December 10, 2023 — This talk offers an introduction to Five for the Future. 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 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.

Get practical tips and learn how to make the most out of the contributor program.

December 10, 2023 — Learn the five considerations that help you create custom blocks with an intuitive administrative experience in the Block Editor.

A great block editing experience takes advantage of the existing Block Editor interface, reduces confusion, and empowers users.

November 18, 2023 — This 14 minute talk is all about images on the web: current formats, how browsers load images, and upcoming formats. Learn when and how to use different image formats.

October 15, 2023 — The WordPress.org plugin directory requires that all plugins must be compatible with the GNU General Public License (GPL) and recommends GPLv2 or later as the same license as WordPress itself.

This includes third-party libraries, code, and images. With today’s modern development practices and easier contributions on git-based systems like GitHub, you may not even notice a dependency being added to your project.

This talk explains how to use GitHub Actions to scan your current codebase and ensure that all future pull requests and commits similarly ensure that all third-party libraries (aka dependencies) are GPL-compatible.

October 13, 2023 — This Lightning Talk shares how to easily translate your WordPress site using AI translation.

People prefer reading, engaging, and buying in their own language. And you can easily reach them by translating your website.

Doing this used to be expensive and time-consuming but no more! Thanks to automatic translation using AI, it is now fast, affordable, and available to anyone. All you need are the right tools.

October 13, 2023 — Discover how you can take your content creation to the next level with ChatGPT and Bard (Google). Learn more about the benefits and find out how to streamline your workflow.

September 30, 2023 — This lightning talk for WordPress developers offers an example of how the WordPress.org API was used to create a plugin comparison website.

September 30, 2023 — Learn how WordPress works as a static site generator and which hosting options, tools, and external services are available to run your static website for free. Find out how this can happen without giving up essential features like contact forms and search.

September 30, 2023 — When it became against the law to have an inaccessible website in Norway this speaker accepted it as an opportunity to raise their standards. Why not accelerate the process with a little help from an AI friend?

Learn how to harness AI to enhance the accessibility of your website, resulting in increased user engagement and better overall user experience.

December 19, 2022 — What do the tech giants teach us? Learn five steps to follow in their footsteps and support your local community with an eCommerce store that thrives.