Track: Blossom Walk

As AI becomes a bigger player in shaping what content gets created and prioritized, many community-focused publishers are finding themselves misrepresented, or completely left out. This session explores how editorial teams can preserve their mission and audience connection in an ecosystem increasingly optimized for what’s trending, not what’s true. We’ll look at the tension between…

In this talk, I’ll share my journey from initially disliking WordPress to becoming a Lead Developer, trainer, community contributor, and WordPress advocate. I’ll show how engaging with the WordPress community can be a bridge to professional growth, leadership opportunities, and even global recognition. Attendees will learn how contributing, whether through code, mentorship, or organizing events,…

Is your WordPress store a secure vault or an easy target? With every transaction, you handle sensitive customer data. This talk cuts through the complexity of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) and translates it into actionable steps for your WP eCommerce site. Learn essential strategies to secure transactions, simplify compliance, and…

This talk will be about how algorithms and AI are already changing the nature of coding work, and what gig workers’ struggles can teach us about life without a collective voice. Frida will show the risks developers face from automation, precarity, and platform control, and explore how solidarity can give developers the power to shape…

You’ve spent hours optimizing your WordPress site’s speed, perfecting its database queries, and ensuring your code is flawlessly clean. Yet, do your projects still feel like they’re lagging, perhaps due to frustrating client miscommunications, team friction during a major update, or an inability to clearly articulate complex ideas? What if the most significant “performance killer”…

You can’t fix what you can’t see. Most WordPress site owners have no idea their site is under attack or what’s making it slow until it’s too late.