Editor’s Note: This post was updated on March 13, 2023 to include the Fireside Chat with Matt Mullenweg and Matías Ventura.
Is your website feeling a little stale? Have you been looking for a way to breathe some life into your workflow? You won’t want to miss DE{CODE} 2023, WP Engine’s all-virtual conference for developers. This free event will cover topics including eCommerce, headless WordPress, managed WordPress hosting, and beyond. Everything you could need to spice up your website and amp up your development skills.
This year for the first time ever, WordPress co-founder and Automattic CEO, Matt Mullenweg and Matías Ventura, Lead Architect of Gutenberg; Developer Experience Team at Automattic, will host a special session looking to the future of WordPress.
Register for free today!
Live in Australia, London, or Toronto? No problem! DE{CODE} 2023 will feature the same insightful content across three regions on March 21 and 23, depending on your time zone:
APAC: March 21, 2023 10 am – 4 pm AEST
North America: March 21, 2022 10 am – 4 pm CST
EMEA: March 23, 2022 10 am – 4 pm GMT
Let’s dive into some of excellent programming you can watch for free.
Learn
DE{CODE} 2023 is packed with expert-led talks for any skill level. Whether you’re interested in headless, privacy, or security, there will be something for you.
Though all the talks will be exceptional, we wanted to highlight a few.
Fireside Chat with Matt Mullenweg and Matías Ventura
Mullenweg and Ventura will take the state to look at what the next 20 years will hold for WordPress and specifically the editor. Learn how AI and WordPress will work together. Get an idea for how the block editor will expand in the years to come. Find ways you can contribute and help WordPress power the rest of the web.
How Technology has Shaped the Power Dynamics Between Designers, Developers, and Marketers
WordPress was created 20 years ago this year. To celebrate this incredible milestone, WP Engine Founder and CIO, Jason Cohen, is going to take a look at how the people behind WordPress have grown it from a blogging platform to what it is today. This talk will look at site creation in 2003, how it has evolved to today, and what the next decade might hold for website builders.
7 Things You Didn’t Know You Could Do with Advanced Custom Fields
Advanced Custom Fields is incredibly well-loved among WordPress developers, powering over 4.5 million websites. Even though it is widely used, there is functionality you might not know you’ve been missing out on. Iain Poulson, Senior Product Manager at WP Engine and Rob Stinson, Product Marketing Manager and WP Engine will highlight their seven favorite “hidden” features.
Go Beyond with Headless
Headless WordPress has been a big conversation over the last few years. Jason Konen, Product Director at WP Engine, looks at actual companies and websites running headless. Then looks to the future of headless WordPress and Atlas from WP Engine.
Connect
After the sessions conclude, make sure and stick around for virtual networking, which offers the opportunity to ask the speakers questions and make new connections with other attendees.
You won’t want to miss this opportunity to level up your developer game and attend one of the biggest WordPress conferences out there.
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