September 28, 2022 — WordPress software is used on millions of sites and is considered secure; however, sites still get hacked every day. What can you as a WordPress user do to make sure your site is secure?

Join in as we take a look at the big picture of website security and break things down in a simple, approachable way. We’ll walk you through some of the most important things you can do today to secure your WordPress site better and help to mitigate risk.

September 28, 2022 — This provides a demo of the Amazon Alexa voice assistant with a WordPress blog.

September 27, 2022

September 27, 2022 — This talk discusses different stages of DevOps like SCM, CI/CD, Configuration Management, Monitoring, Alerting etc. and open source options available for the same.

September 26, 2022 — The web has a dirty secret. Its carbon footprint is larger than that of global air travel. The energy consumed by the Internet from non-renewable sources makes it the largest coal-fired machine on earth.

This talk offers practical steps to reduce the environmental impact of our work and promote a better future.

September 25, 2022 — Block Themes have introduced more versatility to our site design than ever before. With the highly customizable theme.json file, themes can now hold multiple design styles, giving users flexibility to quickly change their site’s aesthetic. From there, individual blocks can be further customized to a site owner’s design needs.

In this session we will discuss the global styles feature and explore editing block styles for a personal site.

Target Audience
Beginner -> Intermediate

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September 24, 2022 — Full site editing (FSE) makes it too easy not to put your best website out for the world to see. Add a photo with a few links, a resume, recent projects, a collection of your favorite social media, a simple link tree, etc.

See some fun examples along with some blocks and block patterns to get up and running quickly.

September 24, 2022 — Block development can be challenging, but getting started with block development couldn’t be easier. In the past few years, WordPress contributors have created tools to simplify the process and make building blocks more accessible to those without advanced knowledge of JavaScript and React. Coupled with core components, native block supports, and a bit of guidance, every WordPress developer can add custom blocks to their repertoire. To demonstrate, let’s build a custom block from scratch in under 15 minutes. Start the clock!

September 24, 2022 — The most visible companies participating in Five for the Future are typically larger organizations that can dedicate several people to supporting WordPress core teams. In this session we will talk about the challenges of participating in Five for the Future as a small organization, how to set up a program for success, and the benefits of contributing.

September 23, 2022 — In this workshop, we’ll go over some tips & tricks for working with media in WordPress, including:
• Adding & removing images
• Organizing your Media Library
• Regenerating thumbnails
• Applying Duotone Filters to Change Color Effects