September 29, 2023 — Join us for a comprehensive and engaging panel discussion at this year’s WordCamp as we delve into the world of performance optimization in WordPress. Our panelists, representing a diverse range of experience and expertise from site owners to plugin developers to core contributors, will share their insights and thoughts about website speed and overall performance and user experience.

During the panel, we will discuss the common challenges faced when it comes to performance optimization, and how to overcome them. Our panelists will also discuss why performance is critical for a good user experience, and how it can impact the success of a website.

Panelists will discuss the tools and best practices they follow when optimizing performance. We will also discuss how to handle performance challenges specific to different areas, how to balance features vs. their performance impact, and ideas for how we might leverage Gutenberg and Site Editing to improve WordPress performance in the future.

Join us and learn what it takes to take your website or product performance to the next level!

September 29, 2023 — WordPress contains an extensive list of APIs for performing common tasks across a WordPress site. From interacting with the database to creating responsive images, there’s an API for practically everything. This session will focus on the Responsive Images API, including a brief history of responsive images in WordPress, how the API works, and how it’s used for theme development.

September 29, 2023 — Added to WordPress in version 2.7, The Settings API allows developers to develop admin pages containing settings forms to be managed semi-automatically. It lets you define settings pages, sections within those pages, and fields within the sections. In this session, you’ll learn how to use the Settings API with the Options API to create settings pages for your plugins or themes.

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September 28, 2023 — In a digital landscape historically painted with masculine strokes, women’s experiences bring a unique blend of challenges and triumphs. From battling biases to leveraging WordPress as a tool for empowerment, this session The presentation is designed to inspire women, share their stories, encourage diversity, and enrich the broader digital community.

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September 28, 2023 — How do you build a company that is loved by employees? No, giving all the money is not the answer. In this talk, Eng Chin will share how Automattic – the company behind WordPress.com, WooCommerce, and more – builds an open, distributed, inclusive workplace culture using P2, a WordPress theme built for team collaboration, and becomes one of the top Most Loved Workplace® in the world.

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September 27, 2023 — In this installment of WordPress Developer Hours, we dove into the functionalities of the create-block package. Developed to simplify and accelerate the process of building custom WordPress blocks, this package has become an indispensable tool for developers of all levels.

In addition to covering the fundamentals of the create-block package, the presentation showcased often overlooked features such as external project templates and variants, among others. So, whether you’re starting with block development or an experienced pro, this session will help you build better blocks.

September 25, 2023 — This workshop will explain what GPL is in general, and how it applies to the vetting process for content creators in the Training Team. This will be followed by a live walkthrough of a Faculty Administrator vetting an application, giving a behind-the-scenes look at how GPL is applied in the team.

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September 23, 2023 — Join us for an enlightening session where we delve into the crucial intersection of web development and legal compliance. In this session, we will explore the key considerations and practical strategies for integrating robust Terms of Use and Privacy Policies seamlessly into your web development projects.

During this talk, you will gain insights into:
– The significance of Terms of Use and Privacy Policies in web development & case study (Google & Amazon)
– Do Malaysian businesses need to be concerned about the EU general data protection regulation, GDPR?
– Understanding the legal implications and regulatory frameworks surrounding user data and privacy
– Techniques for effectively integrating legal requirements into your web development
– Implementing consent mechanisms and user-friendly interfaces for privacy settings

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September 23, 2023 — In this session, I will discuss the significant impact of WordPress on my career through its introduction, WordCamp participation, and community contributions. Discover the power of active engagement with WordPress, including attending and organising events and making valuable connections with fellow developers and users. Let’s go WordCamp hopping!

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September 22, 2023 — The Options API is a simple and standardized way of storing general data about a WordPress site in the database. The API makes it easy to create, access, update, and delete options. In this session, we will look at what types of data you would store using this API, how and where the options are stored, and how to use to API to create, access, update and delete options.

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