Talk Ideas

Not sure what to talk about? Below is a list from WordCamp Europe that you might find helpful. Over the coming months, we’re hoping to poll our own members to find out what they want to learn as well.

Ready to submit? Check out our Call for Speakers.

Development

  • Case studies of big media or enterprise websites
  • Internationalisation
  • Scaling & performance
  • Security
  • Front-end technologies including JavaScript
  • Working with the Customizer
  • Working with taxonomies & terms
  • Automated testing (unit/end-to-end)
  • The WordPress REST API
  • Turning your plugin into a business
  • Development tools, including dev environments, dependencies, and deployment
  • Specific plugins (like BuddyPress, WooCommerce)
  • DevOps
  • Cloud computing

Building websites with WordPress

  • Best practices when building WordPress websites
  • Guide to choosing themes/plugins
  • Security 101

Design

  • Theme design
  • User interface design
  • Typography

Business

  • Going from freelancing to building a team
  • Dealing with clients
  • EU website/internet law
  • Pricing
  • Customer support
  • Business models

Community

  • Contributing as a non-coder
  • Diversity/inclusion
  • Personal stories
  • How to start a meetup

Content

  • Content strategy
  • Blogging/writing
  • Multilingual content

Work

  • Mental health & well-being
  • Business ethics
  • Remote work
  • Workflow and optimization of personal/team productivity

Other

  • Open source & licensing
  • Translations (non-technical aspects)
  • Accessibility

Note that this list is not exhaustive, but is just there to spark your imagination. So if you have any other topics you think our attendees will love, please share!

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