Nachverfolgen: Track 3 – Developer – Room C2

You’ve always wanted to build your own Dynamic Block, but getting started seemed like too much effort? In this flash talk, I’ll show you the fastest path from an empty folder to a working block with server-side rendering. No prior knowledge required, no endless config files – just the essentials so you can start building right after.

Whether our goal is to deliver pages faster or serve more pages from the same server, most of us want WordPress and the code we write for it to run faster. But how does one go about improving the performance of a complicated and expansive project like WordPress?

The goal for this workshop is to learn how to identify and resolve performance issues in WordPress, and to build our intuition for software performance. It will cover a range of topics including causes for performance issues, methods for assessing and measuring performance, and insight into the role that today’s complicated processors play in this puzzle.

It’s important that WordPress and WordPress sites stay competitive in today’s market. While there’s plenty of room for improvement, creating impactful changes can be difficult and fraught. This workshop is designed to introduce the challenges and approaches to modern performance work as well as broaden the perspective on what performance means and to whom.

Themes covered include but are not limited to: how modern processors run code differently than we expect; profiling with Xdebug and SPX; benchmarking; methodology for caching; streaming interfaces; the impact of API sequencing; and the outsized role design plays in avoiding performance traps.

AI. You hate it. You love it. You love to hate it. But no matter what your feelings are on AI, it’s here to stay. So let’s dive into an actual use case, where I share the good, the bad, and the ugly of what I learned by creating a robust, mobile-first, REST API powered app in my „spare time.“

Starting in September 2026, parts of the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) are going into effect. There are some things to prepare for agencies, developers and maintainers of open source software like WordPress plugins. This session will give you a primer on the key points of CRA, and equip you with the knowledge (and a handy checklist) to navigate the uncertain waters of European regulations.

A decoupled or headless architecture of WordPress adds flexibility and allows content to be used on multiple platforms such as mobile apps and the web. However, it also adds a layer of complexity and cost to manage your project.

In this talk, we will learn under what scenarios a Headless WordPress is the right choice. How scalable is a headless site with tons of posts and what value it adds to the business and end-users?

We will also discuss which react frameworks are considered the best when building Decoupled WordPress at an enterprise level.

I’ve been experimenting with AI-assisted development since 2021, so when the WordPress Core AI team launched in mid-2025, I was genuinely excited. Finally, the platform I’ve spent years working with was taking AI seriously—not as a gimmick, but as foundational infrastructure. I’ve been following the development closely ever since, and what’s emerging is remarkable.

In this talk, I’ll take you on a practical tour of the six WordPress AI projects that are quietly laying the foundation for how we’ll build and interact with WordPress sites in the years to come.

Whether you’re a site owner curious about where WordPress is heading, a content creator wondering how AI might help your workflow, or a developer eager to build the next generation of WordPress plugins, this talk has something for you.

No AI experience required. No PhD necessary. Just bring your curiosity!

Your WordPress site is running—but is it thriving? If you’re constantly firefighting performance issues without real visibility into what’s happening, this session is for you.

New Relic transforms WordPress monitoring from painful guesswork into intuitive clarity. In this hands-on talk, you’ll discover how to gain complete visibility across your entire stack: frontend user experiences, backend PHP performance, and MySQL database efficiency. You’ll also learn how to capture business metrics that actually matter—the data that informs strategy.

Whether you’re optimizing response times, debugging production issues, or proving ROI to stakeholders, you’ll leave with practical approaches to elevate your WordPress monitoring from reactive firefighting to proactive optimization.