May 23, 2023 — Social media is an important marketing arm for many websites and businesses. But in most cases, the content lives and dies relatively quickly. How can you use social media to improve your website SEO?

Michelle will share how she turned a surprise viral video (currently at 31.5 million views) into website SEO gold.

Plus, she’ll share how to create strategic social media content that can improve website rankings in Google, regardless of how well they perform on their respective platforms.

May 23, 2023 — Have you ever felt too ashamed to admit to yourself or others about your state of mind?

I learned that there is nothing ever more important in life than my own health – both physical and mental. There have been many times where my path changed and even when I had to break out of my own life in order to protect my health.

There is a myth that we all have a destiny and that we know it from a young age. Don’t envy those people!

Only by stepping back once in a while and by reconsidering my personal decisions, did I became who I am today: a pioneer who likes new challenges and who needs to reinvent herself from time to time.

Nevertheless, deep inside I am also afraid of change and I struggle with mental health issues. Leaving the comfort zone can be very scary but everything you want lies on the other side of fear.

In this talk, I will give you my insight on why stepping back is important to your progress and to find out who you really are.

We’ll discuss reevaluating personal and professional priorities and values, how to understand when you need a rest, and how to keep your mental health up.

May 23, 2023 — Front-end performance refers to the speed and responsiveness of a website as experienced by the user. It can be improved by optimizing images, minifying code, using a content delivery network (CDN), and reducing the number of HTTP requests, among other things.

Front-end performance in WordPress can be tricky because there are so many chefs (theme, plugins) that contribute to what the HTML document looks like. Fail to keep an eye on things and they will get out of control.

This talk is not at all about server-side performance (even though that is also important), instead, it focuses on how the user’s device processes the page returned by the server, the main challenges, tools that can help you, mistakes to avoid, and yes – because everyone cares about them – Core Web Vitals.

May 22, 2023 — Remember the famous “5 minutes installation” process for installing WordPress?

Let’s see what WP-CLI can do in 5 minutes. And everything else that can happen in the terminal in 40 minutes. We might actually make WordPress instances more secure. Or just break it.

This is not your usual presentation talk. This is a live terminal commanding; SSHing your WordPress administration and development; and releasing the Kraken or two.

May 22, 2023 — Child themes have always been an important part of the WordPress theme developer’s workflow. With the dawning of FSE (Full Site Editing) and block-based themes, developers are finding that old approaches don’t work anymore, and asking important questions: Where should customization take place? What is this theme.json thing? And, do we even need child themes anymore?
In this talk, I’ll address these questions and propose best practices for how to handle child themes and site customization.

May 22, 2023 — The open-source community thrives on collaboration and the sharing of knowledge. In recent years, there has been a growing emphasis on inclusivity and accessibility in educational materials. The WordPress Training Team is at the forefront of this movement, continually striving to improve the quality and accessibility of their training resources. We invite researchers, educators, and open-source enthusiasts as contributors in creating inclusive education within the open-source community.

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May 22, 2023

May 22, 2023 — Step into the future of e-commerce with “Sell Smarter: Use A HEADless Starter” – your ultimate guide to a streamlined online store experience.

Discover the power of SureCart, the headless plugin that enables you to create lightning-fast checkout pages and sales funnels in WordPress, effortlessly.

In this engaging WordCamp presentation, we’ll also unveil SureTriggers, the innovative headless automation plugin to automate transactional information and boost your sales process efficiency.

Learn practical tips and strategies for harnessing these dynamic tools to elevate your e-commerce and automation game, regardless of your WordPress expertise.

May 22, 2023 — The Metaverse and WordPress, Oh My Gosh Here Comes VR The explosion of the Metaverse, AltSpace VR, Infiniverse and other Immersive Environments is changing the structure and face of web development.
WordPress will have to pivot and maneuver through the myriad of digital languages, codes, programming and growth of AI, VR, XR, MR realities.
William will share how to understand and provide strategies to navigate the differences and nuances associated with maneuvering through immersive environments while maintaining a sense of normalcy, coherence, and connection. Those attending will take away knowledge that should prepare them for the new worlds being developed and shaped to replace basic web development.

May 22, 2023 — WordPress is awesome, but everyone runs into issues now and then. Whether you own, maintain or build WordPress sites, troubleshooting is a skill set that will save you time and money.

In this session, you will:
– Learn about the types of WordPress issues you may encounter and how to diagnose them.
– Discover the step-by-step processes that will help you find the root cause of an issue.
– Learn what your next steps are once you know the source of an issue.
– Learn what information you should be providing when interacting with developers or your web host to help speed up the problem resolution process.