November 1, 2020 — This talk offers a behind-the-scenes look at how the WordPress.com VIP team manages high-impact, high traffic, enterprise site launches.

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November 14, 2019 — Join an animated discussion on the hot topic of WordPress security and automated updates among longtime WordPress contributors. The panel will review recent conversations in WordPress Core on this issue, and discuss points for and against!

October 19, 2017 — Using WordPress to Grow our Network – Maura Teal (Fansided)
Customizer-centric Workflows – Jonathan Wold (XWP)
Tune Up Democracy – Ernesto Aguilar (National Federation of Community Broadcasters)
How a drumming magazine leapt into digital subscriptions with resounding success – Peter Ericson (Zeen 101)
How to design branded content – Katya Bazilevskaya (Setka.io)
A Biased Guide to Managing Bias – Jake Spurlock (Wired)

December 9, 2014 — WordPress websites are more then simple blogs these days, and building complex features may mean complex queries. Once upon a time, it was simple enough to install WP Super Cache and call it good, but with Javascript front ends, and lots of dynamic content, caching objects WordPress objects is a lot more important.

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