February 2, 2024 — In the process of building a WordPress site, we can encounter many types of problems. Some of them are technical, such as when your site appears to be totally borked. Some of them are emotional, like when you’re panicking about an error – or interpersonal, like when you and your client or developer just don’t seem to understand each other. We’ll address the approach you need to troubleshoot any and all of these issues – and slay all your WordPress-related demons in one fell swoop.

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November 30, 2023 — Once upon a time there was a Page that didn’t fit in with the other pages in a WordPress site… This Page knew it was different but just couldn’t figure out why. All the Page knew is that the other pages were very different. They just weren’t as dynamic. The Page knew it had to find a place where it belonged.

This is the story of the Custom Post Type that started as a Page and its journey to find its own place in the big World of the WordPress Admin and the Template Hierarchy.

Join us as we discover why not every page is a page.

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October 13, 2023 — WordPress.org’s Learn WordPress platform is a comprehensive resource for users looking to learn more about the WordPress content management system and its various features and functions. The platform offers a variety of resources which are designed to help people learn to use, extend, and contribute to WordPress through synchronous and asynchronous learning.

This session is geared towards WordPress Meetup organizers, WordCamp organizers, educators, and contributors. But even if you are a WordPress user with a passion for learning, you can come hear about these free resources from the WordPress community!

In this session, you will learn about:
• An overview of the Learn WordPress platform
• Content Types on Learn WordPress
• Sharing Learn WordPress
• How to Contribute to Learn WordPress

October 4, 2023 — Five for the Future is the official contribution program of WordPress which encourages individuals and companies to pledge up to 5% of their time to give back to building WordPress. As WordPress scales up, this program will play a major role in helping WordPress grow with the times, and in taking our favorite open-source software to the next level.

We give an introduction to Five for the Future, and provide some practical tips and guidance for organizations and individuals on how they can make the most out of the contributor program.

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September 14, 2023 — Having an account on WordPress.org is useful for many different reasons! With an WordPress.org account you can:

• Post on the WordPress support forums
• Rate and review themes and plugins
• Join the Making WordPress Slack
• Track your activity and contributions to the WordPress Open Source project

In this session, we tour the different parts of a WordPress.org profile and demonstrate how to create an account on WordPress.org.

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July 12, 2023 — The navigation block is one of the most complex and confusing blocks to work with using the Gutenberg block editor.

But it doesn’t have to be.

This presentation will show you how to set your site’s navigation using only blocks and not the classic menu system. We’ll also have a look at what’s coming in 6.3.

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July 7, 2023 — The WordPress Training Team brings you the resources on Learn.WordPress.org — and you can be a part of it! You don’t need to be an educator or expert to contribute to the team, nor do you need a huge time commitment — all that’s required is your enthusiasm for WordPress!

In this session, we:
• Introduce you to the Training Team
• Talk about the different types of content the team produces
• All the different ways you can contribute to Learn WordPress and the Training Team

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June 28, 2023 — Shockingly, only 2.6% of the Web is truly accessible to those who are disabled or cognitively challenged. Did you know that you can enhance your content in simple ways to make it more accessible? Join Alicia St. Rose for a few Ah-ha moments and breakthroughs as she shares 7 easy habits you can start to build immediately to make your content more accessible.

Let’s go deeper and outside-the-box to transform your content into an experience to be enjoyed by all.

You were born a leader, one who strives for A11y Excellence. It’s time to master the 7 habits that can catapult your content toward Accessibility mastery.

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June 22, 2023 — In this presentation, we discuss the IndieWeb movement and how you can use WordPress to build your own IndieWeb site.

The IndieWeb is a movement to take back control of our online identities and relationships. It’s based on the principles of openness, decentralization, and ownership. This may sound familiar to WordPress users!

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May 30, 2023 — Join us for a look behind some of Mel Choyce-Dwan’s block art and perhaps you’ll be inspired to create your own!

In this session, we introduce you to the Museum of Block Art (MOBA), where Mel and other block artists showcase their creations. Mel then demonstrates some of her block art creations. We also walk you through how to contribute your own creations to the MOBA!

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