Please note that this schedule may change occasionally as we shuffle spaces and speakers around.
Session Categories
We’ve broken the sessions down into simple categories that we feel each session delivers to a primary audience type. There may be overlap with other categories.
Community Building
Ways to build and grow the amazing WordPress community.
Developing on WordPress
Using themes and plugins to build stuff in WordPress.
Marketing with WordPress
Copywriters, bloggers, and everyone else who writes and creates content to attract views
Selling on WordPress
E-commerce tales and case studies to make money online.
WordPress for Business
These sessions target specific business operations to help you grow and scale your business.
Hallway Tracks
These are informal chats. No slides. Based on the WCUS Campfire Chats ish.
Friday, 1 November 2024
Friday Evening Pre-Conf Social & Networking
Saturday, 2 November 2024
2 November 2024
08:00 AEDT
Registration
08:00 - 09:00
- Tracks:
- Room 1
09:00 AEDT
09:30 AEDT
Making WordPress the Hero of your Customer’s Digital Story
09:30 - 10:15
- Speakers:
- Myles Lagolago-Craig
- Tracks:
- Room 1
- Categories:
- WordPress for Business
Leveraging the MVC Pattern for Enterprise WordPress Development
09:30 - 10:15
- Speakers:
- Zachary Hickson
- Tracks:
- Room 2
- Categories:
- Developing on WordPress
10:15 AEDT
Design for Devs: Making the most of Patterns
10:15 - 11:00
- Speakers:
- Autumn Fjeld
- Tracks:
- Room 1
- Categories:
- Developing on WordPress
11:00 AEDT
Morning Tea
11:00 - 11:20
- Tracks:
- Room 1
- Room 2
- The Hallway
11:20 AEDT
Packaging & Selling Website Maintenance
11:20 - 12:05
- Speakers:
- Emma Kate & Haley Brown
- Tracks:
- Room 1
- Categories:
- Developing on WordPress
The Post Thumbnail Paradox
11:20 - 12:05
- Speakers:
- Cameron Jones
- Tracks:
- Room 2
- Categories:
- Developing on WordPress
12:05 AEDT
Accessibility: Benefits Beyond Compliance
12:05 - 12:50
- Speakers:
- Kitty Chan
- Tracks:
- Room 1
- Categories:
- Developing on WordPress
The Ultimate Guide to Image SEO for WordPress: Attract More Traffic and Engagement
12:05 - 12:50
- Speakers:
- Kenichi Suzuki
- Tracks:
- Room 2
- Categories:
- WordPress for Business
12:25 AEDT
12:50 AEDT
Lunch
12:50 - 13:55
- Tracks:
- Room 1
- Room 2
- The Hallway
13:55 AEDT
Polishing 
: How to design beautiful websites from horrible logos [UI & UX]
13:55 - 14:40
- Speakers:
- Corey Dodd
- Tracks:
- Room 1
- Categories:
- Developing on WordPress
Developing Reusable Components for Your WordPress Themes
13:55 - 14:40
- Speakers:
- Leesa Ward
- Tracks:
- Room 2
- Categories:
- Developing on WordPress
How Devs Can Learn About Marketing from Data
13:55 - 14:15
- Tracks:
- The Hallway
- Categories:
- Marketing with WordPress
14:15 AEDT
14:40 AEDT
Afternoon Break
14:40 - 14:55
- Tracks:
- Room 1
- Room 2
- The Hallway
14:55 AEDT
Welcoming our Robot Collaborators: AI and Creativity in Content Marketing
14:55 - 15:40
- Speakers:
- Tess Needham
- Tracks:
- Room 1
- Categories:
- Marketing with WordPress
The Problem With WordPress: A Deep Dive Into the WordPress Database
14:55 - 15:40
- Speakers:
- Ross Minney
- Tracks:
- Room 2
- Categories:
- Developing on WordPress
15:40 AEDT
Client Taming: How To Call In Ideal Premium Clients
15:40 - 16:25
- Speakers:
- Brook McCarthy
- Tracks:
- Room 1
- Categories:
- WordPress for Business
Practical Sustainability
15:40 - 16:25
- Speakers:
- Joshua Stopper
- Tracks:
- Room 2
- Categories:
- Developing on WordPress
16:25 AEDT
16:45 AEDT
Break
16:45 - 18:00
- Tracks:
- Room 1
- Room 2
- The Hallway
18:00 AEDT
Sunday, 3 November 2024
3 November 2024
09:00 AEDT
Registration & Coffee
09:00 - 10:00
- Tracks:
- Room 1
- Room 2
- The Hallway
10:00 AEDT
Six Figures While You Sleep
10:00 - 10:45
- Speakers:
- Kate Toon and Tony Cosentino
- Tracks:
- Room 1
- Categories:
- WordPress for Business
How I Went From a PHP Shortcode Guy to a React / Block Guy
10:00 - 10:45
- Speakers:
- Matt Knighton
- Tracks:
- Room 2
- Categories:
- Developing on WordPress
10:45 AEDT
The Enterprise Approach to WordPress Security
10:45 - 11:30
- Speakers:
- Peter Wilson
- Tracks:
- Room 1
- Categories:
- Developing on WordPress
The Agency Business Model Is Broken, What Do We Do Instead?
10:45 - 11:30
- Speakers:
- Lou Kozlevcar
- Tracks:
- Room 2
- Categories:
- WordPress for Business
WordPress Repository on WordPress.org: Pros and Cons
10:45 - 11:30
- Tracks:
- The Hallway
- Categories:
- Developing on WordPress
11:30 AEDT
Morning Tea
11:30 - 11:50
- Tracks:
- Room 1
- Room 2
- The Hallway
11:50 AEDT
Client Communication – Improve Sales and Service Using Whole Brain Thinking
11:50 - 12:35
- Speakers:
- Jane Tweedy
- Tracks:
- Room 1
- Categories:
- WordPress for Business
Plugin Review – Top 10 Mistakes Plugin Authors Make!
11:50 - 12:35
- Speakers:
- Luke Carbis
- Tracks:
- Room 2
- Categories:
- Developing on WordPress
12:35 AEDT
10 Things I Learn From Teaching WordPress in College for 12 Months
12:35 - 13:20
- Speakers:
- Vladimir Roudakov
- Tracks:
- Room 1
- Categories:
- Community Building
Layouts in the Block Editor: How They Work and What’s Next
12:35 - 13:20
- Speakers:
- Isabel Brison
- Tracks:
- Room 2
- Categories:
- Developing on WordPress
13:20 AEDT
Lunch
13:20 - 14:25
- Tracks:
- Room 1
- Room 2
- The Hallway
14:25 AEDT
Case study: Scaling a WooCommerce Store from 16k to 6.5M in 3 Years
14:25 - 15:30
- Speakers:
- James Carmody
- Tracks:
- Room 1
- Categories:
- Selling on WordPress
Add Facebook Live Video to Your Page
14:25 - 14:40
- Speakers:
- Jose Maria Mosciaro Herrera
- Tracks:
- Room 2
- Categories:
- Developing on WordPress
14:40 AEDT
What I Have Learned After Doing 98,818 WordPress Updates
14:40 - 14:55
- Speakers:
- Jeremy Hague
- Tracks:
- Room 2
- Categories:
- WordPress for Business
14:55 AEDT
How to Not Hate WordPress as a Junior Dev
14:55 - 15:10
- Speakers:
- Sandra Lopez
- Tracks:
- Room 2
- Categories:
- Developing on WordPress
15:10 AEDT
Community Contributions without Coding: Empowering WordPress through Engagement and Education
15:10 - 15:30
- Speakers:
- Georg Kevin Paquet
- Tracks:
- Room 2
- Categories:
- Community Building
15:30 AEDT
Afternoon Break
15:30 - 15:45
- Tracks:
- Room 1
- Room 2
- The Hallway
15:45 AEDT
Sort Ya Systems: A Practical Guide to Setting Up Processes for Your Website Projects
15:45 - 16:30
- Speakers:
- Sarah Linklater
- Tracks:
- Room 1
- Categories:
- Developing on WordPress
Custom WooCommerce for Large Travel Agency: Unlocking Revenue & Automating Operations
15:45 - 16:30
- Speakers:
- Brett Stone
- Tracks:
- Room 2
- Categories:
- Selling on WordPress
16:30 AEDT
Panel – Reinvigorating Local WordPress Communities
16:30 - 17:15
- Tracks:
- Room 1
- Categories:
- Community Building
17:15 AEDT
If you have any questions about the sessions or need some clarification or more information, please ask us.