October 8, 2024 — A discussion around issues and challenges that come up when developing multilingual sites in the WordPress ecosystem.  Panelists will present and contrast a handful of available solutions with real-life examples and stories.  Information will be relevant and useful for developers intermediate and above, as well as those leading or interacting with developers.  There will be time dedicated to questions from the audience.

October 8, 2024

October 8, 2024

October 8, 2024 — Some potential topics may include:

Understanding Accessibility: Importance of digital accessibility, common barriers, and its impact on users. 

Legal Requirements: Overview of accessibility laws and standards like the ADA, AODA, and WCAG.

Technological Innovations: Latest tools and technologies promoting accessibility in web development. 

Design Principles: Key principles of accessible design for visually impaired, hearing-impaired, and neurodivergent users. 

User Experience: Integrating accessibility into UX design and the role of inclusive design. 

Testing and Compliance: Best practices for testing websites and digital products for accessibility compliance. 

Case Studies: Examples of successful accessible web projects and the strategies implemented. 

Future Trends: Emerging trends and the future of digital accessibility. 

October 5, 2024 — Got a question about your WordPress website? Join our expert panel, where experienced WordPress professionals will help you with your question. This session is open to everyone, whether you’re just starting out or have been using WordPress for years.

October 5, 2024 — Introduction to Gutenberg: The WordPress Block Editor – From page builders to blocks, how Gutenberg changed content creation in WordPress. This talk covers the history of Gutenberg, why it came about and where it sits in the world of WordPress page builders today.

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October 5, 2024 — The WordPress Playground block is a way to load an instance of WordPress Playground inside your WordPress site. It includes an interactive code editor, that currently only supports plugins. In this live stream, I wrap up the PR to add theme support and submit it for review.

September 24, 2024 — The new WordPress Site Editor UI simplifies managing Pages, Templates, and Patterns with easy filtering, customization, and field selection. This enhanced experience is powered by the DataViews component and is part of WordPress’s move toward better collaboration.

Data Views offers a flexible way to display data as tables, grids, or lists, with options for filtering, sorting, and more. Even though it’s still being improved, you can already use the DataViews component in your projects and plugins.

In this Developer Hours session, we explored:

– The fundamentals of the DataViews component
– How to add a React app to a custom WordPress admin page
– How to display a custom dataset using Data Views

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September 12, 2024 — While there are many form plugins available in the WordPress.org plugin directory, being able to code your own contact form plugin is a useful skill, and often the first thing a new developer will create. In this session, you will learn how to create a basic contact form plugin for your WordPress website.

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September 12, 2024 — The Query Loop block might sound bland, but it’s actually the driving force behind the layout of modern WordPress blogs. Let’s dive into this critical block together, and explore some of the ways you can put it to use on your site to show off your content. We’ll uncover why it’s such an important block and where you can use it, and explore how to configure its features to get the result you’re aiming for. We’ll also peek at the different types of blocks you might want to nest inside it. Finally, we’ll uncover some lesser-known ways to use the Query Loop block, to display pages and other types of content besides posts.