You build on React, Node, and a variety of other tools. Now you’re learning what WordPress has to offer. WCUS puts real developer economics, hiring demand, and what 7.0 shipped for devs on the table. Wondering what a week here could look like? Here’s a sample schedule built for developers like you.
Showcase Day — Mon Aug 17
| Time | Session | Track | Speaker |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9:15–10:00 | Keynote — Main Stage | ||
| 10:15–12:00 | [WORKSHOP] Building WP-CLI Automation for Large WordPress Content Sites | Technical WordPress | Lukasz Wilczak |
| 1:30–2:15 | Beyond vibe-coding: build an AI pipeline that ships production-ready plugins | Technical WordPress | Stéphane Boisvert |
| 2:30–3:15 | When the Platform Belongs to Its Users: Migrating Daily Kos at Scale | Technical WordPress | Ben Greeley / Allison McHenry |
| 3:30–4:15 | Agents Need Good Tools Too: Designing an Editorial Experience for Humans and AI Alike | AI | Aviral Mittal |
| 4:30–5:15 | Parenting Claude: Guardrails for AI-Assisted Development | AI | Chris Reynolds |
Day 1 — Tue Aug 18
| Time | Session | Track | Speaker |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9:15–10:00 | Keynote 2 — Main Stage | ||
| 10:30–11:15 | Migrating to Blocks (With Artisanal Care, at Industrial Scale) | Technical WordPress | K Adam White |
| 11:30–12:15 | Staying Relevant as a WordPress Developer in 2026 | Technical WordPress | Daniel Paz |
| 1:45–2:30 | Abilities API for Humans | Technical WordPress | Nik McLaughlin |
| 2:45–3:30 | Beyond Prompts: The Part of Sales AI Is Changing First | AI | Benjamin Zekavica |
| 3:45–4:30 | Lost in (Machine) Translation: AI, WordPress, and the Translations Nobody Saw Coming | AI | Jemma Badenhorst / Orestis Samaras / Dan Pizzolato |
| 4:45–5:30 | Keynote 3 — Main Stage | ||
Day 2 — Wed Aug 19
| Time | Session | Track | Speaker |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9:30–10:15 | Keynote 4 — Main Stage | ||
| 10:30–11:15 | Agentic Development for WordPress: AI Workers, Not Just AI Chat | Technical WordPress | Alfredo Navas |
| 11:30–12:15 | The Handshake Is the Roadmap | Technical WordPress | Jonathan Wold | Tammie Lister |
| 1:45–2:30 | Beyond plugins: when to move workflows outside WordPress | Technical WordPress | Arjun Valapparambil Sunilkumar |
| 2:45–3:30 | Beyond Plugins: Real Accessibility for WordPress Websites | AI | Joseph Lopreste |
| 4:00–5:00 | Closing Keynote — Main Stage | ||
| 7:00–10:00 | Closing Party | ||
