Archive for 2024

  • Diverse and sustainable future: How high school teachers in Uganda are nurturing a young WordPress community

    WordCamp Europe 2024Speaker: Abraham Waita

    July 3, 2024 — Discover how Ugandan high-school teachers are empowering the next generation as WordPress contributors.

    By integrating WordPress into their teaching, sharing knowledge, and organising student-friendly WordCamps, they foster diverse communities and use WordPress as a tool for empowerment.

    Although there’s still much to do, I’m excited to share their achievements and success stories with you.

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  • The European Accessibility Act explained

    WordCamp Europe 2024Speaker: Rian Rietveld

    July 3, 2024 — What is the European Accessibility Act, also known as EAA? How does it impact my website? Does my site have to be accessible? And what does “accessible” mean, how accessible?

    Does the EAA apply for all websites? Also outside of the European Union? Will there be sanctions or fines? How much time do I get to implement accessibility? How do I prove my site is accessible? In this talk, Rian will answer all these questions and more.

    During the talk there will be plenty of time to answer questions from the audience.

    This talk is for website owners, web agencies and stakeholders. And for everyone interested in the future of web accessibility in the European Union.

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  • Digital and linguistic accessibility techniques and strategies for deaf people

    WordCamp Europe 2024Speakers: Elena Panciera, Chiara Pennetta

    July 3, 2024 — The misconception that deaf people are ignorant is often due to a lack of accessibility to culture and information.

    There are different levels of hearing, and different levels of language knowledge, the use of a sign language and/or hearing aids being only two of the many variables at play. This makes it challenging to provide equal communication environments: not all deaf people use sign language, so an interpreter isn’t always enough; neither is written language, which isn’t always accessible.

    It gets even more complicated when it comes to second language learning.

    We will explore strategies for making content accessible to deaf people. We will also discuss kind and respectful words to talk about deafness.

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  • The art of product

    WordCamp Europe 2024Speaker: Tammie Lister

    July 3, 2024 — Art and products have more in common than we usually think.

    In this talk, I will explore established art practices and how they can be applied to product creation. We will learn from these practices and identify where we should deviate. From ideation to creation, we can bring principles and practices that work within art to improve our products.

    We will discover how feedback can help us grow our products, how experimentation can lead to evolution, and when to focus on specific aspects of the product.

    There is art in product creation; let’s discover it together.

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  • Introducing Learning Pathways on a brand new Learn.WordPress.org

    WordCamp Europe 2024Speaker: Benjamin Evans

    July 3, 2024 — Learn WordPress, the WordPress project’s official educational web site, is relaunching later this year with a brand new information architecture and design!

    The Training Team is working to improve the Learn WordPress website experience to provide an easy-to-navigate, goal-oriented learning environment that caters to learners of different roles and skill levels.

    Particularly exciting is the new focus on Learning Pathways – curated sets of lessons for learners of different levels, roles, and use-cases.

    Come join this session to learn about Learn WordPress’ past, its present, and the vision the WordPress Training Team have for its future.

    You’ll also get a early glimpse of the new site redesign, and find out how Learning Pathways can help any WordPresser in their journey of learning WordPress.

    And as a final bonus, we’ll explain how anyone interested can get involved with the revamp and future growth of Learn WordPress.

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  • Twenty Twenty-Four: Pushing Default Themes Forward

    WordCamp Europe 2024Speaker: Jessica Lyschik

    July 3, 2024 — In this talk, Jessica will unveil the story behind ‘Twenty Twenty-Four,’ the latest default theme which debuted with WordPress 6.4 on November 7, 2023.

    As the Default Theme Lead, Jessica will take the audience behind the scenes, sharing the vision that sets Twenty Twenty-Four apart from its predecessors.

    She will explore the evolution of default themes and how Twenty Twenty-Four is poised to make a significant impact, showcasing how different audiences can use the theme.

    Whether you’re a business owner, developer, designer, or simply a WordPress enthusiast, this talk will give you insights on Twenty Twenty-Four and why it’s a game-changer.

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  • WordPress Playground – use WordPress without a server

    WordCamp Europe 2024Speaker: Adam Zielinski

    July 3, 2024 — WordPress Playground is a zero-setup WordPress that runs in your web browser.

    In this talk you will learn how it can help you:

    – Showcase your plugin or theme on your homepage
    – Build an entire website and share it with others
    – Develop a plugin
    – Test your code on different WordPress and PHP versions
    – Create an interactive WordPress course
    – …and so much more!
    We will also discuss the impact Playground may have on the future of the entire WordPress project.

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  • Keynote: Sustainable open source is the future

    WordCamp Europe 2024Speakers: Joost de Valk, Juliette Reinders Folmer

    July 3, 2024 — In 2023 we’ve seen some big open source projects almost die or be abandoned. So we think it is time to have an honest talk about open source and more specifically, about how to make open source software projects sustainable in the long run.

    Now what does that mean? And how do we do that? Is contributing code enough?

    What about funding? And how do we “sell” open source funding to the finance departments in our companies?

    And what is it that we fund? What are we “buying”?

    In this talk we’ll have a look at how to make open source sustainable and how you can help with this!

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  • Website optimization

    Speaker: Wes Theron

    July 2, 2024 — This lesson covers website optimization, focusing on improving site speed to enhance user experience. It discusses factors affecting performance, including software, themes, plugins, and third-party elements. It explains measuring performance with tools like PageSpeed Insights and WebPageTest, emphasizing Google’s Core Web Vitals. Additionally, it highlights the importance of good hosting and recommends performance-enhancing WordPress plugins like W3 Total Cache, WP-Optimize, etc.

  • Pourquoi utiliser les transients WordPress dans une navigation sur mesure pour l’éditeur de site (FSE)

    WordPress 100% Bloc ExpressSpeaker: Grégoire Noyelle

    July 1, 2024 — 🎥 Vidéo qui montrer comment construire la fonction originale:
    https://wordpress.tv/2024/06/21/injecter-une-fonction-php-complexe-dans-un-bloc-paragraphe-wordpress-en-utilisant-le-block-binding/

    🌀 Pour accéder à la page des ressources de cette vidéo, une simple inscription suffit. Clique vite sur le lien pour t’inscrire et recevoir la page de ressources: https://www.gregoirenoyelle.com/ressources-fse-wordpress/

    Dans cette vidéo, nous allons explorer l’utilisation des transients dans une navigation sur mesure avec l’éditeur de site (FSE) de WordPress. Voici les grandes parties que nous allons couvrir :
    1️⃣ Présentation du projet : Nous commencerons par une introduction au projet avec un contenu et une taxonomie sur mesure. Tu découvriras comment structurer ton site pour une navigation optimale.

    2️⃣ Fonction pour afficher la navigation : Nous verrons comment créer une fonction pour naviguer entre les articles de ce contenu. Cela te permettra de rendre la navigation plus intuitive pour les utilisateurs.

    3️⃣ Paramètres avancés de la boucle : Nous optimiserons les performances en ajustant les paramètres de la boucle. Une navigation fluide et rapide est essentielle pour une bonne expérience utilisateur.

    4️⃣ Création de la clé du transient : Nous apprendrons à créer une clé de transient unique. Cette étape est cruciale pour gérer efficacement les données temporaires.

    5️⃣ Présentation du transient : Une explication détaillée de ce qu’est un transient et comment il fonctionne. Tu comprendras pourquoi et comment les utiliser pour améliorer les performances de ton site.

    6️⃣ Création du transient : Nous mettrons en place notre premier transient. Tu verras comment stocker temporairement des données pour accélérer le chargement des pages.

    7️⃣ Visualisation des transients : Nous verrons comment visualiser les transients dans la base de données. Cela te permettra de vérifier que tout fonctionne correctement.

    8️⃣ Supprimer tous les transients : Nous apprendrons à supprimer tous les transients. Une étape importante pour maintenir ton site propre et performant.

    9️⃣ Création de la page d’option : Nous créerons une page d’option pour gérer la suppression des transients. Tu pourras ainsi offrir une interface utilisateur pour cette tâche.

    🔟 Affichage des transients dans la base de données : Nous examinerons comment les transients sont stockés dans la base de données. Une bonne compréhension de cette partie est essentielle pour le débogage et l’optimisation.

    1️⃣ 1️⃣ Résultats de la fonction de suppression : Nous vérifierons les résultats de notre fonction de suppression des transients. Tu verras comment s’assurer que les transients sont bien supprimés.

    1️⃣ 2️⃣ Conclusion : Nous conclurons sur l’utilisation des fonctions PHP complexes avec l’éditeur de site (FSE). Tu auras une vue d’ensemble sur l’intégration de ces techniques avancées dans ton projet WordPress.