April 12, 2023 — You may have heard the term “Open Source” mentioned when talking about WordPress and other software, but what does it mean? In this session, we talk about:
* The principles of open source and free software
* What the GPL software license is
* Why WordPress is an Open Source project, and how this is important

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April 12, 2023 — In this session, we will discuss the WordPress 6.2 release and explore some of the new features that have been included.

April 10, 2023 — A new sticky option is available when wrapping a header or banner in a Group block. The sticky feature will ensure the block remains within the viewport and is stuck to the top of the page when the content is scrolled.

April 7, 2023 — When working with any CMS or web framework, it’s a good idea to understand the basics of how it works under the hood. When you understand how your development tools function, you feel more comfortable and confident using them. In this session, you’ll learn the basics of the WordPress request lifecycle, walking through the process that happens on the web server when a browser makes a request to a WordPress URI.

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April 6, 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 3 of a multi-part series.

April 6, 2023 — In the plugin security best practices tutorial we covered the 5 top ways you can ensure your plugin is developed securely. However, it’s important to understand why you need to follow these principles.

In this tutorial, we will cover the top 3 Common Vulnerabilities that are found in plugins, and how to use the practices taught in the previous tutorial to combat them.

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April 4, 2023 — In Part 2 of this Online Workshop series, we will briefly review the building blocks added in Part 1, then apply those blocks to creating the content for our Website Pages and Posts.

We’ll create an entire Home Page, Contact Page, and Portfolio Page using just a mobile browser and the WordPress Mobile App.

See in action how a website is put together on a mobile phone. Future sessions will dive a little deeper each time.

April 3, 2023 — Use a pattern to add a beautifully designed, ready-to-go layout to any WordPress site. In this Tutorial, we will explore how you can utilise patterns to save time and enhance design and creativity.

April 3, 2023 — Join us for a discussion about migrating a shortcode or widget based plugin to blocks. Learn from your peers and from experts. This is also an opportunity to share any hurdles or pain-points you’ve encountered and discover how to overcome them.

April 2, 2023 — WordPress has made it even easier for folks by enabling users to add media via the Inserter and images from Openverse that are free to use on your site.