December 4, 2022 — Learn the basics of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB).Know more about how to make ours a more inclusive and welcoming community where everyone can feel a sense of belonging.

December 3, 2022 — Learn all about images on the web! Topics include current formats, how browsers load images, and upcoming formats.

Start with a review of image formats commonly used on the web today: JPEG, GIT, PNG, SVG, and WebP. Find out what each format is good for, as well as when and how to use them.

Then dig into the surprisingly complicated loading process of pages and images in the browser and the implications for site optimization.

Finally, dive into newer formats like AVIF, JPEG XL, and WebP2, and how to begin using those in your projects.

December 2, 2022 — In this Hallway Hangout, we’ll have a casual chat about some of the Block Theme development-related features that are under active development. This will be an open conversation via Zoom. Expect plenty of healthy conversation, question and answers, and maybe even a demo or two.

December 2, 2022 — In this Online Workshop, we’ll explore how to design sophisticated layouts using Columns, Group, Row and Stack blocks. These blocks represent the fundamental building blocks of every WordPress website. You’ll learn the nuances of each block type and how to configure them correctly, with a special focus on new features in WordPress 6.1. Join us for an interactive presentation followed by a group Q&A.

December 2, 2022 — This series of workshops looks at building a WordPress block, without using React JSX.

So far, we’ve built a WordPress block using plain JavaScript which supports custom styles via a stylesheet, and which uses block attributes and the RichText component to allow the user to edit the block content. Next, we will add a block control and an additional attribute to allow the user to edit the block alignment.

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December 1, 2022 — This lightning talk explains the efficiencies of Google Tag Manager and shows how it helps to improve data and event tracking for WordPress websites. Learn more about best practices for setting up Google Tag Manager.

December 1, 2022 — This session is for people who were put in charge of a WordPress site they didn’t set up, and have zero to low technical or WordPress knowledge. They might be:
• Volunteers for nonprofits or informal community/civic/religious groups.
• Employees at small to medium sized businesses or nonprofits.

In this workshop, you will learn:
• Basic concepts of WordPress and web hosting.
• Important habits for keeping a WordPress site healthy.
• How to identify and learn the specific editor in use on your WordPress site.

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November 30, 2022 — Chrome is not just a great browser for viewing websites, but also an invaluable tool for building websites. Out of the box, Chrome ships with “developers tools”. Many web developers are aware of this and make use of some of the tools it provides. However, most developers only scratch the surface of what the browser can do. Join in as we take a deep dive into the Chrome developer tools and learn, among other things, how to:

– Quickly test styling fixes
– Emulate handheld devices to test responsive designs
– Easily navigate and debug JavaScript
– Use the JavaScript console
– View form submissions
– Monitor AJAX requests
– Check for performance issues
– Troubleshoot caching issues
– Create and use your own snippets
– Share replays of website interactions
– Auto-generate front-end tests
– Share the current state of Chrome dev tools with another developer

November 30, 2022 — Templates are groups of blocks combined to create a design for a webpage. You could also say templates can be described as a full-page layout that includes things like header, sidebar and footer areas. This Tutorial will explore using, editing and adding templates to customize your site by giving your posts and pages their own unique look and feel.

November 28, 2022 — In March 2022, Google announced the end date of the current version of Google Analytics. (commonly referred to as GA-3/Universal Analytics) This lightning talk invites you to begin learning more about Google Analytics 4 and explains how to collect the data you’ll need to make year-over-year comparisons.