November 17, 2022 — It is estimated that the digital world currently accounts for about 3% of global greenhouse gas emissions. To put this number in perspective, that’s more than the entire global aviation industry combined. These emissions are largely caused by the energy required by end-user devices and the data centers that process data on the Internet. Therefore, every page on a Website that you view creates small amounts of greenhouse gas emissions. Fortunately, there are ways in which these emissions can be reduced by Website owners. For example, you can think about improvements like green hosting and optimization of things like loading speed, fonts, redirects, and images. This practical and applied session will cover several examples that attendees can apply immediately the next day to make their Websites more sustainable.

November 17, 2022 — Your website runs on a server. That server uses power. Making your Website more efficient and avoiding unnecessary visits to your Website leads to less power consumption (and maybe even lower costs). This talk explains why it’s also good for your search engine rankings.

November 17, 2022

November 16, 2022 — Various dimension controls are built into different blocks to help you achieve greater customization for your layout and design, especially when combined.

Padding and margin are two important properties, and they essentially do the same thing – they create extra space. But the question is, where?

In this session, we will explore how to use these controls more confidently.

November 14, 2022 — In March 2022, the nonprofit organization WebAIM published a report about the state of accessibility at the top one million websites. The report flagged the six most common WCAG errors. These errors represented 96.5% of all accessibility errors found. Learn how to find and fix these issues.

November 12, 2022 — Many technical and non-technical roles play an essential part in the WordPress ecosystem. Through this talk, we’ll get to know about making them a part of your career journey. We’ll also cover how you can give back to WordPress in multiple ways while staying connected to your career path or interests.

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November 11, 2022 — This series of workshops will cover what developing blocks without React might look like.

In part 1 we cover the initial files needed to register a block, go over some of the JavaScript syntax and WordPress dependencies, and then add some styling to our block via a useBlockProps and custom stylesheets.

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November 10, 2022 — WordPress 6.1 is here, and with it, more ways to curate the editing experience. In this Online Workshop, we will review the Block Editor Handbook article Curating the Editor Experience in a live environment. Then using real-world examples, you will learn how to tailor the Editor to suit your needs and/or those of your clients. From block locking and advanced theme.json configurations to new features in 6.1, like content-only editing support for container blocks!

November 9, 2022 — Learn how to remove or add blank space between your blocks.

November 9, 2022 — In this session, we are going to explore how to use the padding, margin and block spacing settings.