Upcoming Events 📆
- New: WPSessions 2021 was announced with sessions on May 25 – 27 and workshops from May 28 – June 1. Registration is free. 🆓
- WPCampus 2021 Online is a free online conference for web accessibility and WordPress in higher education. It is happening on September 21-22. There is a call for speakers. 👩🎓
- The WordCamp Japan 2021 schedule is available, and the event is happening June 20-27. 🗾
- The Page Builder Summit 2.0 is a free summit about WordPress page builders taking place on May 10-14. 🏗️
- Speak Up! Black Speakers in WordPress Workshop from WP Engine is accepting signups. It will kick off on June 5th to support “Black voices in the WordPress community” and elevate “community members to leadership roles.” 🧑🏾
- WordCamp Europe 2021 has announced it will take place online, June 7-10. 🏕️
- The World’s Largest eCommerce Event is being held by Ecom World from June 28-29. 🛒
DAVID’S PICKS 📬
Video Picks
📹 Here are my video picks of the week:
- Sidney Buckner shares how she switched from being a QA to a Software Engineer in about 15 months. 👩💻
- Jamie Marsland shows how to customize the WooCommerce Shop Page, Category Pages, and Product Page with the WordPress Block Editor. 🛒
Podcast Picks
🎙️ Here are my podcast picks:
- The WP Minute: Matt Medeiros has a new podcast where he brings you WordPress news in under 5 minutes. A recent episode focused on Google’s FLoC.
- Women in WP: Guest Kathy Darling, an established WooCommerce developer, talks stores and her plugins, including Name Your Price, Mix and Match, Free Gift Coupons, and more at kathyisawesome.com.
- WP Briefing: Josepha Haden discusses the importance of co-development and testing for the continued growth and maintenance of the WordPress project.
- Do The Woo: Bob Dunn talks WooCommerce and mobile apps with Scott Bolinger and how AppPresser makes apps more accessible to WordPress and WooCommerce sites.
- The Get Options Podcast: In the latest episode, Kyle Maurer and Adam Silver cover many subjects, including ways to get developers to collaborate productively.
- WPCoffeeTalk: Lesley Sim talks about newsletters and building a WordPress plugin called Newsletter Glue.
- Jutebox: Anne McCarthy explains how Full Site Editing will impact WordPress.
