September 20, 2023 — Let’s be honest. Maintaining and updating our projects is a necessary evil that no one really enjoys. Wouldn’t it be great if we could completely automate this process, while also offering our clients more security and transparency?

As an end-to-end testing framework, that’s exactly what Playwright can offer. And if you overcome a few hurdles, it fits perfectly into the update process of your WordPress website.

In this talk, I’ll give an introduction to Playwright and insights into some of the challenges we’ve had to overcome on the way to a fully automated update and maintenance process.

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September 19, 2019 — There is a very common misconception when it comes to accessibility. For most of us, it’s some kind of black box where we know about the importance, but mostly we grant it a very low priority. But I have some good news for you: the web is accessible by default! And this talk describes the most common mistakes we have to watch out for when we choose or develop a theme.

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October 9, 2018 — In this talk, I will give an overview about PWAs, what they are, what problems they solve and why they are amazing. Then, of course, I will give an introduction on how you can use PWA features on any WordPress site, together with a little sneak peek at what is planned for the WordPress Core.