Track: Tower
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Fixing Accessibility: From Broken UI to WCAG compliant
Turn a messy, hard-to-use webpage into a clean, intuitive, and accessible experience that aligns with WCAG AA standards. In this practical, hands-on workshop, you’ll go beyond theory and dive straight into real-world improvements. We’ll take common usability and accessibility issues—like poor navigation, low contrast, missing labels, and confusing layouts—and show you exactly how to fix…
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Discover How WordPress Playground is Transforming the WordPress Ecosystem
Let’s explore WordPress Playground, see how the WordPress community uses it today, and where it will take WordPress in the future. WordPress Playground allows us to start a new WordPress site in one click. Each site can be customized with a Blueprint to work and look exactly how you want it.Today, Playground allows WordPress to…
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Stop Pasting Translations from ChatGPT
In my talk, I’d like to address a growing problem I see regularly: site owners using ChatGPT or Google Translate to translate content, then manually copy-pasting it into their WordPress sites. While this feels free or cheap, it’s actually expensive, error-prone, and produces inconsistent results. I’ll cover five key problems with this approach:– Time cost:…
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From Classroom to Core: Bridging the Gap Between Education and Open Source
How can we ensure the long-term sustainability of the open source ecosystem while providing tangible value to the next generation of developers and creators? This session explores the evolution of “WordPress Credits”—a unique program that transforms academic requirements into meaningful open source contributions. We will dive into how we are building scalable, modular contribution frameworks…
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How to optimize WordPress: tips and tricks from practice
This talk breaks down WordPress optimization into a clear, actionable process—from diagnosis to solution. Instead of generic advice, Neven shares practical insights gathered from real client projects, highlighting common mistakes, hidden performance killers, and proven strategies that consistently improve site speed and stability. Attendees will learn how to properly analyze a WordPress site, identify critical…
