September 23, 2022 — Are you interested in learning how to code theme.json, but not sure where to start? Have you ever opened up a theme.json file and been overwhelmed by all the code that you see there? If so, this workshop is for you!

Join Sarah Snow and Jonathan Bossenger to learn how to code your very first theme.json codes–utilizing theme.json settings!

September 23, 2022 — Learn more about the purpose and potential of the WordPress REST API. Review some common API requests and live examples.

September 22, 2022 — Learn more about local WordPress development including options, setup, and recommended practices.

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September 21, 2022 — Optimizing images is an easy way to improve the performance of your WordPress website without requiring any coding skills! In this session, we’ll talk about:

– What image optimization is, and why we need it
– How you can optimize your images
– Tips, methods, and tools

September 21, 2022 — Block development can be challenging, but getting started with block development has never been 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 builder can add custom blocks to their toolset.

This online workshop is a follow-up to my WordCamp US presentation “Let’s Build a Custom Block in 15 Minutes”. We will walk through the process of building a custom block using the Create Block tool in more detail and add a few additional features. For our block example, we will be “blockifying” the original Hello Dolly plugin by Matt Mullenweg.

September 21, 2022 — This lightning talk provides a firsthand account of an agency owner’s journey building a WordPress-based business.

September 21, 2022 — This lightning talk explains the importance of local open source communities, Meetups, and how regular Meetups strengthen the community.

September 21, 2022 — Debugging can sometimes be nightmare if you don’t know exactly how to do it. In this Session Suren shares some of the tips/tricks and features of the developer tools that can help with the development and debug easily. We shall be exploring some of the lesser-known features of the developer tools.

September 17, 2022 — Learn more about becoming an open source contributor to WordPress by joining one of the Make WordPress teams.

September 16, 2022 — Learn the basics of building the simplest functional block theme possible from scratch using a text editor and local development environment.