November 20, 2023 — WordPress 6.4 is targeted to be released in early November 2023, and should be full of a plethora of exciting new features and enhancements. Let’s dive in and explore the beta features of WordPress 6.4 and all that it has to offer.

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November 20, 2023 — Prepare to make the journey from endpoint to endpoint of the WordPress REST API. All thru-hikers must make the proper preparations for their hike so we will go through some general basics of APIs, fill the proper permits (authentication), explore the trail and stop at several WordPress endpoints along the way, and learn how to blaze our own trail by creating custom API endpoints for your own use. This intermediate level hike assumes you have a basic understanding of development and what an API is. See you on the trail!

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November 20, 2023 — Wins and pitfalls of creating decoupled websites using WordPress as a content management system for front end JavaScript websites written in Gatsby, Angular and NextJS. Will be presenting lessons learned and tools used.

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November 20, 2023 — Ben’s presentation is an essential guide for anyone operating in the digital realm of WordPress, offering a deep dive into the world WordPress security and malware.

He’ll start by shedding light on common security risks, including prevalent forms of malware and recent trends within the threat landscape. Ben will be sure to focus on actionable solutions and practical measures that website owners can take to enhance their WordPress security posture. Ben will detail both fundamental precautions and advanced measures, each aimed at transforming your site from an easy target to a digital fortress.

Join us as we take a look at the world of WordPress security and discuss practical, implementable strategies that will help you build a resilient WordPress site in an ever-evolving threat landscape. Whether you’re a WordPress beginner or an experienced developer, you’ll come away with valuable insights and tools to protect your site against the sophisticated malware threats of today and tomorrow.

November 20, 2023 — Hablaremos de todos esos aspectos técnicos que no haces o haces mal y que ponen en peligro de muerte tu WordPress, tu negocio o tu imagen como profesional. Esas cosas que sabes que no están bien pero pasas de ellas, básicos que entendemos por necesarios pero prefieres dejarlos para luego o nunca. Aviso, voy con regla tamaño metro en mano al escenario y pienso repartir varios reglazos para que aprendas que una Web, tuya o de un cliente, tiene que cumplir unos mínimos en muchos aspectos, yo te contaré cuales.

November 18, 2023 — Unlock a treasure trove of strategies and practical tips to elevate your support team from good to outstanding. Begin by mastering the art of efficiently managing support tickets, then dive into organizing and prioritizing them for maximum impact. Discover how to leverage analytics to refine and enhance your support approach continually. Learn to handle various ticket types with precision, from refunds to feature requests or pre-sales inquiries, ensuring each customer interaction receives attentive care. Plus, explore productivity-boosting tools that can propel your support team’s performance to new heights.

November 18, 2023 — In this illuminating video, you will be guided through the key takeaways from the talk, focusing on actionable strategies to enhance website functionality and efficiency. Regardless of expertise level, audiences will discover practical tips to elevate their online presence without delving into coding complexities.

Join in as the 15-20 activities typically outsourced to third-party sites are revisited, showcasing seamless integration techniques within the WordPress platform. From workflow optimization to enhancing user engagement, this video delivers actionable insights for unlocking the website’s full potential.

November 18, 2023 — In today’s fast changing digital terrain, software testing has emerged as a critical aspect of ensuring a consistent user experience. This holds even more true within the WordPress ecosystem since many websites rely on an intricate mix of third party plugins, themes, and custom code. This makes it crucial to validate a website’s performance beyond unit and integration testing conducted by developers.

We will dive into why configuring basic smoke tests using end to end (E2E) testing is important even if you have no formal QA or developer experience.

Testing semantics aside, using no code automation testing tools, stakeholders with limited code knowledge can test critical website functionality, spot issues, and ensure a website is consistently performing as expected with certain limitations. This approach aligns seamlessly with the ethos of WordPress itself – democratizing the web and making it accessible to all.

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November 18, 2023 — Learn the story behind the launch of whitehouse.gov.

During an unconventional presidential transition in 2020, a web team had just six weeks to design and build a site from scratch. It had to be perfect, and it came with a constitutionally mandated deadline.

Hear from two longtime WordPress community members who led the whirlwind effort, and designed a highly customized Block Editor fit for the White House.

November 18, 2023 — This developer talk explains WordPress coding standards and suggests why you — and your development team — should embrace coding standards.

Learn more about best practices, modern code, and preventing conflicts with other themes and plugins. Discover how WordPress coding standards can also help safeguard against some common security vulnerabilities.

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