December 2, 2025 — WordPress 6.9 is just around the corner, so now is a great time to start digging into the new developer focused updates coming in the next release.

In the first of two scheduled sessions we will cover

Block Bindings
Interactivity API & Interactivity Router

Join us as we dive into these new updates with live demos and code examples. We’ll wrap up with a Q&A session, so feel free to bring your questions and ideas.

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November 28, 2025 — This video walks you through how to plan a WordPress Campus Connect event—from choosing a date and name, to selecting a venue, curriculum, and target audience. You’ll also learn about event duration, pricing, branding guidelines, sponsor support, and how to get help and submit your application.

November 28, 2025

November 27, 2025 — WordPress 6.9 is scheduled for December 2025. In this hands-on session, we’ll turn the Beta/RC notes and Field Guide into a simple, repeatable launch plan.

By the end of this workshop, attendees will learn how to use the Beta/RC releases to test their site for the upcoming releases. This will be a practical walkthrough to build your staging, test for compatibility, and plan a safe rollout

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November 26, 2025 — An introduction to the WordPress Campus Connect Organizer Orientation course.

This course will guide you through the entire WordPress Campus Connect event setup process.

November 24, 2025

November 24, 2025 — WordPress developers are well familiar with Custom Post Types — a powerful feature, though not without its limitations. One of the modern alternatives gaining attention is the Custom Content Type (also known as Advanced Content Type).

But what exactly is a CCT, and why might you consider using it — especially when it’s nowhere to be found in the official WordPress documentation?

In this talk, Łukasz Wilczak will clear up the confusion, share insights from real-world projects, and demonstrate the practical differences between CPTs and CCTs.

As a bonus, you’ll see data-driven results from hands-on experiments answering the key question: Is it really worth switching to CCT?

November 24, 2025 — AIO is shaking up SEO and the old playbook won’t survive. Traditional rankings are giving way to AI-powered snapshots, zero-click answers, and a search landscape where visibility looks completely different.

In this session, we’ll explore what AIO means for SEO professionals, content creators, and WordPress site owners. You’ll learn how AI-driven results impact click-through rates, how brand authority and structured data become non-negotiable, and what strategies will future-proof your website.

We’ll also cover practical steps: optimizing for visibility, diversifying traffic sources beyond Google, and building brand signals that survive algorithm shifts.

November 24, 2025 — Discover how WordPress Playground is transforming the testing landscape for WordPress development. This session explores the powerful testing capabilities of WordPress Playground, a revolutionary tool that runs complete WordPress instances directly in your browser using WebAssembly.
We’ll journey through the comprehensive testing ecosystem that WordPress Playground enables, starting with simple PR preview implementations that allow instant testing of changes without server setup. From there, we’ll advance to integration testing strategies, demonstrating how to validate plugin and theme compatibility across different WordPress configurations seamlessly.
The session progresses to end-to-end (E2E) testing implementation, showing how WordPress Playground’s browser-based environment creates consistent, reliable testing conditions. Finally, we’ll explore cutting-edge AI integrations that can automatically generate and maintain CI/CD pipelines, reducing manual testing overhead while improving code quality.

November 24, 2025 — For 45 minutes, we’ll dive into the future of online selling in a conversation divided into two complementary moments: 25 minutes of interview where James will share WooCommerce’s strategic vision, the trends he sees in the market, and the features being developed to address real challenges faced by platform users. The interview will be conducted by Katie Keith. 20 minutes of direct Q&A where you and other participants can directly question one of the most influential voices in global ecommerce. How often do you get the opportunity to ask the person responsible for WooCommerce’s strategy directly about that feature you need, or about the direction the platform will take? Who this session is for This is for you if: you have an online store, you’re a developer or implementer, you’re considering creating an online store you’re an entrepreneur or manager interested in online commerce. This is your opportunity to listen, question, and connect with one of the minds behind the platform that could be fueling your next success story.