March 31, 2026 — In this video, I share my WP Credits contribution to the WordPress Photos team through community event photography.

As a volunteer photographer for Women WordPress Day Costa Rica 2026, I documented the event and delivered a curated archive of 133 copyright-free photos for community use.

Resources:

WordPress.org profile: https://profiles.wordpress.org/ricardopatino/

Event page: https://events.wordpress.org/sanjose/2026/women-wordpress-day/

Photo Directory (example): https://wordpress.org/photos/photo/72669b170c/

Photo Directory author page: https://wordpress.org/photos/author/ricardopatino/

Project/recap post: https://ricardopatino.blog/2026/03/08/women-wordpress-day-cr-2026-2/

Photo archive (Drive): https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1kuQ3xtkBcMbAJwsvq9zg-7YJnbXPnDO8

March 31, 2026 — In this talk, Sandesh will share how WordPress took him from fresher to VP of Engineering. Attendees will gain practical insights on building skills, navigating opportunities, and leveraging the WordPress ecosystem to grow whether as freelancers, developers, or future leaders. Along with successes, he’ll also share the lessons and mistakes that shaped his growth, so others can chart their own path with WordPress.

March 31, 2026

March 25, 2026 — I am going to share to test WordPress 7.0 in a safe, non-production environment, such as a staging site or WordPress Playground. Testing on a live site is strongly discouraged due to potential instability.

How to Install WordPress 7.0 for Testing

Once your testing environment is ready, you can install the WordPress 7.0 Beta or Release Candidate (RC) version using one of the following methods:

1. Using the WordPress Beta Tester Plugin (Easiest)
Install and activate the WordPress Beta Tester plugin on your test site.
Navigate to Tools → Beta Testing.
Select the “Bleeding edge” channel and “Beta/RC Only” stream, then click Save Changes.
Go to Dashboard → Updates and install the latest WordPress 7.0 version.
2. Via Direct Download
Download the WordPress 7.0 zip file from the official WordPress.org announcements.
Install it manually on your test environment.
3. Using WP-CLI (Advanced)

Run the following command in your terminal:

wp core update –version=7.0-RC1
Replace RC1 with the latest available beta or release candidate version.

March 15, 2026 — Learn how to design and launch a professional event website for Campus Connect and WordCamp using WordPress. This hands-on workshop covers planning, page structure, themes, blocks, and essential features to showcase events, manage information, and engage the community effectively.

March 9, 2026 — Diego Gutierrez – WP Credits Program – Wrap-up presentation

March 9, 2026 — Create a GitHub workflow for automatically adding issues with the 7.0 label from the repo to the 7.0 project.

March 9, 2026 — Manage access to the GitHub project for WordPress release docs tasks.

March 8, 2026 — Create GitHub project for managing tasks for documenting WordPress 7.0 release.

March 8, 2026 — In this Video, we’ll explore how AI tools like ChatGPT can be used responsibly and practically in WordPress projects.
You’ll see real examples of how AI can help with:

Writing and improving HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and PHP
Creating WordPress features faster (like shortcodes and UI sections)
Debugging common WordPress issues
Reducing repetitive work while keeping full developer control
This session focuses on real-world usage, not hype.
AI will be shown as a helper and productivity tool, not a replacement for WordPress knowledge.

Why is this useful for all WordPress users

Developers can save time and improve workflow
Contributors can write better documentation and code examples
Beginners can understand code with clear explanations
Freelancers and site builders can work faster with confidence
No prior AI experience is required.
Basic WordPress knowledge is enough.

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