December 11, 2023 — State of the Word is the annual keynote address delivered by the WordPress project’s co-founder, Matt Mullenweg, celebrating the progress of the open source project and offering a glimpse into its future.

For the first time, State of the Word ventures beyond North America, bringing the WordPress community to a new and vibrant city that plays a vital role in the WordPress project — Madrid, Spain! Join Matt as he provides a retrospective of 2023, demos the latest in WordPress tech, and comments on the future of the WordPress open source project.

December 10, 2023 — This talk offers guidance and inspiration for beginners who want to begin a career in WordPress. Learn about different careers in WordPress.

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December 10, 2023 — This talk explains why good User Experience (UX) is good business.

The examples in this presentation showcase some common business goals that great UX teams can positively impact with quantifiable results.

December 10, 2023 — This talk provides a deep dive into the union of ChatGPT-4 and WordPress publishing. For content creators, developers, and WordPress enthusiasts alike, this presentation offers a holistic view of the latest advancements in AI technology and how it’s shaping the future of digital publishing.

December 10, 2023 — In the ever-evolving landscape of web development, staying relevant and innovative as a WordPress developer is a crucial pursuit. As AI continues to make its presence felt, WordPress developers are facing a unique challenge and opportunity. This topic will include strategies and insights on how to thrive and remain irreplaceable in the era of AI for WordPress developers. From leveraging the power of AI as a valuable tool in your development toolkit to mastering the art of creating unique, personalized, and highly customized WordPress solutions, this talk will equip you with the knowledge and skills necessary to stand out in a competitive field. It will include the keys to not just surviving but thriving in the age of AI as a WordPress developer.

December 10, 2023 — The maturation of the block editor brought a major shift in WordPress theme development. For many independent developers, this change was a huge disruption to workflow: a once-reliable codebase now in flux, entirely new coding languages and tooling to learn, and layers of complexity added to tools that used to be simple and accessible.

Hear from a full-time independent developer – someone building and supporting real projects with classic WordPress, the block editor, “hybrid” themes, and Full Site Editing.

This talk shares lessons learned about navigating the triumphs and pitfalls of modern WordPress theme development. Find out how to confidently decide which tools and features make sense for your projects.

December 10, 2023 — This talk offers an introduction to Five for the Future. Five for the Future is the official contribution program of WordPress which encourages individuals and companies to pledge up to 5% of their time to give back to WordPress.

As WordPress scales up, this program will play a major role in helping WordPress grow with the times, and in taking our favorite open-source software to the next level.

Get practical tips and learn how to make the most out of the contributor program.

December 10, 2023 — Learn security lessons through a humorous but “scary story” about a WordPress site owner Joe and his website security troubles.

December 10, 2023 — Are you using the Gutenberg editor now, and you love it, but It would never cross your mind to learn how to create your blocks, or you don’t have a good relationship with React? Learn how you can do a lot with less effort.

Some tricks can save you headaches, like creating block variants, adding custom categories, redefining core blocks and working with theme.json.

December 10, 2023 — Learn the basics of internationalization and localization in WordPress. Find out how to apply these capabilities to themes and plugins. This talk covers the translation functions for PHP and JavaScript.