WordCamp

WordPress 5.2.3 is slated for a…

Dan Knauss

September 3, 2019

WordPress 5.2.3 is slated for a September 4th release, according to a recent developer chat. WordPress 5.3 will follow WordCamp US with an anticipated release date of November 10th. It "will polish current interactions and make the UIs more user-friendly."…

If you haven’t seen the logo…

Dan Knauss

August 26, 2019

If you haven't seen the logo for WordCamp Asia, it's an excellent example of simple branding for a conference. There's also a good article here about the thinking and ideas that were used to come up with the logo.

Andrea Middleton covers how WordCamp organizers…

Dan Knauss

August 16, 2019

Andrea Middleton covers how WordCamp organizers can address the panic and anxiety of "the event is right around the corner!" period. Stay calm, analyze risks, gather data, and identify your options. 😰

John James Jacoby released the initial…

Brian Krogsgard

August 9, 2019

John James Jacoby released the initial version of BerlinDB, a "collection of PHP classes and functions that aims to provide an ORM-like experience and interface to WordPress database tables." John touched on these concepts in his talk at WordCamp Europe…

Parents who are thinking about bringing…

Dan Knauss

July 31, 2019

Parents who are thinking about bringing their kids to WordCamp US will be pleased to learn the event will be offering free on-site childcare all day for children ages six weeks to 12 years. 👶🏕️ The childcare provider is "a…

The call for speakers for the…

Dan Knauss

July 26, 2019

The call for speakers for the first WordCamp Asia 2020 has been announced, with only English speakers being accepted for the initial year. The deadline is September 25th. 🏕️

WordCamp US will soon be releasing…

Dan Knauss

July 23, 2019

WordCamp US will soon be releasing its list of approved talks and speakers. They've also put out a call for volunteers. Helping out at WCUS is a great way to give back to the WordPress community, not to mention a…

If you are interested in usability…

Dan Knauss

July 23, 2019

If you are interested in usability testing for Gutenberg, several tests have been conducted already, and the results are available. Mark Uraine presented the highlights from the testing done in June, with videos included. There are usability test results from…

Survey results from WordCamp Europe have…

Dan Knauss

July 23, 2019

Survey results from WordCamp Europe have been published. Notably, with "the help of a whopping 60 sponsors, [WCEU] gathered over €700,000," and the "total revenue from tickets sold was a little over €130,000." 🙌

Video and Podcast Picks of the…

Dan Knauss

July 23, 2019

Video and Podcast Picks of the Week 📹 Here's my recommendation for video watching this week: Alex Young

More WCEU Recaps Here’s an excellent…

Dan Knauss

July 15, 2019

More WCEU Recaps Here's an excellent WordCamp Europe contribution day recap from the Make WordPress Design team. I appreciate seeing how the discussion about Gutenberg and interaction resulted in designers opening issues in Github. Codeable had a nice recap as…

Podcast Roundup 🎙️ WP&UP has Cory…

Dan Knauss

July 5, 2019

Podcast Roundup 🎙️ WP&UP has Cory Miller as a trustee now. Cory has been sharing his mental health story for many years now at conferences, and he noted it is part of his "life mission" to "obliterat[e] the stigma of…

WCEU 2019 in Review

David Bisset

June 28, 2019

PlanetWordPress News

WordCamp Europe 2019 hosted a record 3,200+ people, according to ticket sales. WCEU started with a contributor day on Thursday, June 20, followed by the two main conference days on Friday and Saturday.

WordCamp Europe continues this weekend. You…

Brian Krogsgard

June 23, 2019

WordCamp Europe continues this weekend. You can watch the livestream and take in any track at WCEU's YouTube channel. The Tavern (and David's twitter feed) have some excellent coverage of the highlights so far. 🌍

Matt Mullenweg said the event had 3,200+…

Brian Krogsgard

June 23, 2019

Matt Mullenweg said the event had 3,200+ registrations and was the largest WordCamp to-date. The main hall looked massive. Kudos to everyone who helped plan and execute the event. Val Vesa had a cool wide-shot of the keynote to see the size. WordCamp Europe…