July 22, 2022 — When you need to add some custom functionality to your WordPress site, the best place to put it is in a plugin.

A plugin allows you to add all sorts of things to your WordPress site, from small customizations all the way to up to API integrations, and more.

Join us to learn how plugins work in WordPress, how to create your first plugin and a few fun examples of what plugins can do.

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July 22, 2022 — When it comes to website development, the headless approach has become an increasingly popular option.

That is owing to the numerous advantages that Headless WordPress provides, such as improved performance, customization, and security.

Furthermore, because enterprise businesses require the ability to manage large amounts of traffic, it is quickly becoming the preferred option for them as well.

All of this is currently shaping the future of the platform, which concerns us all.

July 21, 2022 — There is a design system in WordPress, and it starts with the block. How do we grow it, nurture it and build on those foundations?

In this talk, I’ll show why we need the system and how important it is for the project, why if we don’t build on those foundations, we make an unstable base. I’ll dream beyond today at what could be, where could we go, and what can we learn from the existing design systems? We will cover processes and tools to look at possible solutions to our problems today.

Let’s explore how to grow the WordPress design system because it’s essential to the future of WordPress and the products created with it.

July 21, 2022 — Content consistency is very important to site owners but implementing that is a complicated issue for developers to solve, with many reaching to third-party plugins.

In this workshop, geared towards developers, we will create a custom plugin that will define a configurable pre-publish checklist that must be met before content can be published.

Along the way, we’ll work with the `@wordpress/env`, and `@wordpress/scripts` packages to create a local development environment and create our build process. We’ll also learn how to extend the Block Editor UI using the SlotFill system and leverage the data layer to deeply integrate our plugin into the core publishing process.

July 21, 2022 — Join us for a panel discussion with community organizers from the WordPress ecosystem.

You’ll hear firsthand experiences from meetup and event organizers about what it’s like to start a meetup program and build a community through in-person and virtual events.

They’ll talk about the struggles they’ve faced, what they’ve learned from them, and share advice for anyone interested in getting involved, whether that means joining a meetup or even launching one yourself.

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July 20, 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
• A demo of some image optimization methods

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July 20, 2022 — NO MO SLOW FLO!

Are you looking for an easier way to speed up your web page production workflow?

I will teach you how to use free wireframes and advanced blocks in WordPress to create stunning, mobile-ready, fast pages with ease.

Ohh…Yea, I said mobile-ready, my friends!

If you’re not familiar, you can think of wireframes as templates (or layout sketches) without any styling and advanced blocks as 3rd party Gutenberg blocks on steroids.

Wireframes allow you to easily integrate your own branding and advanced blocks give you page builder functionality without all the page builder bloat.

You know this means war…. On speed optimization and caching plugins that is, lol.

Whether you’re just starting out or already have some steak and potatoes in the game, this presentation is right for you!

Target Audience
-Template or Wireframe Lovers
-Block Editor Users
-3rd Party Blocks Advocates

Level
-Beginner – Intermediate

Primary Demo Tools
-Localwp
-Kadence Theme
-Kadence Blocks

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