Speakers: Thelma Mutete

  • Let’s code: using the WordPress REST API

    Speakers: Jonathan Bossenger, Thelma Mutete

    January 13, 2023 — The WordPress REST API provides an interface for applications to interact with your WordPress site by sending and receiving data as JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) objects. It is the foundation of the WordPress Block Editor.

    However, it also provides a more predictable and structured way to interact with your site’s content than using admin-ajax. In this session, you will learn how to use the WP REST API in place of using admin-ajax, in order to interact with existing WordPress data.

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  • Let’s code: WordPress plugin security

    Speakers: Jonathan Bossenger, Thelma Mutete

    January 6, 2023 — In this online workshop, we’ll be looking at one of the most vital but overlooked aspects of developing plugins for WordPress, and that’s ensuring your plugin’s code is secure!

    We will look at why this is important and learn how to implement a security-first mindset as you add functionality to your plugins, using real-world examples.

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  • Let’s code: what happens when you make theme changes?

    Speakers: Jonathan Bossenger, Thelma Mutete

    September 16, 2022 — Being able to edit a theme in the Site Editor is handy, especially if you’re using it as the base for a new theme. But where do those changes get saved? What happens when you make changes to Global Styles, Block styles, Theme template files, and template parts? What happens when you make changes to the theme files, and changes to the Site Editor; which take precedence? In this session, we’ll be answering these questions.

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  • Using Create Block Theme

    Speakers: Jonathan Bossenger, Thelma Mutete

    August 17, 2022 — Block themes represent an existing shift in how WordPress themes are developed. It’s now possible to create an entirely new WordPress theme in the Site Editor and export it to be used wherever you need it.

    In this session, we’ll be looking at a new WordPress plugin called Create Block Theme, that allows to you export your newly designed theme over your existing theme, as a new custom theme, or even as a child theme.

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