones racionales? En esta charla, exploraremos cómo los sesgos cognitivos influyen en el comportamiento de compra y cómo la inteligencia artificial puede potenciarlos para aumentar las conversiones. Aprende estrategias éticas y efectivas para aplicar estas técnicas en tu eCommerce. ¡Atrévete a descubrir el lado psicológico de la IA!Presentation Slides »

Aprovecha la potencia de N8N y su gran conexión con la IA para llevar tu web a otro nivel. En esta charla enseñaré varios usos prácticos y muy útiles de esta potente herramietna de automatización fácilmente aplicables en una web con WordPressPresentation Slides »

¿Te imaginas poder lanzar una web funcional en segundos, con tus bloques personalizados listos para usar? En esta charla te mostraré cómo he creado un comando WP‑CLI propio que automatiza la generación de bloques reutilizables a partir de una librería estándar de bloques. Esto permite construir sitios WordPress de forma rápida, manteniendo un código limpio, claro y escalable desde el minuto uno. Crear bloques base con una estructura estándar y buenas prácticas de desarrollo mejora la respuesta de velocidad, rendimiento y es fácil escalar. En esta ponencia quiero compartir mi experiencia con desarrolladores WordPress que quieren optimizar su flujo de trabajo para ganar consistencia, velocidad y calidad en cada proyecto.Presentation Slides »

¡SASS está más vivo que nunca! En esta charla aprenderás a dominar una herramienta esencial para el desarrollo web moderno. A pesar de la evolución del CSS nativo y la aparición de nuevas tecnologías, SASS continúa siendo un pilar fundamental para crear estilos complejos y mantenibles en equipos de desarrollo grandes. Exploraremos su sintaxis, integración con herramientas de construcción, casos de uso prácticos, modularidad, arquitectura de proyectos y cómo se posiciona frente a otras tecnologías como PostCSS, CSS-in-JS y Tailwind CSS. No dejes pasar la oportunidad de aprender esta herramienta sólida que ha demostrado su valor a lo largo del tiempo, manteniéndose relevante a pesar de las nuevas tendencias, estándares CSS y frameworks que surgen constantemente.Presentation Slides »

WordPress no es solo para blogs o pymes. En esta charla exploraremos cómo utilizarlo como un auténtico framework de desarrollo para proyectos de 70.000 € a 100.000 €, abordando aspectos técnicos como integraciones con sistemas corporativos, autenticación unificada (SSO), despliegues en la nube y estándares de ciberseguridad. Una sesión para profesionales que buscan ampliar los límites de lo que se puede construir con WordPress. Por otro lado somos dos ponentes: Oscar Aguilera CEO del Grupo StartGo Miguel Angel Montañes CTO del Grupo StartGoPresentation Slides »

La web ya no la consumen solo humanos: los agentes de IA empiezan a navegar, interpretar y decidir por nosotros. En esta sesión separaremos hype de realidad y lo llevaremos a lo operativo: qué necesitan los agentes para completar tareas, dónde suelen fallar y cómo el HTML semántico y la accesibilidad se han convertido en infraestructura crítica de la Agent Experience (AX). Veremos patrones de bloqueo típicos (WAF/CDN, timeouts, formularios frágiles), los retos de identificar tráfico agéntico y cómo anticiparse a los protocolos emergentes (auth, pagos…). Una guía práctica para que tu site sea legible, accionable y rentable en la Agent-Oriented Web.Presentation Slides »

En esta charla veremos cómo construir un POC (Proof of Concept) real con IA generativa. Tomaremos una idea que puede aparecer en nuestra cabeza cualquier día, y le daremos forma utilizando algunas herramientas de IA hasta que acabe en la web como una prueba realista que los usuarios podrán usar. Basado en experiencias reales y errores cometidos durante los últimos años y fácilmente replicable por cualquier asistente a la charla.Presentation Slides »

En esta charla exploraremos cómo potenciar los bloques core y patrones de WordPress integrando lógica interactiva personalizada directamente en el frontend. A través de la HTML API y la Interactivity API, veremos cómo ampliar el comportamiento nativo de bloques como core/paragraph, core/image o core/post-title sin salir del ecosistema WordPress ni depender de frameworks externos. Hablaremos de los fundamentos de la nueva HTML API y cómo la Interactivity API nos permite añadir reactividad y comportamiento dinámico directamente en nuestros bloques. También repasaremos buenas prácticas para mantener el código accesible, escalable y compatible con temas y plugins, así como varios ejemplos reales: desde un reproductor de video hecho con bloques core hasta sliders de galería y efectos dinámicos de contenido.Presentation Slides »

La mayor transformación del panel de administración en una década. Descubre cómo WordPress está reinventando su interfaz de administración.Presentation Slides »

Dicen que el email marketing está muerto. Dicen que la gente no lee correos. Dicen que vender online es solo cuestión de atraer más tráfico. Yo digo: la venta empieza cuando termina el checkout. En esta charla te muestro cómo convertir tu WordPress en un sistema de fidelización y ventas continuo a través del email marketing automatizado y emocional. Te llevarás: Estructuras prácticas para segmentar con lógica (y con alma). Casos reales y replicables que han generado más del 30% de ingresos extra. Herramientas para montar tu funnel mínimo viable con WordPress + WooCommerce + Klaviyo + Metorik. Y algunos prompts salvavidas que uso cada semana para ahorrar tiempo (y neuronas). Porque automatizar no es deshumanizar. Es escalar lo que ya funciona… sin perder tu voz por el camino.Presentation Slides »

Traditional Development Manual coding, limited testing, and time-consuming debugging cycles characterized traditional WordPress plugin development. Modern Challenges Increasing complexity of WordPress ecosystem Security concerns and vulnerabilities Performance optimization requirements Time-to-market pressure AI-Assisted Development Benefits AI tools accelerate development, improve code quality, reduce technical debt, and help maintain WordPress coding standards. Prototipado de Funciones Inteligentes para WordPress Desarrollo Tradicional El desarrollo tradicional de plugins para WordPress se caracterizaba por la codificación manual, pruebas limitadas y ciclos de depuración que consumían mucho tiempo. Desafíos Modernos Creciente complejidad del ecosistema de WordPress Preocupaciones por la seguridad y vulnerabilidades Requisitos de optimización del rendimiento Presión por reducir el tiempo de lanzamiento al mercado Beneficios del Desarrollo Asistido por IA Las herramientas de inteligencia artificial aceleran el desarrollo, mejoran la calidad del código, reducen la deuda técnica y ayudan a mantener los estándares de codificación de WordPress.Presentation Slides »

The past few years have seen the grounds of web publishing and SEO standards shake hard and often. It’s been a huge challenge to keep up with Google updates and Ai engines. What my experience has taught me (and my dismal amount of trials and errors) is that the secret to keeping steady is to serve our readers first. However, building a solid content strategy is a very complex, multi-step endeavor that requires insight on our audience and business model, a lot of research, some technical knowledge, and a variety of tools. In this session I’d like to discuss how to figure out what our audience really wants, what search engines expect from us, and how to produce high quality content out of the equation. I will also broach the technological and cultural shifts that AI have brought to the scene in the past year, because the future is daunting, and we all need a good therapy session. I hope that my talk will help many content producers come to a better understanding of what they are facing, and how to come out of it successful. Estrategias de contenido resistentes a terremotos Durante los últimos años, los cimientos de la publicación web y los estándares de SEO se han visto sacudidos con fuerza y frecuencia. Ha sido un reto enorme mantenerse al día con las actualizaciones de Google y los motores de inteligencia artificial. Lo que mi experiencia me ha enseñado (y mis innumerables intentos y errores) es que el secreto para mantener la estabilidad es poner a nuestros lectores en primer lugar. Sin embargo, construir una estrategia de contenido sólida es una tarea muy compleja, que consta de múltiples pasos y requiere conocimiento profundo sobre nuestra audiencia y modelo de negocio, mucha investigación, algo de conocimiento técnico y una variedad de herramientas. En esta sesión, me gustaría hablar sobre cómo descubrir qué es lo que realmente quiere nuestra audiencia, qué esperan los motores de búsqueda de nosotros y cómo generar contenido de alta calidad a partir de esta ecuación. También abordaré los cambios tecnológicos y culturales que la IA ha traído consigo en el último año, porque el futuro puede ser desalentador, y todos necesitamos una buena sesión de terapia. Espero que mi charla ayude a muchos productores de contenido a comprender mejor los desafíos a los que se enfrentan y cómo superarlos con éxito.Presentation Slides »

La web como la conocemos está en crisis. Google responde por ti. ChatGPT contesta sin enlaces. Y cada vez menos personas llegan realmente a un sitio web. Entonces… ¿qué sentido tiene seguir diseñando páginas que nadie visita? En esta charla vamos al grano: ¿Qué está pasando con el SEO y el tráfico? ¿Qué papel juega un sitio web cuando los usuarios ya no “buscan”, sino que “conversan”? No, no es el fin del diseño web. Pero sí es el fin de la web tal como la conoces. Te mostraré hacia dónde va todo esto, qué habilidades vas a necesitar, y cómo puedes (y debes) reinventar el propósito del sitio web en esta nueva era. Y no te lo cuenta cualquiera: te lo cuenta una SEO que está justo en medio de esta guerra. Porque si nadie llega a la web que tú diseñas, mi trabajo también se muere. Te vas a llevar: Qué es eso de LLMO, AEO y GEO – y por qué va a impactar tu trabajo (aunque no hagas SEO) Qué funciones sí o sí tendrá un sitio web del futuro Qué debes cambiar en diseño, estructura y contenido para que tu web no muera ignoradaPresentation Slides »

Join WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg for a live Town Hall session at WordCamp Canada. This is your chance to connect directly with the person who helped start it all, as Matt takes questions from the community and shares his perspective on the future of WordPress, open source, and the evolving web. Expect an open, wide-ranging conversation touching on topics like AI, Gutenberg, the power of the community, and what’s next for WordPress in a changing digital landscape. Come curious, come ready to ask questions, and come be part of the dialogue that continues to shape the platform we all build on.

Some of us love managing servers. For most WordPress developers, though, they’re a necessary evil we’d rather offload. We pay for hosting to avoid the hassle, but that doesn’t magically fix everything. You’re still worrying about whether your site can handle a traffic spike and often overpaying ‘just in case.’ Well, that’s what serverless WordPress aims to fix. With a serverless approach, you genuinely pay only for what you use. Meanwhile, you get an infrastructure that can go from zero traffic to handling thousands of visitors in seconds. This talk will go over serverless WordPress and how it works. You’ll learn how it differs from regular WordPress hosting with a traditional server setup and why it’s a game-changer for demanding sites like WooCommerce and how it can transform your development workflows. We’ll finish by sharing stories from the trenches about conquering massive traffic and cutting costs. We’ll also go over tools and projects you can use to deploy your serverless WordPress site.

Once upon a time, I was envious of a friend’s freshly-published book. I told her I was happy for her, and that it was also a goal of mine to publish a book, but I wasn’t sure what I would write about. Her reply: “well, you practically have it written already!” I had been a blogger for the Rochester, New York newspaper’s business section. I wrote tips, ideas, and how attention to small things could turn into good marketing. It was published online (and often added to the print edition). She suggested I take those posts and turn them into chapters. So I did. My book, “A Good Firm Handshake (and other essential business tips)” was born. It wasn’t necessarily easy, but it wasn’t too difficult either. And most importantly, if I could do it, you could too. Want to learn my process? Join this session for tips on writing, gap-filling, cover design, evaluation, editing, and publishing. Then you, too, can be a published author.

The future of WordPress is already here - the block editor and the site editor. They provide a true flexible WYSIWYG experience, where content editing teams can create the layouts and designs that they want. But that flexibility can come at a cost – off-brand pages, content that does not meet accessibility standards, an overwhelming number of options that take too long to use, etc. As website builders – designers and developers – we need to put more thought into this content editor experience. We need to curate the editing experience, provide the appropriate guardrails to ensure that the content editor team can do their job in the CMS quickly and efficiently. We need to build the future of content editor interfaces on top of the block editor. This session will help agencies, freelancers, and designers and developers better understand why they should put some attention to the content editor experience when building a new website, and what tools and tricks they should (or shouldn’t) turn to to do so. It will also help content editors know how to deliver feedback on their experience, by knowing what is possible to customize and what questions they should ask.

What does it take to lead a WordPress release or any major open-source initiative without writing a single line of code? In this talk, I’ll walk through how I’ve helped shape and ship multiple WordPress releases by leaning on product thinking, project management skills, and “glue work”. You’ll hear the story of a contributor who moved from helper to release deputy to AI team lead all without commit access. Along the way, we’ll explore the often-invisible roles that keep WordPress moving: coordinating feedback, managing timelines, nudging consensus across Slack and GitHub, and motivating volunteers across time zones. I’ll share practical tools, patterns, and gotchas for leading distributed contributor teams, with a focus on how you can lead even if you’re not an engineer. Whether you’re a project manager, designer, or just someone who makes things happen, this session will help you: Recognize what leadership looks like outside the code, Understand the real impact of “glue work” in open source, Find your place in the WordPress project and level up your contributions, Leave with clear ways to get involved in releases, roadmap work, or contributor organizing.

It’s been over four years since the original Invisible CMS presentation and so much has changed. cough AI cough Create your own “Invisible” platform for your customers, and grow your business! It’s all about creating a business with WordPress/WooCommerce while not being WordPress/WooCommerce. Learn that customers don’t focus on a specific CMS/Platform, but on solutions; and developers need to provide more than just a “built on.” Reimagine what you are solving, integrate 3rd party technologies, and sell a solution to grow.

This talk will cover a brief history of package management in WordPress, why centralized distribution was necessary, and why it’s time to decentralize now to address risk management for the supply chain needed for enterprise WordPress to continue growing. I’ll consider some security risks inherent in a federated repository model and some of the available mitigation strategies. Lastly, I’ll provide an overview from inside of the approach being taken by AspirePress and FAIR to provide the community with decentralized, secure, and robust package management for WordPress, including some specific advantages for the enterprise, for the ecosystem, and for end users.Presentation Slides »

The Core Concept: Every culture develops problem-solving patterns over centuries. These cultural algorithms are like behavioral code - efficient, repeatable processes that run on people instead of computers and get passed down through shared experience. The core message of this talk is to encourage leaders to view their teams not just from what their skills and career highlights, job descriptions, and even their outward personalities bring to the workplace. Instead, Dee suggests that we look deeper at the inherent, unique cultural contexts contributors bring to the table that may jolt us out of our own ingrained ‘ways of working’ to novel paths to innovative solutions.

Open Source projects aren’t just about code. They’re about the people driving them behind the scenes. As AI tools become smarter and more capable, we face new challenges. How do we integrate these tools tactfully without losing what makes WordPress special? How do we utilize AI without eliminating low-friction paths for new contributors? How do we remain deliberate as we’re able to solve problems and implement faster? In this talk, we’ll explore the thoughtful, sometimes uncomfortable ways AI is reshaping how we collaborate, make decisions, and maintain trust in an Open Source project like WordPress. Let’s talk not just about what we can automate with AI, but what we should.

Imagine not seeing your firstborn until they reach the third grade - missing out on so many experiences. For a portion of our community, that’s how long they’ve been away from Gutenberg/Full Site Editor (FSE), dabbling in premium page builders that don’t support blocks. In this interactive presentation, we’ll consider the state of WordPress, Full Site Editor, and how new features such as artificial intelligence (AI), the Style Guide, anticipated improvements, and more.

Tired of manually deploying WordPress code? Wondering how to safely update plugins—community or premium—without crossing your fingers? Want your site to actually pass QA before hitting production? Join Kanopi Studios as we walk through how we’ve modernized our DevOps pipeline for WordPress projects—using Composer, CircleCI, and automated testing to save time, reduce errors, and deploy with confidence. We’ll share real-world examples, config tips, and open-source tooling you can use right away. Whether you’re a solo dev or on a team, this session will help you ditch manual deployments and take control of your WordPress workflows.

Using the Interactivity API to manipulate common DOM interactions.

The landscape of developer education is changing. Every day more code is being written by modern generative AI, with users relying heavily on everything from chatbots to AI-infused IDEs to build new functionality on top of existing platforms like WordPress. However, LLM-generated code is only as the knowledge it has access to, and performs best when developers give it specific context for each task. So how should plugins and platforms be thinking about their approach to developer documentation when the behaviors of their target audience are shifting so dramatically? In this session, we’ll uncover the best approach to preparing your documentation for the coding workflows of the future. I’ll pull together insights from around the community, look at the new frontiers like GEO, and evaluate the best practices that are still emerging for developer documentation in the age of AI.

What if you could show content to users based on their past behaviour, or even the behevior of their peers? In this talk, we will showcase how we leverage WordPress, AWS, Neo4j, and AI to power a recommendation engine that provides personalized content based on site activity and user engagement. We will break down how data flows between each system, the power of a Graph Database, and what this all looks like for the end user.

People talk about the “open social web” but there isn’t a whole lot of web to what they’re doing. WordPress has deep power and is very widely deployed, and of course is a central part of the open web. I felt it just needed a writer-friendly user interface. And that’s what I set out to do with WordLand. I’ll talk about how we got here, and what’s next, and the greater role WordPress can play in the evolving social web.

The Block Developer Cookbook has travelled the world and is finally coming to its home country of Canada to make its debut in Ottawa, Ontario. In this fully interactive workshop, attendees will vote on which recipes to explore, and we’ll work through them together. Each iteration of this workshop expands with new recipes and content, leveraging the latest features in WordPress, including: Block Bindings API, Plugin Template Registration API, Preview Options API, Interactivity API, New in WordPress 6.8: Performantly loading multiple blocks in a single plugin, Using third-party API data in a custom block, Creating a block variation bound to the post excerpt, Registering a custom post type with its own templatern, Building a dark/light mode toggle that saves to user meta, Developing a gallery slider with the Interactivity API, Using filters and the HTML Tag Processor to extend core blocks, Designing a custom Image block style, Adding a fade-in effect to core blocks, Restricting publishing based on word count, Customizing the @wordpress/scripts build process, Connecting a block to custom fields, Implementing front-end JavaScript for blocks, Using the data layer in a block, Creating a custom format, Working with block transforms, And more. Join us to expand your block development skills with hands-on guidance and real-world examples.

AI is revolutionizing the way search engines rank content and how advertisers optimize campaigns. For WordPress users, understanding these AI-driven changes is essential to staying competitive in both SEO and PPC. Whether you’re an entrepreneur, marketer, or agency professional, this session will provide actionable insights to help you maximize your search visibility and ad performance in an AI-driven world.

Every year we’re asked to “do more with less” while budgets continue to shrink. As a development team, how do we continue to manage all our responsibilities while taking on even more? Automation. While developers understand how helpful automated testing can be, getting started can be overwhelming. Finding time to learn and research, as well as designing tests tailored to specific needs, can be daunting. As a result, automated testing is often pushed to the back burner and forgotten due to various constraints. In this workshop, attendees will gain insight into the benefits of end-to-end testing. This involves testing an application from start to finish, simulating a real user scenario, and testing the application as an integrated whole. Using the Cypress testing framework, we will go hands-on in the setup of the testing framework, and the process of integrating it into our workflows, before writing our first test together. Attendees will leave with a set of tests they can immediately put into practice, and a solid idea of how they can expand those tests to fit their unique needs.

El proyecto FAIR (Federated And Independent Repositories), auspiciado por la Linux Foundation, propone una alternativa abierta y federada a los servicios centralizados de WordPress.org. En esta charla se explicará qué problemas busca resolver, cómo funciona a nivel técnico, sus implicaciones en seguridad y gobernanza, y qué retos plantea para la comunidad de desarrolladores, proveedores de hosting y usuarios finales.Presentation Slides »

A workshop on WordPress content strategies, focusing on landing page techniques and customization options. We led a detailed demonstration on creating effective landing pages, discussing template customization, and addressing various technical questions from attendees about WordPress functionality. The session concluded with discussions on hosting considerations, email strategies, and monetization options for WordPress sites, along with recommendations for future learning opportunities.Presentation Slides »

Una introducción práctica al programa WordPress Credits y a las iniciativas educativas de WordPress.org. Veremos cómo estudiantes y docentes pueden integrar contribuciones reales al proyecto en sus cursos, desarrollando experiencia y portfolio. También compartiremos cómo empresas y organizaciones pueden participar como patrocinadoras, apoyando mentores y nuevas oportunidades educativas.Presentation Slides »

Website accessibility can be quite a technical topic. Still, as a content manager, you have a lot of power at your fingertips to make your website’s content accessible to a wide audience without needing any coding skills. In this workshop, we will go through the simple but impactful ways to improve your website’s accessibility using the WordPress block editor. Bring your laptop and be ready to roll up your sleeves by editing existing pages and posts while making your website more user-friendly, inclusive, and SEO-optimized. Leave this workshop feeling empowered to audit and improve your entire website with a bonus of a take-home checklist.

Il mondo del lavoro è in rapida evoluzione, e il nomadismo digitale, insieme al lavoro da remoto, rappresenta oggi una delle tendenze più rilevanti. Questo talk esplorerà come i professionisti di tutto il mondo stanno sfruttando la libertà di lavorare ovunque, trasformando le loro competenze in fonti di reddito sostenibili e scalabili. A parlarci di questi argomenti ci sarà Elisa Scagnetti ormai esperta in queste tematiche e lei stessa nomade digitale dal 2016.

How should we say this: we are not big fans of LMS plugins. At least not when it comes to creating a simple, effective online course. Many LMS tools are heavy, complex, and offer more features than you actually need. Luckily, WordPress is incredibly flexible. In this talk, we’ll share how we create custom online course setups, using a smart combination of free plugins and custom-coded solutions. From structuring the content and choosing the right plugins, to designing the user experience and setting up payments. We’ll walk you through the exact setup we use. It’s lightweight, scalable, and easy for clients to manage themselves.

WordPress Multisite è una funzionalità potente che consente di gestire più siti all’interno di un’unica installazione; tuttavia, la sua complessità spesso scoraggia sviluppatori e proprietari di siti dall’utilizzarla appieno. In questa sessione analizzeremo cosa rende Multisite utile e cosa lo rende difficile da gestire, per poi esplorare come semplificarne le funzioni e migliorare l’esperienza utente. Vedremo esempi pratici e miglioramenti concreti che possono rendere il lavoro con Multisite più intuitivo per tutti: dagli sviluppatori che configurano nuovi network agli amministratori che gestiscono decine di siti. Lungo il percorso parleremo delle attuali limitazioni, dei miglioramenti in corso nel core e nei plugin, e condivideremo idee applicabili subito ai vostri progetti. Che tu stia già lavorando con Multisite o sia semplicemente curioso di scoprirne le potenzialità, questo intervento ti aiuterà ad affrontarlo con maggiore chiarezza, sicurezza e creatività.

Ripetiamo spesso che chiunque può contribuire alla Community di WordPress e dare il proprio apporto al progetto. Ma è vero? La piena partecipazione passa anche attraverso l’accessibilità degli strumenti che usiamo ogni giorno per portare avanti le attività dei vari gruppi. Molto dipende da noi: spesso, comunicando su Slack, nei forum di supporto e via Social, trascuriamo le buone pratiche di accessibilità che usiamo quando sviluppiamo un sito o curiamo un blog. In questo talk ti presentiamo una piccola guida, che abbiamo redatto nel corso dell’ultimo anno, per “comunicare accessibile” all’interno della Community. Ti mostreremo esempi e ti daremo consigli pratici da usare subito per fare la tua parte nel rendere la Community più ampia e partecipata.

In questo talk Gloria Liuni presenterà un interessante caso di restyling di un sito web. Partendo da una base creata oltre cinque anni fa con un Child Theme di Understrap e ACF, dopo un’iniziale difficoltà nel correggere alcuni malfunzionamenti nel frontend, Gloria ha optato per una riprogettazione completa, migrando a FSE (Full Site Editing) e PODS per sfruttare i più recenti strumenti di WordPress.