September 30, 2023 — Learn more about new features and enhancements of WordPress 6.4, which is targeted for a November 2023 release. Find out what 6.4 has to offer as Damon Cook explores the first Beta release.

September 30, 2023 — This talk explains how to make the most of the code review process.

Topics include:

– giving and receiving feedback
– focusing on the right things
– handling conflicts
– review of a real-world case study
– recommended tools and techniques

Good code reviews create a positive, collaborative culture that leads to not only better code but a happier and more productive work environment. Learn how to embrace code reviews as opportunities for improvement.

Whether you’re taking on a new project or just checking a pull request, code reviews can help with quality control, bug catching, and knowledge sharing.

September 30, 2023 — This lightning talk for WordPress developers offers an example of how the WordPress.org API was used to create a plugin comparison website.

September 30, 2023 — Have you been handed the keys to a WordPress site and don’t know where to start? Maybe you have a new job or started volunteering somewhere and now your responsibilities involve caring for the website. You have to get up to speed quick!

Learn more about key concepts and skills for taking over a WordPress site.

September 30, 2023 — Learn how WordPress works as a static site generator and which hosting options, tools, and external services are available to run your static website for free. Find out how this can happen without giving up essential features like contact forms and search.

September 30, 2023 — This talk offers an overview of how to configure and use WooCommerce as a web-shop owner. Learn all about WooCommerce performance. Performance topics include:

– using taxonomies and not meta_data
– choosing plugins that do not slow the site down, or that load a new cookie on every page;
– how to cache the site with CDN’s and what to consider when you become big
– headless WooCommerce and how it will be the future but it’s not quite ready yet
– High-Performance Order Storage (HPOS)
– measuring WooCommerce performance, and making sure that your host can handle that massive product release you are making

September 30, 2023 — This WordCamp Keynote shares the remarkable journey of transitioning from a mailman to a software engineer in just three years, with the WordPress community as a guiding force. Discover how the power of WordPress and the support of its vibrant community propelled a career transformation.

September 30, 2023 — This talk offers insights into the overall security of WordPress ecosystem and shows how 2022 has changed compared to 2021.

The presentation is based on data collected from 2022 by processing more than 4000 security vulnerabilities and analyzing logs of tens of millions of attacks.

Learn what to expect as open-source and supply-chain security aligns with national security, in combination with increasing regulation by European Union and US.

September 30, 2023 — There is so much to know these days. And so much to track. So much to test. Big companies have made it seem so easy to just “buy” traffic and customers. We’re slowly becoming blind to what it actually is that builds great businesses. It is not you testing the emoji in that subject line of your newsletter. Nor is it the amount of money you spend on advertising.

Everyone is leaking energy, time and resources focusing on, and optimizing, the wrong things. In this talk, I’ll show you what it is you should be focusing on, and what you should be optimizing. Time to get that energy and those resources back and spend them on the things that will make your business thrive!

September 30, 2023 — When it became against the law to have an inaccessible website in Norway this speaker accepted it as an opportunity to raise their standards. Why not accelerate the process with a little help from an AI friend?

Learn how to harness AI to enhance the accessibility of your website, resulting in increased user engagement and better overall user experience.