March 3, 2023 — A recording of the WordPress 6.2 live product demo presented by Anne McCarthy and Rich Tabor, and moderated by Nathan Wrigley.

March 3, 2023 — In the “Using the WordPress REST API” tutorial you were introduced to the WordPress REST API, as well as the Backbone.js client to interact with it.

In this tutorial, we will look at how you can interact with the WP REST API further, but adding and deleting data.

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March 3, 2023 — Earlier this year, we looked at the theory behind developing WordPress plugins and themes securely. We covered how to develop a security mindset, and the guiding principles of secure development, and looked at the five examples of these principles, Sanitizing Data, Validating Data, Escaping Data, Nonces, and User Roles and Capabilities.

In this session, we will look at how these principles are applied in real-world examples, by understanding common security vulnerabilities, how they can be exploited by would-be attackers, and what you can do to prevent them.

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March 2, 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 1 of a multi-part series.

March 1, 2023 — Learn more about the history of Internet Art and the influence of WordPress on the Internet Art movement.

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March 1, 2023 — What’s a block style? What’s a block variation? Is there a difference between the two? When should you create a variation instead of a custom style?

In this Online Workshop, we will answer these questions and more. Block styles are a great way to modify the visual aesthetic of blocks, and block variations are one of the most overlooked tools for building customized block-based editing experiences in WordPress. Learn how to use this powerful functionality in your own projects.

February 24, 2023 — Quickly learn how to add a site logo and site icon using the site editor in a block theme.

February 24, 2023 — WordPress 6.2 is scheduled to be released on March 28, 2023, with the first Release Candidate (RC) to be available to test on March 7, 2023.

Testing an upcoming release is a great way to make sure your themes and plugins will work with the newest release, while also making sure you keep up to date with upcoming features.

In this session, you’ll learn how to use the WordPress Beta Tester plugin to test a new WordPress release, and where to find information to test the new features. We’ll also cover how to log an issue in the WordPress release ticketing system, should you come across a bug.

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February 23, 2023 — Do you have a WordPress website utilizing a classic WordPress theme that you’d like to migrate to a block theme? Are you worried about potential down-time on your live website if you make a mistake when switching from theme to theme? Would you like to learn how to move widget areas from your classic theme to a new block theme? If this sounds exciting, please join Sarah Snow in a live workshop to learn how to safely and comfortably migrate from a classic theme to a block theme.

February 23, 2023 — Every back-end WordPress developer must learn “The WordPress Loop”. It can be simple, yet also very nuanced.

We will learn what functions and classes WordPress provide and what the best practices are, what to avoid, how to optimize performance, and much more.