Sessions for WordPress Users and Writers

Of course one of the best things about WordPress is to use your site! So if you are a user or writer we have scheduled several great sessions on both Saturday and Sunday.

Sessions for Writers

Sessions for WordPress Users

Of course if there are other areas of WordPress you want to learn about, there are 5 other tracks you can go to over the weekend! You can see the full schedule here.

Contributor Day — Sunday July 23th

Whether you’ve never contributed to WordPress before, or if you’ve done so for years, you’re invited to WordCamp Boston Contributor day. This is your chance to learn out how to contribute from the experts, hang out with others who love to contribute, and push some of your own contributions — all in one (well, really less than one) day.

We’re planning a fun, active and intense day of learning, coding, testing, documentation and hanging out. WordPress experts and contributors will be present to help you get up to speed quickly with how to contribute to WordPress. Don’t know exactly what you want to do? No problem! Just show up and we’ll get you plugged into a team that needs your help. Not a coder? That’s okay too — there are plenty of non-dev ways to contribute to the WordPress community, including documentation and more.

Just bring your own laptop and we’ll take care of the rest

Sessions for Business and Entrepreneurs

If you are a business owner or entrepreneur we have scheduled several great sessions both Saturday and Sunday to help you along. You can just park yourself in the Ballroom or Balcony 2 for 8 great sessions designed for you.

Saturday Sessions

Sunday Sessions

Of course if there are other areas of WordPress you want to learn about, there are 5 other tracks you can go to over the weekend! You can see the full schedule here.

WordCamp Boston After Party

No WordCamp is complete without an After Party! Many of the speakers and local WordPress Community go. It’s a great place to network and make new connections to help you along.

The afterparty will be at White Horse Tavern (link is to yelp page), from 5:30-9pm. The address is 116 Brighton Ave. From the venue, this is a 1.2mi walk; or you can hop on the 57 Bus to Brighton ave @ Linden st (mbta website). Lyft, Uber, or Fasten are also options. There is only street parking nearby, but you can leave your car in the venue parking lot.

We’ll have heavy appetizers and drinks (free non-alcoholic & a limited amount of tickets for beer/wine). There will be vegetarian, vegan, gluten free & dairy free options.

Your name badge for the event is your ticket, so why not register today.

Higher Education Sessions

So, if WPCampus in Buffalo last weekend was a little to far to go to this year, or you just need a little more we have some great WordPress for Higher Education! Here’s what we have lined up:

Of course if there are other areas of WordPress you want to learn about, there are 5 other tracks you can go to over the weekend! You can see the full schedule here.

Designer Sessions

We have about the best set of sessions for WordPress Designers we’ve ever had! Just park yourself in the Balcony 2 room Saturday – there will be designer sessions there most day! Here a list of the sessions.

Of course if there are other areas of WordPress you want to learn about, there are 5 other tracks you can go to over the weekend! You can see the full schedule here.

Register Today and Get Feed

You won’t go hungry at this years WordCamp! Included with registration, start the day with coffee and pastries sponsored by Jetpack. Lunch, sponsored by A2 Hosting and SiteGround, will have choices for omnivores, vegans, vegetarians, along with gluten free, dairy free and kosher options. We’ll have a fun surprise for an afternoon snack, sponsored by WP Engine and Bluehost 🍨 And of course, coffee all day, sponsored by GoDaddy & CaptainForm.

After the sessions are done, head to the afterparty, sponsored by Pantheon and SiteLock, for appetizers and a no-host bar.

Grab lunch (brunch!) before coming on Sunday, there won’t be a full meal. But we will  have an afternoon snack, sponsored by BoldGrid, and more coffee all day (thanks WooCommerce!).

To guarantee food and any special preferences for you, please register today!

Developer Sessions

If you are a developer coming to WordCamp Boston this year we’ve got a great set of sessions for you. This year we’ve got sessions for advance developer to those just starting out. Come back Sunday and you can put some of the great new things you learn at the contributor day session.

Intro to Development

Playing ball with Plugins – Marc Gratch

Level Up! Taking your WordPress Code up a Notch – Amanda Giles

It’s never too soon to be fitted for a tinfoil hat – Jim Reevior

Development

Performance Under Pressure – Mat Marquis

Time to Publish – Bradley Jacobs

Why Can’t I Do X in my plugin? – Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)

Searching for the Perfect Search – Jon Heller

Woo for You: Customizing WooCommerce – Gary Thayer

Advanced Development

Building an App with WordPress’ REST API – Greg Opperman

Functional Programming for WordPress Developers – Dave Ross

Enterprise-Grade WordPress Development: Building Bulletproof Software that is Ready for the Masses – Steven Word

Of course if there are other areas of WordPress you want to learn about, there are 5 other tracks you can go to over the weekend! You can see the full schedule here.

Need Extra Help With Your WordPress Sites?

Need more help than just attending sessions? Get some extra help with your WordPress sites at the Happiness Bar! This is the place to come and get your WordPress questions answered by knowledgeable WordPress experts and Happiness Engineers. This is one of the best aspects of WordCamp!

The Happiness bar is available all day Saturday in the Metcalf Auditorium and Sunday in the Ziskind Lounge.

Your can purchase your tickets here.