Calendar of events
Upcoming events
The WordPress Editor: Designing for Higher Ed Success
On Thursday, February 26, 2026, join WPCampus for a half-day virtual event that explores not just how to use the modern WordPress editing experience, but how to shape it to meet the complex needs of higher education on the modern WordPress editing experience.
- 10:00am – 11:00am EST – Keynote Panel: Building with FSE: Patterns, Blocks, and Governance
- This keynote will feature Joeleen Kennedy and Alexis Villegas, pro WordPress engineers from the Human Made team. They will explore how teams approach building real-world projects with the Full Site Editor, focusing on the decisions behind patterns, custom blocks, and governance. Rather than starting with implementation details, they’ll discuss why successful FSE projects begin by designing the editor experience itself—who it’s for, what they should be able to change, and how flexibility can be supported safely.
- 11:00am – 11:30am EST – Demo Session: Start Small: A Practical, Incremental Path from Shortcodes to Blocks
- Many institutions don’t move to the block editor all at once, and they don’t have to. Using a real-world example, Joeleen and Alexis will walk through a practical, low-risk way to begin adopting the block editor by transforming an existing shortcode into a server-rendered block. This talk is aimed at developers and technical teams who want to focus on incremental changes and move toward the block editor at their own pace, especially in environments where stability, governance, and long-term maintainability matter.
- 11:45am – 12:30pm EST – Next, we will hear from a panel of higher ed professionals about how they’re making the WordPress editor work for their institution, whether through data management, governance, or design.
- 12:30pm – 1:00pm EST – Finally, we’ll end the day with a more casual, less structured hangout session. This will be an opportunity to reflect and engage about the previous presentations and topics.
This free professional development event will give you and your team the resources you need to feel prepared and oriented as WordPress continues to evolve.Registration is now open here, so mark your calendars!
The WPCampus community is always looking forward to planning the next event. Have an idea for a topic? Let us know!
Recent events
November 6, 2025: The State of Accessibility in WordPress: From Insight to Action in Higher Ed
The WPCampus community hosted a two-hour online webinar on Thursday, November 6, exploring the current and future state of accessibility in WordPress through the lens of higher education.
We brought together accessibility leaders, developers, and governance practitioners for a series of sessions that connect insight to action: understanding where accessibility in WordPress stands today, how to build stronger governance structures, and what new tools are emerging to make accessibility testing more seamless and integrated.
Interview and Discussion with Joe Dolson
Hear from accessibility expert and core WordPress Accessibility team member, Joe Dolson, about progress in WordPress accessibility, key takeaways from WordPress Accessibility Day, and what higher education should prioritize to improve accessibility across their digital ecosystems. We’ll also discuss how higher ed can contribute to WordPress core accessibility initiatives.
Watch the video in our Learning Library
Lecture: Using Data to Support Enterprise Accessibility Governance
This session will explore real-world case studies and proposed approaches for supporting and enforcing accessibility governance in large-scale WordPress environments. Learn how data can guide enterprise accessibility efforts and help maintain consistent quality and compliance across distributed teams.
Watch the video in our Learning Library
Panel: Integrated Accessibility Testing Tools in WordPress
A conversation with developers and creators behind integrated accessibility testing plugins (testing that is designed to catch issues before they’re published). The panel will cover the wins and challenges of testing accessibility across multiple editors and workflows, tips on how to use these tools to stop accessibility issues before they’re published, and share ideas for the future of automated testing in WordPress.
Panelists:
- Amber Hinds, Founder and CEO, Equalize Digital (creators of Accessibility Checker)
- Steve Jones, CTO, Equalize Digital (creators of Accessibility Checker)
- John Jameson, Digital Accessibility Developer, Princeton University (creator of Editoria11y)
- Adam Chaboryk, IT Accessibility Specialist, Toronto Metropolitan University (creator of Sa11y)
Watch the video in our Learning Library
Recurring events
- WPCampus Board meetings
- Are held on the first and third Tuesday of each month from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern time.
- WPCampus Board meetings are open to the public.
WPCampus Google Calendar
A Google Calendar houses all of our community events.