September 15, 2024 — Marc Wieland zeigt in dieser Präsentation, wie der Blog des Schweizerischen Nationalmuseums mit WordPress als Headless CMS implementiert wurde.

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September 15, 2024 — Patrick C. Price zeigt in dieser Präsentation anhand eines konkreten Projekts, wie man dank KI-Chatbots auch ohne Programmierkenntnisse eigene WordPress Plugins entwickeln kann.

September 12, 2024 — While there are many form plugins available in the WordPress.org plugin directory, being able to code your own contact form plugin is a useful skill, and often the first thing a new developer will create. In this session, you will learn how to create a basic contact form plugin for your WordPress website.

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September 12, 2024 — The Query Loop block might sound bland, but it’s actually the driving force behind the layout of modern WordPress blogs. Let’s dive into this critical block together, and explore some of the ways you can put it to use on your site to show off your content. We’ll uncover why it’s such an important block and where you can use it, and explore how to configure its features to get the result you’re aiming for. We’ll also peek at the different types of blocks you might want to nest inside it. Finally, we’ll uncover some lesser-known ways to use the Query Loop block, to display pages and other types of content besides posts.

September 10, 2024 — In this lesson, you’ll learn how to use the Create Block Theme plugin to customize, save, and export a WordPress theme. You’ll explore how to apply changes to colors, fonts, and layouts and export your modified theme as a zip file for use on other websites.

September 10, 2024 — A blog allows you to share ideas, connect with like-minded people, and enhance your online presence. In this session, we will learn how to set up a blog, create posts, and create categories and tags.

September 10, 2024 — WordPress 6.7 will include a new template registration API, letting you register custom block templates in your plugins. This long-needed feature lets you create default front-end output that plays nicely with themes while also being customizable from the Site Editor by users.

In this Developer Hours session, we looked at:

– The basics of registering templates for your plugin.
– Working with the template hierarchy and themes.
– Building custom templates for custom post types and taxonomies.
– Taking your templates to the next level by integrating them with custom fields, block variations, and more.
– Creating templates for entirely custom URLs built with the Rewrite API.

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September 6, 2024 — The WordPress Playground block is a way to load an instance of WordPress Playground inside your WordPress site.

It includes an interactive code editor, that currently only supports plugins.

Over the course of the next few live streams, I will be working on submitting a PR so that it can also support themes.

September 4, 2024 — En la comunidad WordPress, nos enorgullece ser un espacio donde la diversidad y la inclusión son valores fundamentales. Sin embargo, aunque estos principios son esenciales, a menudo no se comprenden completamente o no se aprovechan al máximo.

A pesar de ser una comunidad global, todavía enfrentamos desafíos en cuanto a la representación y la inclusión. Algunos grupos no siempre reciben el mismo nivel de visibilidad o apoyo, lo que puede crear un entorno menos acogedor y diverso de lo que deseamos.

En esta charla, exploraremos cómo la diversidad y la inclusión están integradas en el ADN de WordPress y cómo tú, como miembro de esta comunidad, puedes contribuir a crear un entorno más equitativo y representativo. Descubre cómo la diversidad no solo enriquece nuestra comunidad, sino que también impulsa la innovación y crea oportunidades para todas las personas.

September 3, 2024 — This lesson introduces WordPress users to the basics of accessing their site files via FTP or cPanel’s File Manager. It covers the WordPress file structure, how to download and upload files, and an overview of the wp-config.php file for troubleshooting or setup purposes. By the end, you’ll gain confidence in navigating your site’s files and understanding how they fit into “the cloud.”