October 13, 2023 — WordPress.org’s Learn WordPress platform is a comprehensive resource for users looking to learn more about the WordPress content management system and its various features and functions. The platform offers a variety of resources which are designed to help people learn to use, extend, and contribute to WordPress through synchronous and asynchronous learning.

This session is geared towards WordPress Meetup organizers, WordCamp organizers, educators, and contributors. But even if you are a WordPress user with a passion for learning, you can come hear about these free resources from the WordPress community!

In this session, you will learn about:
• An overview of the Learn WordPress platform
• Content Types on Learn WordPress
• Sharing Learn WordPress
• How to Contribute to Learn WordPress

October 13, 2023 — The HeroPress blog is full of great stories of people leveraging WordPress to make their lives better. Does this really make the world a better place?

This talk reviews several stories of people who’ve been impacted by the HeroPress project.

October 13, 2023 — Join us for an insightful panel discussion on BlackPress, a global WordPress community dedicated to empowering Black individuals worldwide.

Learn about the origins, objectives, and impact of this transformative initiative as we explore the significance of amplifying Black voices within the WordPress ecosystem. Discover why BlackPress emerged, addressing the underrepresentation and limited opportunities experienced by Black individuals in the digital space. Gain insights on how YOU can actively engage and contribute to this flourishing community.

Whether you’re from the Black diaspora or an ally, we invite you to participate, collaborate, and uplift Black voices through mentorship, open-source projects, networking, and showcasing achievements.

October 13, 2023 — In the past couple of years, there has been an increase in the number of WordPress businesses raising capital.

This talk explains how to decide if raising capital is right for your business, what options you have, how to go about the process, and what to look out for. Hint: bringing on outside investors isn’t always right, but it can sometimes help accelerate your business and impact.

October 13, 2023 — Every website contains information. Information is the reason that a website exists, so it’s a pity that how that information is organized is often an afterthought.

To be clear, information architecture is ***not*** the same as navigation design! User interfaces (the stuff people see and touch) are just the tip of a very important user experience iceberg. Good information organization starts with a well-designed, future-proof database and high-quality user research. And in WordPress, that means conscious decisions about how and where data is stored, and a solid understanding of the WordPress ecosystem and how the WordPress database actually stores stuff.

Join me to discover the essential tools and techniques that even beginners (whether designer, developer, UX professional, or project manager) can use to turn your next project from mess to success.

October 13, 2023 — Nothing about accessibility means you have to be boring. It just means you’re making your websites better. Just like when we realized there were a ton of different screen sizes to adapt to, it made our websites better for more people to use, accessibility is another way to give more people access to the sites you make.

We stick to conventions and best practices. We ask about audience and cater to their needs. Accessibility is about integrity. It’s about learning the basics, and using each new project as an opportunity to learn something new.

Let’s go over some amazingly creative ways to make fun and accessible websites.

October 13, 2023 — WooCommerce offers great performance for most use cases, but it can struggle with managing lots of products and orders. This talk explains at how to tackle the scaling limitations of WooCommerce.

See a demonstrator shop with over a million products and orders, using the new HPOS feature as well as ElasticPress.

October 13, 2023 — This Lightning Talk shares how to easily translate your WordPress site using AI translation.

People prefer reading, engaging, and buying in their own language. And you can easily reach them by translating your website.

Doing this used to be expensive and time-consuming but no more! Thanks to automatic translation using AI, it is now fast, affordable, and available to anyone. All you need are the right tools.

October 13, 2023 — Navigation is the main component of a website when it comes to moving around different pages and finding content. For this reason, it is critical to design and develop accessible navigation. This means keeping those using different devices and assistive technologies such as screen readers in mind.

Accessible navigation is easy to understand, semantic, and adaptive. In this session, Steve will review the best practices to design and develop accessible navigation from start to finish. He’ll also discuss how to replace the navigation in an existing theme.

October 13, 2023 — This developer-oriented talk offers advice from an SEO expert for setting up a WordPress site for SEO success.