May 26, 2023 — It’s clear how PHP has evolved in the last years, but a lot of developers are still using or thinking the same way as if they are using PHP 5 or PHP 7. The idea of this talk is to give a hands-on overview of new and exciting features of PHP 8, how to upgrade old code, and, especially, how you take your way of thinking code to another level.

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May 26, 2023 — In this talk, I plan to provide insights into how to create social media content that captures attention and drives engagement. I will also discuss the benefits of using UGC and influencer marketing and how that plays into creating a community around a brand. I can also cover topics around aesthetics of the grid, messaging/captions, and social media platform best practices.

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May 26, 2023 — When developing WordPress plugins or themes, it’s a good idea to have tools in place to help improve your code quality and debug your code in the case of errors. Enabling error logs, inspecting the values of variables during code execution, and looking at the database queries being run are all tools that developers can use to find and fix problems. In this workshop, we’ll dive into some of the options built into WordPress that you have at your disposal, learn about various debugging plugins and their uses, as well as look at one or two third-party tools to consider.

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May 25, 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 5 of a five-part series.

May 25, 2023 — This Hallway Hangout was a casual conversation about building block themes for clients and ways you can curate the Editor experience in WordPress. We also discussed common challenges and pain points, reviewed existing solutions, and identified new improvements to WordPress that would make block theming easier for client work.

The session began with a demonstration of new curation techniques available in WordPress 6.2 followed by a brief review of how to build a starter block theme. If you have begun building block themes for clients or are interested in block theming, this session is especially for you.

May 25, 2023 — An introduction to my easy to use workflow on how to measure and test your own growth-marketing strategy. I have been using this successfully and brought an example you should try on your website.

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May 24, 2023 — Whether working alone or with a team of people, understanding what version control is, how to use it, and how it can improve your WordPress development process is imperative.

This session is designed to teach developers the basic concepts and best practices of version control. This session will be focused on Git and GitHub as our version control tools.

May 24, 2023 — In this presentation Adam Zielinski, a member of the development team that created WordPress Playground, introduces this exciting new implementation and also demonstrates it. He explains the technologies that make the magic happen, and runs through a variety of scenarios and use cases.

May 23, 2023 — In this session, we will use various patterns to create a Services Page. Patterns allow you to add beautifully designed, ready-to-go layouts to any WordPress site with a simple insert or copy/paste. Learn how to add and modify patterns to suit your design needs.

May 23, 2023 — In this presentation Adam Zielinski, a member of the development team that created WordPress Playground, introduces this exciting new implementation and demonstrates it. He will explains the technologies that make the magic happen, and run through a variety of scenarios and use cases.