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The DC / #DMV area monthly #WordPress #Meetup group.

Organizers: @bethsoderberg@twitter.com, @lelandf@twitter.com, @tiff.is, @tomfinley.com

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🔗 https://wptoots.social/@WordPressDC
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Follow @briancoords.com to create a custom #WordPress block that connects to OpenAI’s API. His block feeds the post content to OpenAI to generate social media posts.

Brian covers challenges like integrating API calls, getting post data inside the editor, & securing API keys.

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Build a Custom AI Block in WordPress with OpenAI Integration
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September 13, 2024 at 3:43 PM
The recording from last week's "Child Theme Hotwiring" Meetup event is now streamable:

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WPDC August 2024: Child Theme Hotwiring with Tom Finley
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September 4, 2024 at 2:25 PM
Hey folks — we had some technical issues with our Zoom link, but refresh the Meetup event page and it should be visible.
August 29, 2024 at 11:10 PM
If you're a #WordPress theme designer or intermediate to advanced customizer you're definitely going to want to sign up for this one (it's WP Learn sessions, not a WPDC session)

-TF

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Developer Hours: A First Look at the Template Registration API in WordPress 6.7, Tue, Sep 10, 2024, 8:00 AM | Meetup
WordPress 6.7 will include a new template registration API, letting you register custom block templates in your plugins. This long-needed feature lets you create default fr
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August 28, 2024 at 6:11 PM
Don’t miss this opportunity to enhance your WordPress skills and break free from theme lock-in!

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Child Theme Hotwiring: Creating Enduring, Portable Block Child Themes, Thu, Aug 29, 2024, 7:00 PM | Meetup
Join us for an insightful session on mastering the art of block child themes in WordPress. In this event, we’ll explore how to navigate the pitfalls of theme lock-in and tu
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August 19, 2024 at 8:37 PM
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✅ Testing confirms that the zero-day protection in our Plugin Vulnerabilities Firewall protected against this reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the WordPress plugin Stock Ticker before it was even disclosed. www.pluginvulnerabilities.com/2024/08/05/r...
Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability in Stock Ticker
We recently had an attacker try to exploit a vulnerability on our website, which was blocked by our Plugin Vulnerabilities Firewall. The logging for that was as follows:We traced that back to
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August 7, 2024 at 4:31 PM
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Thank you, Wordpress, for the AI Jetpack update that absolutely no one was asking for. Just remember, it can and should be disabled via filters: add_filter( 'jetpack_ai_enabled', '__return_false' );
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August 7, 2024 at 8:38 AM
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This week in Make #WordPress
👩🏻‍🎨 LearnWP Redesign Launched 🔌 Call for Plugin Devs for Intermediate Pathway 👩🏽‍💻 WP-CLI 2.11.0 🗓️ Meetup Reactivations & Closures
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👩🏻‍🎨 LearnWP Redesign Launched 🔌 Call for Plugin Devs for Intermediate Pathway 👩🏽‍💻 WP-CLI 2.11.0 🗓️ Meetup Reactivations & Closures
This Week at WordPress.org (July 29, 2024) News A Brand-New Way to Learn WordPress Accessibility Call for Accessibility Team Representatives Accessibility
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August 4, 2024 at 4:54 PM
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Here’s another tip on #WordPress Block Theme Development.

Use wp_get_global_settings(); to find default settings.

In this video I’ll show you how to use theme.json to enable/disable custom font sizes globally and on specific blocks…
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August 7, 2024 at 3:57 AM
Missed Marissa Goldsmith's enlightening talk on GA4? No worries! As promised we've got you covered with a recap of all her key insights, new features, and what's changed in the GA4 landscape.

Watch the replay: www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOa5...

#GA4 #DigitalAnalytics #WordPressDC #WordPress #WPDC
WPDC October 2023: Google Analytics 4 with Marissa Goldsmith
For better or worse, we are now squarely in the era of Google Analytics 4 (GA4). In this talk, we’ll talk about how we got here, what new features we have, a...
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October 31, 2023 at 3:26 PM
💡📣 Tonight is WPDC’s session with analytics expert Marissa Goldsmith! 🎉 Join us at 6:00 PM for an insightful discussion on Google Analytics 4! 📈

👉 Learn more + RSVP: www.meetup.com/wordpressdc/... 👈

#GoogleAnalytics #GA4 #AnalyticsExpert #DigitalMarketing #WordPress #WordPressDC
October 26, 2023 at 7:12 PM
We're squarely in the era of GA4. We’ll talk about how we got here, what new features we have, and what old features we’ve lost. But mostly, we'll learn not to worry—it will be okay.

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#GoogleAnalytics #GA4 #DigitalMarketing #DataAnalysis #WordPress #WordPressDC #WPDC
October 24, 2023 at 1:52 PM
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Synced Entity Blocks, what are they, and what can they enable for your site? Learn more with this presentation I gave to WordPress DC! youtu.be/Lq5IiHcdLHE?...
WPDC September 2023: Synced Entity Blocks with Seth Rubenstein
On September 20th at 7PM WordPress DC met via Zoom for a session featuring Seth Rubenstein's presentation on Pew Research's "Synced Entity Blocks." This inno...
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September 21, 2023 at 11:43 AM
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Seth also spoke briefly on Pew's plans to open source their collection of block tooling for the world to use.

Here's the session recording so you can get up to speed:

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WPDC September 2023: Synced Entity Blocks with Seth Rubenstein
On September 20th at 7PM WordPress DC met via Zoom for a session featuring Seth Rubenstein's presentation on Pew Research's "Synced Entity Blocks." This inno...
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September 21, 2023 at 2:08 PM
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ICYMI last night @sethrubenstein.info, lead developer, from @pewresearch rocked our collective worlds @wordpressdc.bsky.social with a demonstration of Gutenberg: Phase 3's evolving collaboration capabilities: Synced Entity Blocks!

#WordPressDC #Gutenberg #Collaboration #OpenSource #WeAreThey
September 21, 2023 at 2:07 PM
📅TONIGHT: September 20th, 2023

💻 Join @WordPressDC and @sethrubenstein.info of Pew Research for a presentation on "Synced Entity Blocks”…

🤔 What are these things?! ⏹️
🎥 You'll have to watch Seth's video (yes, over _there_) for a teaser — and join us later for the main event 👇

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September 20, 2023 at 5:52 AM