Matt Mullenweg gave his annual State of the Word, an update on all things WordPress, . He focused on a few key areas, like how WordPress grew in a pandemic year, an update on each major release of WordPress, and where Gutenberg is going. There was also a big focus in the Q&A on virtual events, multilingual WordPress, and performance. Thanks to Nexcess and GoDaddy Pro for Sponsoring this series! Show Notes The 2020 State of the Word The Reaction Live Stream My State of the Word Live Tweets ...

WordPress 5.6 “Simone” is out now! It’s the last major update of 2020 and it’s packed with lots of changes. We’ll get an overview of what’s changed, as well as demos of auto-updates, Block Patterns, Column improvements, a walk through the new default theme Twenty Twenty One, and more. Show Notes What's New in WordPress 5.6? (Video) WordPress 5.6 “Simone” WordPress 5.6 Field Guide 5.6 Core Editor Overview ...

In our third and final speaker track, we're looking at development! We'll hear from Akshat Choudhary, Leo Losoviz, and David Baumwald  about smart updates, using GraphQL, and working on a major Core release! Enjoy! Thanks to Nexcess and GoDaddy Pro for Sponsoring this series! Talk Topics Updating WordPress The Hard Way Akshat Choudhary BlogVault MalCare Akshat on Twitter Publishing REST endpoints using GraphQL queries in WordPress by Leo Losoviz Patricipating In A Major Core Release by David Baumwald ...

After taking a break last week to talk to Hugh Lashbrooke, we're back with the Business Track. Chris Ford, Laura Byrne-Cristiano, and and Patrick Rauland will all be giving you great advice for working with clients, workflows, and money management. Thanks to Nexcess and GoDaddy Pro for Sponsoring this series! Talk Topics: Building a Design Process During a Pandemic by Chris Ford Reaktiv Studios Chris on Twitter Teaching Your Clients Gutenberg: Think Like a Content Creator by Laura Byrne-Cristiano Bet Hannon Business Websites Laura Byrne-Cristiano | Twitter Financial Self Defense - or - How to Prepare Your Business for any Disaster by Patrick Rauland Patrick Rauland | Twitter ...

This is another entry in the WordPress: Year in Review series! When the global pandemic started affecting WordCamps...well, globally...the WordPress Community Team started working on ways to mitigate changes. One project is the Learn WordPress Platform. Today, we learn all about that with Hugh Lashbrooke. Thanks to Nexcess and GoDaddy Pro for Sponsoring this series! Show Notes & Links Learn WordPress is not supposed to replace in-person events. They are creating a platform to host more workshop-style content. He's working close with training team, and using lesson plans that they've created. There are 3 areas to each Learn WordPress entry:  Lesson Plans Watch and learn workshops Live discussion groups Getting Speakers This is a community driven project. Anyone can apply through the application form There's a set of learning outcomes on the site that help guide what workshops to host There's also a set of "understanding questions" to help learners ensure they got the right takeaways. This also helps the speakers tailor their workshop appropriately. Tips for Listeners They are looking for content on anything that does something with WordPress Think about what you do with WordPress and teach people how to do that Other Resources learn.wordpress.org WordPress Contributor Teams WordPress Slack hugh.blog @hlashbrooke ...

A long standing tradition of WordCamp US is to have multiple tracks to cater to different folks in the community and the first few episodes of this series will be no different! This week, it’s the User track. (more…) ...