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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 \u2014 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.<\/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>Own Your Audience: How The Ankler Escaped Substack and Took Back Control<\/span><\/td>AI<\/span><\/td>Nicola Catton<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
3:30\u20134:15<\/td>Stop Blaming WordPress: Building a Real Editorial Workflow Without Leaving the Ecosystem<\/span><\/td>Technical WordPress<\/span><\/td>Sarah Siqueira<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
4:30\u20135:15<\/td>From Divi to FSE: Moving a Small Non-Profit<\/span><\/td>Technical WordPress<\/span><\/td>Aaron Jorbin<\/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 \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<\/span><\/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>The Making of a WordPress Developer Credential<\/span><\/td>Technical WordPress<\/span><\/td>\u2014<\/td><\/tr>
3:45\u20134:30<\/td>Surviving the Plugin Stack: A Practical Playbook for Auditing and Simplifying Complex WordPress Sites<\/span><\/td>Technical WordPress<\/span><\/td>Matt Dorman<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
4:45\u20135:30<\/td>Keynote \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 \u2014 Main Stage<\/td><\/tr>
10:30\u201311:15<\/td>Agentic Development for WordPress \u2013 How Modern Teams Are Building with 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: Product, Partnerships, and the Loop Between Them<\/span><\/td>Technical WordPress<\/span><\/td>Jonathan Wold | Tammie Lister<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
1:45\u20132:30<\/td>Your Team Needs a Shared Brain: Shipping AI Skills Like You Ship Code<\/span><\/td>AI<\/span><\/td>\u2014<\/td><\/tr>
2:45\u20133:30<\/td>The Agentic Web Is Coming \u2013 Is WordPress Ready?<\/span><\/td>Honing Your Skills<\/span><\/td>Miriam Schwab<\/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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