August 12, 2024 — Discover the role of the theme.json file in WordPress, which defines global and block-based styles for your theme. Learn where to find it, how it organizes design properties like color and typography, and why using the Site Editor is a more practical approach for customizing your theme.

August 11, 2024 — As the web matures we develop new technologies and create new conventions. But still – there are things that never change. Our eyeballs are no different from those of Arkhimedes nor does our nerve structure differ from that of Sokrates. In the end we are what we are and that sets us limits.

Cognitive psychology studies individual-level mental processes such as information processing, attention, language use, memory, perception, problem solving, decision-making and thinking. From this science we draw the backbone of our user interfaces and usability. We introduce here the fundaments from cognitive psychology relevant to web site user interface design.

Our cognition is a complex thing. We can and should make known the difference between what are conventions that guide our cognition and what are the actual ”hardware” limitations. As the web evolves we gain new ways of controlling the appearance and behaviour of the content there. Conventions we can change over time, but some things are constant. In this presentation we discuss this difference through examples.

Our goal is to learn to
– Learn the basic principles of cognitive psychology.
– Identify how the principles of perception affect web usability.
– Improve usability and accessibility by making use of the known principles of human cognition.

August 11, 2024 — In this talk, I will discuss the current state of automated and manual accessibility testing. How much can we rely on automation and how AI tools can speed up manual testing. We’ll also discuss what tools are available that can be integrated with WordPress.

August 11, 2024 — WordPress is open source. Linux is open source. The internet was built on open source principles. An unpopular opinion and a bold statement: Open source has no downsides. Then why doesn’t everyone release their code as open source? There are many beliefs and fears regarding to the subject. Roni has been open sorcerer on GitHub for 15 years and now shares the benefits, tips and some treats of contributing things open source.

August 11, 2024 — Yksinyrittäjille ja freelancereille suunnattu verkostoitumistyöpaja. Ryhmässä keskustellaan siitä, miten omaa verkostoa kannattaa hyödyntää ja kuinka yhdessä tehden saamme tuotettua parempia sivustoja asiakkaillemme. Tilanteita käydään läpi esimerkkien kautta ja osallistujille tarjotaan mahdollisuus verkostoitua paikalla olevien osaajien kesken.

August 11, 2024 — Since GDPR we have been worried about all the data we’re losing from our web analytics. I’m here to show that you can do a lot of things without setting cookies nor tracking any of the user’s personal information.

– How to make sure you’re not tracking any user data
– What you can do with basic page view data
– What you can do with custom event data

When we have an anonymous tracking setup, we can even consider removing the cookie consent banner completely.

August 11, 2024 — Kyseisessä keskustelussa keskitymme eri tapoihin, joilla WPWoofin ryhmää voi hyödyntää markkinoinnissa ja liidien hankinnassa. Osa tekijöistä onkin jo huomannut nämä tavat ja hankkii asiakkaita WPWoofin kautta jatkuvasti. Monelta tekijältä kuitenkin puuttuu tiettyjä asioita kirjoitustyylistä, mikä voi hankaloittaa asiakashankintaa. Tässä keskustelussa keskitymme siis ihmiskeskeiseen optimointiin!

August 11, 2024 — At a WordCamp in 2011, Simon got in touch with other WordPress people for the first time. He started his first local Meetup one year later and has never stopped. Now, ten years later, after more than 150 facilitated in-person, online, and hybrid events, Simon looks back on one of the most rewarding and enjoyable hobbies he could have wished for.
Now he combined his own experiences with the shared knowledge and tricks of meetup organizers worldwide. This talk aims to help anyone interested in starting local meetups, revitalizing dormant groups, and building strong and sustainable local communities.

August 11, 2024 — Verkkopalvelujen kehittäjänä työskenteleminen voi olla stressaavaa ja haastavaa. Projektien määräajat ovat tiukat ja budjetit pienet. Asiakkaan odotukset voivat olla epärealistisia ja palaute negatiivista. Vapaa-ajan ja työajan raja on hämärtynyt. IT-ala kehittyy myös jatkuvasti ja alaa vaivaa pula etenkin kokeneista kehittäjistä. Samaan aikaan mielenterveysongelmista johtuvat sairauspoissaolot ja työkyvyttömyyseläkkeet lisääntyvät.
Tämän puheen tarkoituksena on kertoa työuupumuksesta ja saada kuulijat pohtimaan keinoja, joilla voisimme ehkäistä ja hallita paremmin stressiä ja oppia paremmin selviytymään vaikeistakin tilanteista.

August 11, 2024 — Web Development has come a long way. From importing singular global scripts like jQuery to packaging your React projects into bundles to ES Modules. At the same time, support for more modular approaches for website development have surfaced.

In this talk we will be exploring how WordPress developers can utilize these new platform API’s to create modular building blocks for their site, while remaining completely buildless and in-browser.

After this talk you’ll be equipped with knowledge on some of the latest web platform API’s inluding but not limited to

– Web Components / Custom Elements
– ES Modules
– Import Maps
– CSS Modules

With these tools in your toolbox, you’ll be able to ship more ease-of-use and value to your customers in your WordPress projects.