December 23, 2024 — While the WordPress hooks system makes WordPress very extendable, it can sometimes create conflicts with your plugin’s functionality.

In this lesson you will learn how to remove hooked callback functions to prevent them from executing.

December 23, 2024 — As a plugin developer, you’ll probably try to cover all possible use cases when building your plugin’s functionality.

In this lesson, you will learn about custom hooks, the perfect way to enable your users to customize your plugin to their needs.

December 19, 2024 — En esta lección, profundizaremos en los conceptos básicos, para ayudarte a entender lo que puedes llegar a conseguir con WordPress, incluso si eres principiante.

December 17, 2024 — In the final Developer Hours session of 2024, we took a closer look at WordPress Playground. This tool allows users to create fully functional WordPress instances directly in their browser, with no installation or setup required. Beyond spinning up WordPress sites, Playground offered powerful capabilities, from testing plugins and themes to running demos and even supporting app development. No matter how you engage with WordPress, Playground has something valuable to offer.

The session explored tools and workflows for plugin and theme development, demonstrated how to use Playground for testing and support, highlighted key improvements introduced in 2024, and offered a preview of exciting new features planned for 2025.

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December 16, 2024 — WordPress Playground is a platform that lets you run WordPress instantly on any device without a web host. Anyone can use it to build, experiment, and test anything related to WordPress.

In this online workshop, core WordPress Playground developer Berislav Grgicak joins developer educator Jonathan Bossenger to share insights into how developers can leverage WordPress Playground.

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December 15, 2024 — Explicaré algunos conceptos clave con los que es posible construir buscadores como Google, o Ploogins, que en vez de usar keywords o literales, nos permiten buscar semánticamente. Para ello, hablaremos de IA, por supuesto.

Es decir, os explicaré cómo hemos construido un buscador semántico desde cero, Ploogins, y entre otras cosas os desvelaré su ingrediente secreto.

Será una charla que servirá para entender una parte de cómo funcionan las IAs como ChatGPT por dentro.

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December 15, 2024 — En esta meetup exploraremos cómo el diseño UX/UI puede facilitar interacciones más naturales con herramientas basadas en inteligencia artificial. Descubriremos patrones clave que optimizan la experiencia del usuario, y compartiremos flujos simples pero efectivos que simplifican el uso de estas tecnologías. Si estás diseñando interfaces para asistentes virtuales, motores de búsqueda con IA u otras aplicaciones, esta charla te ayudará a crear experiencias más intuitivas y funcionales.

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December 13, 2024 — In this session, we’ll focus on how block themes have shaped the course of WordPress and what to expect in the upcoming release on November 12th.

We will explore the new features in WordPress 6.7, looking at how block themes work and the freedom they offer both developers and content editors. We’ll take a closer look at the latest WordPress theme, TwentyTwentyFive, dive into the newest theme.json version (v3) and its role, investigate template files, and play around with patterns and layouts.

These insights will help developers understand how Gutenberg and block themes work under the hood and empower content editors to take control of their content with confidence.

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December 13, 2024 — In this topic, we will explain and demonstrate step-by-step the process of what a landing page is, how it is built, and how it functions when created with Elementor.

More specifically, we will cover:

– What a landing page is, the benefits, and how it serves various businesses such as e-commerce brands, B2B companies, events, travel agencies, education & ed-tech, and digital products.
– The essential components of a landing page that can achieve a conversion rate of over 4%.
– How to write Direct Response Copy to increase leads & sales.
– How to use ChatGPT to automate 90% of the copywriting process.
– The marketing stack for tracking conversions (funnel report) and setting up notifications for conversion alerts.
– The process from zero to launch, including briefing, concept creation, copywriting, UI/UX design with Figma, development on WordPress, launch, and post-launch activities.
– Examples & case studies with real-life results.

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December 13, 2024 — Technical automations in WooCommerce play a pivotal role in the efficient operation of an online store and achieving economies of scale. Through these automations, time-consuming processes such as inventory management, product updates, and order shipping can be completed more quickly and accurately.

For instance, with automated inventory synchronization, WooCommerce can communicate directly with warehouse systems, automatically updating the store’s website with the latest information on available products.

Additionally, automations can enhance customer experience and relationship management. By sending automated emails for every stage of an order or tracking abandoned carts, the store stays active in communicating with customers, keeping them informed about their orders. Automations integrate easily with CRM platforms, enabling optimized tracking of the customer base.

Finally, the integration of automations with third-party systems, such as shipping platforms and ERP systems, allows WooCommerce to function as a central management hub for multiple systems. Automations can create shipping labels, track orders, and synchronize orders and customer data between the store and the business’s other systems. These processes save time and reduce errors, making the store more efficient.

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