May 20, 2024 — To close WordCamp Porto 2024, we will host a with three core contributors to the WordPress project: Jorge Costa, Maggie Cabrera, and Miguel Fonseca, all employed by Automattic. They’ve played key roles in the block editor project and recent WordPress releases.

The panel will begin with a brief presentation from the trio, offering insights into their work and the latest developments in WordPress. This will set the stage for an open Q&A session, allowing attendees to interact directly with the panelists.

This session promises to be an informative conclusion to WordCamp Porto 2024, providing attendees with the opportunity to engage with prominent figures in the WordPress community and gain insights into the platform’s future.

April 15, 2020 — The block editor has come a long way since it was first introduced in the Gutenberg feature plugin. Join Miguel Fonasca and Greg Ziolkowski to learn about how extensibility has evolved from then until now.

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February 1, 2019 — A inclusão do Gutenberg no WordPress é um destaque do ano. O novo editor promete um paradigma centrado na noção de bloco, ferramentas modernas, e palavrões como JavaScript, React e “semântica”.

Mas o que advém para o escritor, a jornalista, o costureiro? E para o programador? Esta palestra considerará a experiência de criação e edição de conteúdo, do texto corrido à composição de elementos ricos numa página completa. No seu decorrer, desfar-se-ão mitos, revelar-se-ão ângulos mortos que todos temos na nossa relação tradicional com conteúdo WordPress, redefinir-se-á a relação entre cliente e agência, e ilustrar-se-á a visão Gutenberg através do que é possível no presente e no porvir.

May 29, 2018 — Descripción de las líneas directrices tras la estructura de datos de Gutenberg y para qué ha sido optimizado. Los beneficios para el usuario son los datos accesibles.

Artículo escrito por Miguel Fonseca sobre esta ponencia: https://lamda.blog/2018/04/22/the-language-of-gutenberg/

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November 3, 2015 — Ever since that epic arms race against his childhood friend in 7th grade for the shiniest, most pimped-out personal website, Miguel has been nurturing his love for the Web and Open Source by playing with things and breaking them. When not in his cave, you’ll find him on his bicycle dodging cars up and down the Lisbon hills or dancing the Lindy Hop to Swing music in the park.