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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.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Showcase Day \u2014 Mon Aug 17<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Time<\/th>Session<\/th>Track<\/th>Speaker<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
9:15\u201310:00<\/td>Keynote \u2014 Main Stage<\/td><\/tr>
10:15\u201312:00<\/td>[WORKSHOP] Building WP-CLI Automation for Large WordPress Content Sites<\/span><\/td>Technical WordPress<\/span><\/td>Lukasz Wilczak<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
1:30\u20132:15<\/td>Beyond vibe-coding: build an AI pipeline that ships production-ready plugins<\/span><\/td>Technical WordPress<\/span><\/td>St\u00e9phane Boisvert<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
2:30\u20133:15<\/td>When the Platform Belongs to Its Users: Migrating Daily Kos at Scale<\/span><\/td>Technical WordPress<\/span><\/td>Ben Greeley \/ Allison McHenry<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
3:30\u20134:15<\/td>Agents Need Good Tools Too: Designing an Editorial Experience for Humans and AI Alike<\/span><\/td>AI<\/span><\/td>Aviral Mittal<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
4:30\u20135:15<\/td>Parenting Claude: Guardrails for AI-Assisted Development<\/span><\/td>AI<\/span><\/td>Chris Reynolds<\/span><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Day 1 \u2014 Tue Aug 18<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Time<\/th>Session<\/th>Track<\/th>Speaker<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
9:15\u201310:00<\/td>Keynote 2 \u2014 Main Stage<\/td><\/tr>
10:30\u201311:15<\/td>Migrating to Blocks (With Artisanal Care, at Industrial Scale)<\/span><\/td>Technical WordPress<\/span><\/td>K Adam White<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
11:30\u201312:15<\/td>Staying Relevant as a WordPress Developer in 2026<\/td>Technical WordPress<\/span><\/td>Daniel Paz<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
1:45\u20132:30<\/td>Abilities API for Humans<\/span><\/td>Technical WordPress<\/span><\/td>Nik McLaughlin<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
2:45\u20133:30<\/td>Beyond Prompts: The Part of Sales AI Is Changing First<\/span><\/td>AI<\/span><\/td>Benjamin Zekavica<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
3:45\u20134:30<\/td>Lost in (Machine) Translation: AI, WordPress, and the Translations Nobody Saw Coming<\/span><\/td>AI<\/span><\/td>Jemma Badenhorst \/ Orestis Samaras \/ Dan Pizzolato<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
4:45\u20135:30<\/td>Keynote 3 \u2014 Main Stage<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Day 2 \u2014 Wed Aug 19<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Time<\/th>Session<\/th>Track<\/th>Speaker<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
9:30\u201310:15<\/td>Keynote 4 \u2014 Main Stage<\/td><\/tr>
10:30\u201311:15<\/td>Agentic Development for WordPress: AI Workers, Not Just AI Chat<\/span><\/td>Technical WordPress<\/span><\/td>Alfredo Navas<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
11:30\u201312:15<\/td>The Handshake Is the Roadmap<\/span><\/td>Technical WordPress<\/span><\/td>Jonathan Wold | Tammie Lister<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
1:45\u20132:30<\/td>Beyond plugins: when to move workflows outside WordPress<\/span><\/td>Technical WordPress<\/span><\/td>Arjun Valapparambil Sunilkumar<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
2:45\u20133:30<\/td>Beyond Plugins: Real Accessibility for WordPress Websites<\/span><\/td>AI<\/span><\/td>Joseph Lopreste<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
4:00\u20135:00<\/td>Closing Keynote \u2014 Main Stage<\/td><\/tr>
7:00\u201310:00<\/td>Closing Party<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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