On June 5 and 6, 2026, I’ll be on two panels at WordCamp Europe in Kraków. Both on Track 2, both on topics that shape where WordPress is headed this year.
Inside WordPress 7.0
Friday, June 5 · 10:15 · Track 2
WordPress 7.0 is the biggest release in years. Not a point update. A step that changes how the platform is built, developed, and maintained. New features, new workflows, new possibilities for developers and agencies.
The panel brings together contributors who shaped this release in different ways. We won’t walk through the release notes. We’ll talk about the process behind it. Which decisions were made, which discussions stayed open, what actually happened behind the scenes.
For anyone using WordPress professionally, this is relevant knowledge. A release of this scale changes workflows in agencies, hosting structures, the plugin landscape, and the demands on maintenance and support.
Rethinking Learning in WordPress
Saturday, June 6 · 11:15 · Track 2
Together with Mary Hubbard (Executive Director of WordPress), Rade Jekic (Training Team Rep), Natalia Basiura, and Klaus Harris, I’ll discuss the future of learning in the WordPress project.
The topic matters more than it might seem at first. WordPress powers 43 percent of the web. For that to still hold in ten years, the project needs people who come in, stay, and take on responsibility. That’s exactly what isn’t working well enough right now.
The project is currently working on new contributor pathways, simpler onboarding steps, and the first partnerships with universities. The panel covers these programs, the questions behind them, and what they mean for the WordPress community in the coming years.
