Events

  • State of the Word 2022 Will Be Livestreamed from New York City on December 15

    State of the Word 2022 Will Be Livestreamed from New York City on December 15

    Matt Mullenweg’s annual State of the Word (SOTW) address will be delivered in New York City this year before a live audience, on December 15. The event format is similar to last year where a small group of invited guests will join in person. Traditionally, the State of the Word has been given at WordCamp…

  • WordCamp Asia 2023 Announces Speakers, Unveils Wapuu Mascot

    WordCamp Asia 2023 Announces Speakers, Unveils Wapuu Mascot

    WordCamp Asia 2023, the first flagship event to take place in Asia, is just a few months away, scheduled for February 17-19, 2023, in Bangkok, Thailand. Organizers have announced the first round of speakers, a diverse selection of WordPress professionals from Asia and across the globe. The event has also unveiled its wapuu mascot. After…

  • Meetup.com Raises Concerns with New Accessibility Overlay

    Meetup.com Raises Concerns with New Accessibility Overlay

    Meetup.com raised some concerns with the WordPress community (and the broader community of accessibility professionals) this week after it added an accessibility overlay to its website. The overlay, powered by EqualWeb, displays a list of settings that can be toggled, ostensibly to address various accessibility needs. Accessibility overlay products are often marketed as a quick…

  • WordPress Accessibility Day 2022 Publishes Speaker Lineup

    WordPress Accessibility Day 2022 Publishes Speaker Lineup

    WordPress Accessibility Day is just one week away on November 2-3, and registration is still open. Co-lead organizer Amber Hinds published an impressive speaker lineup with 40 speakers from 14 countries. She also noted that 40% of the event’s sessions have at least one speaker who identifies as living with a disability. WordPress professionals who…

  • WooSesh Publishes Schedule Ahead of Virtual Event October 11-13, 2022

    WooSesh Publishes Schedule Ahead of Virtual Event October 11-13, 2022

    WooSesh, a virtual conference for WooCommerce professionals and store builders, has published the schedule for the upcoming three-day event beginning on October 11. This year’s lineup includes 24 speakers from across the WooCommerce ecosystem, including engineers, product managers, sales directors, and WooCommerce core developers. Each day of the event has a theme with sessions running…

  • National Harbor, Maryland to Host WordCamp US and Community Summit, August 23-25, 2023

    National Harbor, Maryland to Host WordCamp US and Community Summit, August 23-25, 2023

    WordCamp US 2022 has concluded after two days of presentations and a contributor day last weekend. Some attendees are still making their way home with hearts full of good memories until the next time they can gather in person again. Outside of the main event, attendees had many opportunities to network, connect with new friends,…

  • WordCamp US 2022 Kicks Off Today, Free Livestream Available

    WordCamp US 2022 Kicks Off Today, Free Livestream Available

    WordCamp US 2022 is underway in San Diego, California, following last night’s welcome party for speakers, sponsors, organizers, and volunteers. For many attendees, this is their first in-person WordPress event since 2019, before the pandemic began shutting down conferences. Unlike previous events, where attendees numbered in the thousands, this year tickets were capped at 650.…

  • WordCamp US 2022 Publishes Speaker Schedule, Livestream Will Be Available

    WordCamp US 2022 Publishes Speaker Schedule, Livestream Will Be Available

    WordCamp US (WCUS) kicks off one month from today in San Diego, CA, and organizers have published the full schedule for all sessions. The three-day event will feature three tracks with a combination of lightning talks (15 min), standard talks (45 min), and workshops (1 hr+). This year’s lineup is heavy on educating professionals on…

  • WordPress Accessibility Day 2022 Opens Call for Speakers and Sponsors

    WordPress Accessibility Day 2022 Opens Call for Speakers and Sponsors

    WordPress Accessibility Day, a free, 24-hour virtual event, is set for November 2-3, 2022. The event was first founded in 2020 and will continue this year led by Joe Dolson and Amber Hinds. It was previously run by the WordPress core Accessibility Team through the WordPress Foundation but organizers are running it independently this year…

  • WordCamp Asia 2023 Opens Call for Speakers

    WordCamp Asia 2023 Opens Call for Speakers

    After years of planning and one canceled event, WordCamp Asia 2023 is just seven months away. The event is gaining momentum as organizers were selected earlier this year and the call for sponsors opened last month. Asia’s inaugural flagship WordCamp will be hosted February 17-19, at IconSiam in Bangkok Thailand with 1,500 attendees expected. It…

  • WordCamp US 2022 Tickets Now On Sale: Limited to 650 Attendees

    WordCamp US 2022 Tickets Now On Sale: Limited to 650 Attendees

    WordCamp US will be hosting its first in-person event since 2019 in San Diego this year. The three-day event will run from September 9-11 at Town and Country Resort. Tickets went on sale today and are still available but likely to sell out soon. Unlike previous years, which had attendees number in the thousands, WCUS 2022…

  • Community Team Removes Red Tape From Regional WordCamp Applications

    Community Team Removes Red Tape From Regional WordCamp Applications

    After a lengthy discussion, the Community Team has decided to make it easier for organizers to apply for regional in-person WordCamps. These are events that pull in a community from a geographical area larger than one city or metro area. In past years, WordPress Community Support (WCS) saddled regional events with numerous additional requirements beyond…

  • Online Meetup: WordPress NYC to Host Series on Modern, Privacy-Respecting Analytics and Leveraging First-Party Data

    Online Meetup: WordPress NYC to Host Series on Modern, Privacy-Respecting Analytics and Leveraging First-Party Data

    One of the positive effects of the COVID-19 pandemic is local meetups are more frequently broadcasting their events online, giving people outside the immediate area the opportunity to attend and learn new skills. Searching meetup.com for WordPress, filtered to show Online Events, will show upcoming events that anyone can attend. WordPress NYC is hosting an…