Category: General WP

  • Inclusive by Design: Accessibility Principles for WordPress

    According to the last census, approximately 61 million American live with a disability. Globally, that number is approximately 1.85 billion, or nearly 1 person in 5 on the planet. The way the world does business and shares information is increasingly online. Providing equitable access is the right thing to do and it is good for…

  • AI Crash Course for WordPress Users

    Every day there’s more news about how AI is taking over the world and taking jobs in all sorts of industries with it. However, in the WordPress world, there’s a lot that AI can help you do if you work with it and integrate it into your daily workflow. In this talk, we’ll look at…

  • ACF Blocks – Tips and Tricks

    ASU Engineering maintains a library of a dozen or more custom blocks that express various elements of the university’s design system. Those blocks are built using Advanced Custom Fields instead of the native solution for creating your own blocks that ships with core WordPress. This presentation will outline some of our best practices for creating…

  • What is the Interactivity API and Why Do I Care?

    Your typical Gutenberg block doesn’t do much once it’s been displayed within a post or page. Even if you use dynamic rendering to present the block, whatever ends up on the page visitor’s screen won’t really _do_ much, at least not without forcing a page reload. But here’s the thing: The same React-like approach that…

  • Designing a Drama-Free Client Experience

    Designing for WordPress is one thing. Building a business around it is entirely another. If you’ve ever dealt with nightmare clients, scope creep, or design results that make you cringe, you’re not alone. Know this: You *can* guide your clients, with less headaches & more purpose, and translate their ideas into designs they LOVE. Attend…

  • The 2024 Remote Work Survival Guide

    WordPress users and companies have been early adopters of remote and distributed work, and many of the companies within our community have embraced some degree of remote operation, especially in the last few years. Remote work comes with its own set of challenges, and a Monster survey revealed that 70% of remote workers reported feeling…