Design

When the Interface Doesn’t Matter Anymore

As AI advances and becomes more integrated into daily life, user interactions are changing. Users are now expressing their needs in natural language rather than navigating menus. We must shift our focus from click-through flows to specific input devices. With numerous options available, a key question is whether to include a human interface at all. This talk explores product development in a context where the interface is less significant. It highlights emerging trends and emphasises … Continue reading

Woo Block Theming 2025!

Back in March 2024 we took a deep dive into creating Woo sites with Block theming. Thirteen months on, where are we at? In this talk I’ll get you up to speed with Woo and Block Themes for 2025, show you how to build out a block-based shop super fast along with sharing my top 10 tips for success with Woo with Block Themes. This April 24th… it’s “Woo Block Theming 2025!”

Visual perception and memory: how to win on the web with better visual communication

We all know that 3 seconds is all it takes to lose the attention of visitors to our web pages. But there’s hope yet! We can all win on the web by leveraging the brain’s strengths and limitations. An understanding of how the human brain processes visual information can greatly help us win our visitors over and keep them where we want them, instead of losing them to cyberspace. By knowing how the brain (and … Continue reading

Transitioning to a block-based editor in a pre-Gutenberg world

How do we move towards a block-based admin UI in a pre-Gutenberg WordPress? With the rise of page builders and ‘block-based’ layouts, and the imminent arrival of Gutenberg – WordPress’ new block-based editor – we needed a solution for transitioning towards this new way of editing content while sticking with the mature and stable technology stack that we know and love. We, therefore, set out to find another solution and this led to the development … Continue reading

Open Q&A Session

This is an opportunity for you to bring those unanswered questions you may have about WordPress, whether that’s the business of WordPress, the development side, maybe you want to know more about contributing or need to get to the bottom of how to get yourself setup? We’ll cover a wide variety of topics.

SSR using WordPress API with VueJS and Nuxt

Alessandro will talk of his experience building production ready websites using Nuxt (a VueJS SSR framework) interfacing with WordPress REST API.

WP-CLI: An Intro and Interesting Use Cases

WP-CLI is the command line interface for WordPress. In this talk, John will introduce the core concepts of WP-CLI, talk about how to use it to manage your websites, and cover a few interesting use cases for it. If you’ve never heard of WP-CLI, or you’re an experienced user, hopefully there will be something of interest for you in this talk.

The Night of the Living Style Guides

The line between design and development is getting blurrier, and our approach to web design is becoming more modular. How do we keep track of it all? Style guides to the rescue! Using style guides that update as our projects progress, we can visually document our work and ensure that everything stays consistent. They may seem daunting and time-consuming at first, but they don’t have to be. How do I get started with living style … Continue reading

Page Builder Panel – The Pros & Cons Of Them In Your Workflow

Featuring Doug Belchamber, Keith Devon and Mike Pead; this will be an open panel discussion around the use of Page Builders in the WordPress development workflow. We’ll be hearing the pros and the cons from the panel of developers and you’ll have your chance to get involved.