October 10, 2024 — Human Made recently collaborated with the Harvard Gazette, Harvard University’s official news outlet, to transform and modernize their digital presence. The project team established a scalable design system, reduced training time by simplifying the editorial workflow, and engineered custom blocks to captivate the reader and tell new kinds of stories — all without compromising on the highest accessibility standards.

This talk will guide the audience through the technologies and decision-making framework behind some of the most complex and interesting features of the new site. Expect to gain a fresh perspective on what’s possible within the block editor!

October 10, 2024 — For two decades, Gravatar has quietly powered billions of avatars across countless websites. Dive into the latest evolution of Gravatar as we unveil how we are building a new open graph that intertwines domains, identities, and social connections, setting the stage for a more connected and personalized web experience. We’ll highlight the simple integration process using our new WordPress plugin, APIs, SDKs, and web components. And we’ll discuss how profiles-as-a-service aligns with current trends such as decentralization, AI, and privacy.

October 10, 2024 — This year Amnesty International open sourced their WordPress theme and plugins. Amnesty International will discuss their journey to launching 45 WordPress sites on the Humanity WordPress theme and how they went about open sourcing their code. The talk will cover a demo, the challenges faced and most importantly information on how you can download and install the Humanity theme on your WordPress install.

This session is especially valuable for NGOs looking for a theme as well as engineers who might want to build features or help fix bugs for an important charity.

October 10, 2024 — This past spring, the Pew Research Center launched a new digital news platform entirely built with blocks to power their condensed multisite at http://www.pewresearch.org. This initiative goes beyond the mere use of blocks for content and page layout, building upon the Center’s work in drag-and-drop web app creation using the block editor found in their Chart Builder and Quiz Builder plugins. Every system, feature, and functionality on pewresearch.org is a block, from the external user accounts system and login forms to the facets on post archive pages, interactive charts, media downloads, the legal acceptance form for specific media downloads, and newsletter signup forms.

The presentation will cover the key features of the platform, including Block Context Wrappers and Atomic Interactive Blocks. These innovations enable scalable interactivity for blocks, not just from a performance perspective, but also from a developer workload and support standpoint. Attendees will gain a deeper understanding of the possibilities of blocks and the new WordPress Interactivity API.

October 10, 2024 — In this session, Jessica will show you how Mrs.Sporty – Europe’s leading women’s fitness & health brand – managed to build a website system with 250 connected WordPress websites. As a franchise, Mrs.Sporty needs to be able to control some parts of these sites globally, while still allowing local franchisees to make local adjustments.

Jessica will walk you through this exciting case and explain how multiple multisites were linked together to synchronize some parts while leaving others open for local editing. She will highlight how the separation of content, design & layout was critical to making this case possible.

October 10, 2024 — As you learn to write WordPress code, you might come across the concept of coding standards.

In this lesson, you’ll learn what coding standards are and why they are important, where to find information on each coding standard, and learn about some useful coding standard tools.

October 10, 2024 — In this session we will explore the strategic and technical processes behind migrating Vox Media’s extensive portfolio—including Vox.com, Polygon, and The Verge—from the proprietary Chorus CMS to a headless WordPress multisite. Attendees will learn about creating a new backend editorial workflow, managing extensive data migrations, and developing a custom GraphQL API for Vox’s “Duet” frontend. Key takeaways include methods for customizing CMS to fit specific editorial needs, essential factors for successful large-scale migrations, effective collaboration with internal teams, and ensuring a smooth launch day. This session is ideal for those curious about the complexities of large-scale CMS migrations.

October 10, 2024 — Learn how you can use Dub.co’s link & analytics infrastructure to transform every external short link shared in marketing campaigns (social media, email, SMS) into a powerful end-to-end attribution engine. By leveraging Dub’s deep integration with WordPress, marketers can gain valuable insights into how their efforts translate into revenue – turning what was once a black box into a clear, actionable flow.

October 10, 2024 — Discover how The New York Post harnesses the power of WordPress to deliver nonstop news to its readers. Linnea will showcase the use of Gutenberg blocks for the homepage and landing pages, allowing for real-time updates and customization. She’ll also dive into other block-based features including shopping modules, newsletter sign ups, video player, live blogs, and breaking news alerts that ensure the audience is always informed. This presentation will demonstrate how WordPress enables The New York Post to operate as a highly scalable and dynamic news platform.

October 10, 2024 — Block Visibility allows users to conditionally display the content of any WordPress block according to various conditions, such as date, user permissions, location, and screen size. With over 20,000 active installs, the plugin integrates seamlessly with the WordPress Editor and has become an essential tool for building block-based WordPress sites.

In this session, Nick will share the development and design philosophy behind Block Visibility and demonstrate how to effectively use WordPress Core components and design patterns. Attendees will gain practical insights into extending the WordPress Editor and enhancing block functionality, which they can apply to their own projects.