June 23, 2023 — In order to extend WordPress, a developer needs to have a foundational understanding of the WordPress database as well as knowledge of how to interact with and manipulate the data stored there. In this session, we’ll take a high-level overview of the WordPress database, review the default ways to interact with the core schema and data.

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June 22, 2023 — New to WordPress? Want to extend what your website can do? Watch this workshop to learn about plugins–how to find them, how to vet them, what can go wrong–in WordPress in 2023.

June 22, 2023 — In this presentation, we discuss the IndieWeb movement and how you can use WordPress to build your own IndieWeb site.

The IndieWeb is a movement to take back control of our online identities and relationships. It’s based on the principles of openness, decentralization, and ownership. This may sound familiar to WordPress users!

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June 20, 2023 — If you speak a language other than English, and you’re interested in translation, then this Online Workshop is for you! Come join Ben as he walks through the translation process for different types of content on the Learn WordPress website.

June 19, 2023 — In this session, we will explore eight tips and shortcuts you could use to work faster and more efficiently in the block editor.

June 19, 2023

June 19, 2023 — This week we will take a break from writing code, with a WordPress developer quiz! In celebration of WordPress 20th Anniversary on the 27th of May, 2023, I’ll be asking 20 WordPress developer related questions.

Join me for a fun hour as we dive deep into the WordPress developer handbooks and see how many questions you can get right!

June 15, 2023 — This Hallway Hangout was a casual conversation about building block themes with a special focus on enhancements coming in WordPress 6.3 and those planned for 6.4. We also discussed common challenges and pain points, reviewed existing solutions, and identified new improvements to WordPress that make block theming easier for developers and users alike.

The session began with a brief demonstration of the changes coming to the Site Editor in 6.3, notably page management and new editing flows. If you have begun building block themes for clients or are interested in block theming, this session is especially for you.

June 15, 2023 — In this tutorial, you’ll learn some advanced multisite topics, like exporting a sub-site to a single site install, or converting a multisite back to a single site install.