You’ve done this before. You know which sessions are worth your time and which ones you’ve heard before. This year, WCUS looks past the hype to where WordPress is actually headed — plus the hallway conversations where the real work gets done. Wondering what a week here could look like? Here’s a sample schedule built for veterans 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 | Own Your Audience: How The Ankler Escaped Substack and Took Back Control | AI | Nicola Catton |
| 3:30–4:15 | Stop Blaming WordPress: Building a Real Editorial Workflow Without Leaving the Ecosystem | Technical WordPress | Sarah Siqueira |
| 4:30–5:15 | From Divi to FSE: Moving a Small Non-Profit | Technical WordPress | Aaron Jorbin |
Day 1 — Tue Aug 18
| Time | Session | Track | Speaker |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9:15–10:00 | Keynote — 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 | The Making of a WordPress Developer Credential | Technical WordPress | — |
| 3:45–4:30 | Surviving the Plugin Stack: A Practical Playbook for Auditing and Simplifying Complex WordPress Sites | Technical WordPress | Matt Dorman |
| 4:45–5:30 | Keynote — Main Stage | ||
Day 2 — Wed Aug 19
| Time | Session | Track | Speaker |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9:30–10:15 | Keynote — Main Stage | ||
| 10:30–11:15 | Agentic Development for WordPress – How Modern Teams Are Building with AI Workers, Not Just AI Chat | Technical WordPress | Alfredo Navas |
| 11:30–12:15 | The Handshake Is the Roadmap: Product, Partnerships, and the Loop Between Them | Technical WordPress | Jonathan Wold | Tammie Lister |
| 1:45–2:30 | Your Team Needs a Shared Brain: Shipping AI Skills Like You Ship Code | AI | — |
| 2:45–3:30 | The Agentic Web Is Coming – Is WordPress Ready? | Honing Your Skills | Miriam Schwab |
| 4:00–5:00 | Closing Keynote — Main Stage | ||
| 7:00–10:00 | Closing Party | ||
