October 31, 2024 — This lesson covers finding, selecting, and activating a WordPress block theme, emphasizing customization options in the Site Editor to meet specific design needs.

October 29, 2024 — WordPress 6.7 will be released on November 12, 2024, introducing the new Twenty Twenty-Five default theme. This session of Developer Hours is a review of the theme’s development and design, led by theme developers Carolina Nymark and Juanfra Aldasoro.

The presentation provides a technical demonstration of Twenty Twenty-Five, highlighting new capabilities such as section styles and typography presets—features never before seen in a default WordPress block theme. We also reviewed the structure of the theme files, naming conventions, and how the many patterns and block templates were built.

Session resources:

– https://make.wordpress.org/core/2024/08/15/introducing-twenty-twenty-five/
– https://github.com/WordPress/twentytwentyfive

October 28, 2024 — Hello! Welcome to a dedicated onboarding/working session for WordPress Translations. Join us to help translate WordPress to different languages. You will both learn how to contribute translations and also get an opportunity to work on translations with your co-contributors. Join us!

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October 24, 2024 — Welcome to another online plugin development workshop hosted by Lax Mariappan!

In part 1, you learned how to create a basic contact form plugin for your WordPress website. In Part 2, Lax will take you through Form validation, Saving form entries, Sending email notifications, and Security best practices.

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October 22, 2024 — In this online workshp, we’ll create a portfolio site using a up and coming Twenty Twenty-Five WordPress block theme which has an extensive pattern library. This will show you how to leverage these patterns to save time and build your site from a solid foundation.

October 17, 2024 — Learn to design modular, reusable components for WordPress block themes. This lesson covers breaking down layouts into blocks, ensuring consistency and flexibility. You’ll explore creating patterns like featured items and sign-ups, and ensure your designs are responsive across devices.

October 17, 2024 — Explore how WordPress empowers designers with creative freedom. This lesson highlights key design tools like the Block Editor, Site Editor, and Global Styles, allowing you to build visually cohesive sites without coding.

October 17, 2024 — Recently, I adopted a plugin that has been closed for a security issue. At the same time, when I ran it through the Plugin Check, it reported a bunch of errors. So now I need to fix them. Join me as I dive into what it takes to get a plugin updated and ready to be resubmitted to the plugins directory.

October 17, 2024 — The WordPress Training Team are stewards of Learn.WordPress.org – the official education website for WordPress. The team recently revamped the Learn WordPress website with clearer structure and design, and with anew focus on Learning Pathways – online courses that help learners grow in their skills as WordPress users and developers. With more Learning Pathways in the works, there’s never been a more exciting time to get involved with the WordPress Training Team and have a strong impact on the WordPress community!

In this workshop, team representative Kaito will introduce attendees to the Training Team, and its different areas of contribution. Participants will learn what it means to be a Content Creator, Editor, Content Translator, etc. for the team. Participants will leave with a clear understanding of what they can do next to onboard to the Training Team and contribute to its goals.

October 13, 2024 — WordCamp US 2024 opening session