I had a great time chatting with folks at WordCamp US 2022 in San Diego. The event felt more intimate than previous years and reminded me of WordCamp San Francisco 2014. I spent the first two days of WCUS shooting Continue reading Video Interviews from WordCamp US 2022
In-person WordPress events are back and better than ever! After an incredible and energizing WordCamp US in San Diego, WordPressers are now heading to WordCamp Netherlands (WCNL) in Arnhem to collaborate in person. Beginners and experts from all over the Continue reading WordPress in the Wild: WP Engine Heads to WordCamp Netherlands
After a nearly three-year hiatus, WordCamp US will return as an in-person event this weekend! Beginning Friday, September 9, hundreds of WordPressers will descend on San Diego for three days of educational programming, hands-on workshops, and networking opportunities, touching every Continue reading Getting Ready for WordCamp US 2022
Did you know The San Diego Zoo is only an 8 minute drive from this year’s WordCamp US location? The San Diego Zoo is one of three zoos in the United States that has giant pandas. That got me thinking Continue reading Torque Toons: Wapuu Panda Fusion
After the awesome WordCamp Europe 2022, WordCamp US (WCUS) is finally back, and it will take place in San Diego, California, from 9–11 September. The Kinsta team is beyond excited to see you there! Kiera Kosciolek, our Social Media Manager, Continue reading Meet Kinsta at WordCamp US 2022 in San Diego, California
I’m so excited about WordCamp US in September. Like many of you, I haven’t been to a WordCamp in years, so I thought I’d share some travel advice for San Diego. If you’d like some better travel advice, we’d recommend Continue reading Torque Toons: WordCamp US travel tip #1
Generative text-to-image tools, like Dalle-2 and Midjourney, are all the rage this summer. I used an AI tool called Craiyon to generate an image based on the prompt “WordPress mascot” and then redrew the results in a more consistent style. Continue reading Torque Toons: Generating WordPress Mascots With AI
The Torque Social Hour is a weekly livestream of WordPress news and events. This week we talked to Michelle Frechette, the Director of Community Engagement for StellarWP, about a new site called WP.events. This new site is a community repository Continue reading Torque Social Hour: WP.events is a repo for WordPress events
Calling all Contributor Teams! Planning is underway for WordCamp U.S. (WCUS) 2022 Contributor Day, to be held on September 11, 2022 in San Diego, California. By July 29, 2022, please submit the Contributor Day Table Leads signup form to let Continue reading Contributor Teams: Submit WCUS 2022 Table Leads Signup Form by July 29
The Torque News Drop is a report on the most pressing WordPress news. This week we talked to Nyahsa Green, the Editorial Director at ManageWP and a Software Developer at Howard Development and Consulting, about how to bring more new Continue reading Torque News Drop: A conversation with Nyasha Green about bringing new developers into WordPress
On the 1st of June, the WP White Security Team made its way to Porto, Portugal, from all over Europe. The mission: attend WCEU and spend some time together. For some of us, it was the first time meeting in Continue reading WCEU 2022 was a blast – here’s what we got up to
photo credit: World Maps After a lengthy discussion, the Community Team has decided to make it easier for organizers to apply for regional in-person WordCamps. These are events that pull in a community from a geographical area larger than one Continue reading Community Team Removes Red Tape From Regional WordCamp Applications
The Torque News Drop is a report on the most pressing WordPress news. This week we talked to Joost de Valk, the founder of Yoast SEO, about his recent article “WordPress’ market share is shrinking“. Joost has been tracking these Continue reading Torque News Drop: Joost de Valk talks about WordPress’ Shrinking Market Share
We are happy to announce that team Kinsta will be attending WordCamp Europe 2022 in Porto! Adrián Sebastián Izquierdo, our Affiliate and Partnerships Manager, and Marcel Bootsman, Marketing Manager for the Dutch Market, will represent Kinsta in Porto in June. Continue reading Meet Kinsta at WordCamp Europe 2022 in Porto
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On the podcast today we have Evangelia Pappa & Bernhard Kau. WordCamp Europe is the biggest in-person event in WordPress. Last time the event was held, in 2019, there were over 3,000 attendees and hundreds of volunteers who participated. The Continue reading #19 – Evangelia Pappa & Bernhard Kau on Making WordCamp Europe Safe and Diverse
Earlier this month the WordPress Community Team proposed stricter guidelines for hosting in-person events, as the pandemic continues to warrant vigilance and a nimble approach to ensuring attendees’ safety. The updated guidelines were published today with an important change that Continue reading WordPress Community Team Updates COVID-19 Safety Guidelines to Relieve Volunteers of Enforcement Burden
WordCamp Birmingham’s organizers announced today that the in-person event planned for the first week in February is now postponed until April or May. Organizers had been planning the event since August 2021 and had just announced the last group of Continue reading WordCamp Birmingham Postponed Due to Rising Local COVID-19 Infection Rates
Mounting concerns about loose safety protocols at upcoming WordPress events, and the prevalence of the highly transmissible Omicron variant, have prompted the Community Team to be more explicit in its COVID-19 safety guidelines. The team is proposing additional measures previously Continue reading WordPress Community Team Proposes Stricter COVID-19 Safety Protocols for In-Person Events in 2022