November 18, 2025 — Working With 50 Countries
Presented byJill Binder
What happens when you have a local WordPress workshop in Vancouver and scale it to the whole global WordPress community? The human factor. It turns out scaling to a much larger community has a lot more to do with people than it does with systems.

In this candid and personal talk, Jill shares the stories of 10 lessons learned over 5 years while facilitating WordPress public speaking workshops for 50 countries.

These aren’t lessons from textbooks. They’re hard-earned insights gained from real-world experience and real interactions. Mixing humour and gravity, Jill tells about the triumphs and missteps of being a polite Canadian navigating culture, identity, language, and emotion on the global stage alongside real people with real challenges and very real hearts.

You’ll leave with practical insights and surprising truths about collaborating thoughtfully across cultures and handling the unexpected in any community. Learn about popcorn words, poster conundrums, and how to say “Sorry, eh” in a global way.

November 18, 2025 — This session explores effective strategies to combat fake registrations without creating hurdles for legitimate users. We’ll discuss fraud detection techniques, behavior analytics, and actionable insights to balance security and seamless user experience.

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November 18, 2025 — WordPress 6.9 is just around the corner, so now is a great time to start digging into the new developer focused updates coming in the next release.

In the first of two scheduled sessions we will cover

Updates to DataViews and DataForm
Introducing the Abilities API

Join us as we dive into these new updates with live demos and code examples. We’ll wrap up with a Q&A session, so feel free to bring your questions and ideas.

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November 17, 2025 — We will explore during the talk how WordPress cultivates future leaders through initiatives like WordPress Campus Connect and WordPress Credits, aligning educational institutions with the collaborative values that sustain open source. We’ll look at how open source leadership can scale sustainably, how community and company interests align, and how education ensures the next generation keeps the web open.

November 17, 2025 — AI has been the buzzword echoing across the tech world for the past few years. Its capabilities can look revolutionary, sometimes even giving the impression that everything we know is outdated and we should just give up… But is that really the case? In this panel, we will explore the impact of AI from a programmer’s perspective and discuss what it truly means for the future of WordPress.

November 17, 2025 — This session dives deep into WordPress’s often-underestimated power and scalability from a Tech Lead’s perspective. It challenges the common misconceptions surrounding WordPress and showcases its potential to handle complex, high-traffic projects for top-tier brands. I’ll share my personal journey of building a successful WordPress development team from the ground up, detailing the challenges and triumphs. Ultimately, the session aims to reposition WordPress not just as a viable option but as a leading technology choice for modern web development.

November 17, 2025 — Overlays promise quick accessibility fixes—but do they deliver? This session compares popular overlay tools using multiple evaluation methods, with a strong emphasis on thorough manual testing. We’ll look at what these products actually address, where they fall short, and how they align with standards.

November 17, 2025 — WordPress Training: Learn or Teach WordPress in an Easy Way: Chetan Prajapati: WordPress Training: Learn or Teach WordPress in an Easy Way

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November 13, 2025 — WordPress 6.9 is approaching, and we are in a crucial phase of shipping the last major version in 2025. I’m talking about the testing phase, and do you know that you can contribute to WordPress Core without any special setup?

In this video, I demonstrate how WordPress Playground enables you to access the latest beta or RC version via a direct link. You can test the new features scheduled for 6.9, and check if your Plugins and Themes are compatible with the next WordPress release.

You can apply the same process to future WordPress major releases

November 10, 2025 — ¿Te imaginas pedirle a tu WordPress que publique un artículo, actualice productos en tu tienda o instale un plugin… solo con DECÍRSELO? Gracias a las nuevas funcionalidades experimentales: Features API y WP MCP, esto ya es posible. Puedes conectar tu sitio con asistentes de IA que entienden tus instrucciones y hacen el trabajo por ti. Desde configurar plugins, hacer troubleshooting o responder comentarios automáticamente, hasta personalizar la experiencia de cada visitante, estas herramientas abren un mundo de posibilidades y al mismo tiempo aplanan la curva de aprendizaje.

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