March 2, 2023 — Have you ever wanted to update your site’s design, but wondered exactly what that would entail? It sounds so daunting, so maybe you’ve wanted to watch someone else do it first before you tried? If so, then this online workshop is for you!

Come join this informal live stream where Ben will update his personal blog’s design while answering questions from attendees. In this multi-part workshop, you’ll get to see the full process of updating a site’s design, including:

* Creating a local staging site of a live site and transferring updates between the sites
* Updating a site’s theme from Twenty Twenty-Two to Twenty Twenty-Three
* Editing templates and template parts in the Site Editor

This is Part 1 of a multi-part series.

March 1, 2023 — Learn more about the history of Internet Art and the influence of WordPress on the Internet Art movement.

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March 1, 2023 — What’s a block style? What’s a block variation? Is there a difference between the two? When should you create a variation instead of a custom style?

In this Online Workshop, we will answer these questions and more. Block styles are a great way to modify the visual aesthetic of blocks, and block variations are one of the most overlooked tools for building customized block-based editing experiences in WordPress. Learn how to use this powerful functionality in your own projects.

February 24, 2023 — Quickly learn how to add a site logo and site icon using the site editor in a block theme.

February 24, 2023 — WordPress 6.2 is scheduled to be released on March 28, 2023, with the first Release Candidate (RC) to be available to test on March 7, 2023.

Testing an upcoming release is a great way to make sure your themes and plugins will work with the newest release, while also making sure you keep up to date with upcoming features.

In this session, you’ll learn how to use the WordPress Beta Tester plugin to test a new WordPress release, and where to find information to test the new features. We’ll also cover how to log an issue in the WordPress release ticketing system, should you come across a bug.

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February 23, 2023 — Do you have a WordPress website utilizing a classic WordPress theme that you’d like to migrate to a block theme? Are you worried about potential down-time on your live website if you make a mistake when switching from theme to theme? Would you like to learn how to move widget areas from your classic theme to a new block theme? If this sounds exciting, please join Sarah Snow in a live workshop to learn how to safely and comfortably migrate from a classic theme to a block theme.

February 23, 2023 — Every back-end WordPress developer must learn “The WordPress Loop”. It can be simple, yet also very nuanced.

We will learn what functions and classes WordPress provide and what the best practices are, what to avoid, how to optimize performance, and much more.

February 22, 2023 — The Columns block is a container block that can be used to create various custom layouts, and it opens up a world of design possibilities. In this tutorial, we will take a closer at all the functionalities of a Columns block.

February 21, 2023 — In this presentation, “SEO Magic: Tricks for Top Rankings,” I’ll reveal the secrets to boosting your website’s visibility and rankings on search engines.

Discover the best practices for keyword research and optimization, high-quality content creation and updates, mobile responsiveness, website speed optimization, and the use of header tags, meta descriptions, and alt tags for images.

Learn how to earn high-quality backlinks, create a user-friendly website structure, optimize website URLs, and utilize SSL encryption.

I’ll also show you how to create and submit a sitemap, track and analyze your website’s performance, and stay up-to-date with the latest SEO algorithms and guidelines.

Don’t miss out on this opportunity to learn the SEO tricks for top rankings! Register now.

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February 18, 2023 — In this session, I answer any developer-focused questions folks have. What questions do you have about WordPress development? Is there something you don’t understand, a piece of code you’re struggling with, or a problem you’re trying to solve?