June 5, 2026 — WordPress 7.0 is not yet another WordPress release. It might be the most significant release in a while. It comes with features we couldn’t even imagine a couple of years ago. It’s changing how we use WordPress and how we develop on top of and with WordPress. It’s changing everything. Join a group of contributors who helped with this release in various ways to discuss not just new features in the software itself, but also the process of releasing such an impactful software, human errors, contribution workflows, and anything you wish to know about WordPress 7.0.

June 5, 2026 — Every time a new WordPress e-commerce plugin launches, the rumour mill predicts doom for WooCommerce. But the truth is the opposite: WooCommerce thrives when the ecosystem grows. This session reveals why internal competition is largely a myth and how collaboration is the real driver of success. We’ll look at examples of plugins coexisting and complementing one another, and explore how shared knowledge, integrations, and partnerships amplify the entire WP ecommerce ecosystem. Attendees will also gain perspective on the bigger picture: Shopify isn’t going away, but a collaborative, open-source community has unique advantages that SaaS platforms can’t match. By the end of this session, people will understand how embracing diversity and collaboration makes WooCommerce stronger and equips developers, store builders, and agencies to compete more effectively in the global e-commerce market.

June 5, 2026 — Discover the latest evolution of WordPress Playground in a talk designed for every skill level. We will start with the new, easy-to-use web tools, including the Blueprints Editor, File Editor, and the new Admin Database Manager. Then, we will look under the hood at the architectural changes, like modular PHP versions and OpCache support, that have boosted performance by over 40%. Finally, we will explore advanced developer workflows, including running PHP with Composer in the browser, debugging with Xdebug, and automating tests with Playwright.

June 5, 2026 — Human in the loop is supposed to mean something. Instead, it’s become a comfort phrase. A checkbox instead of a choice about who does what. Humans bring knowledge, judgment, and context. AI brings scale, pattern recognition, and capacity beyond any individual. The real work is building products where both do what they’re good at. When you get that right, both do more than either could alone. This talk is practical and honest about where systems fail. The way we build products has changed. Recognising that means understanding where we as humans need to collaborate.

June 5, 2026 — Many theme developers assume accessibility-ready requirements are hard to meet — but that’s rarely true. This session shares practical insights from real theme reviews and shows how both block and classic themes can reach accessibility-ready status with manageable effort.

June 5, 2026 — Your webshop is ready to go international. Exciting, terrifying, and often more complicated than anyone budgeted for. Whether you own a shop or help clients build and grow one, you already know that translating pages is the smallest part of the process. This talk focuses on the things people consistently forget when going global and the questions you should ask before launch. We’ll look at cultural differences that quietly sabotage marketing, pricing, and currency choices that affect trust and conversion, payment methods people actually expect to see, and shipping and returns that mean very different things depending on where your customers live. No deep tech. no code. Just clear, usable guidance for webshop owners and the agencies that help them achieve international growth without international chaos.

June 5, 2026 — In 2025, CERN, the birthplace of the Web, announced its official adoption of WordPress as its future content management system. This talk outlines the process of adopting WordPress at scale at an international organisation, covering aspects such as governance, infrastructure development, and automated migration of 800+ websites onto a customised WordPress Service. Additional members of the teams will be available throughout the day to answer any questions you may have.

June 5, 2026

June 1, 2026 — Recently, the Training Team updated the Content Translation Handbook to improve the translation workflow and make it easier for contributors to get started with translating Learn WordPress content.
In this online workshop, we will walk through the updated handbook and explore the complete translation process for Training Team contributors.

May 25, 2026