Contributor days at WordCamps are full of good intentions but lack structure. Taco proposes a new model where people apply to take part and teams prepare clear goals for the day. With this approach, teams work with real purpose, and contributors make progress that actually lasts.
Progress Planner 1.9 is live and makes improving your site faster. You can now complete recommendations directly in Progress Planner. Plus, the new All-in-One SEO integration adds tasks to help you fine-tune your SEO settings and boost performance.
Sponsors cover most of the costs for WordCamps, but that’s not the whole story. Organizers, volunteers, and speakers invest countless unpaid hours to make these events happen. Taco explores who’s really paying for your WordCamp ticket and why it matters.
WordCamp tickets have always been affordable, but that low pricing may no longer be sustainable. In this post, Taco explores how sponsorships shape event budgets, compares 2025 conference prices, and asks what a fair ticket price should be.
When we compress all flagship events into just a few months, we put pressure on the very people who make these events special. This is happening in 2026, let’s see if we can do better in 2027!
Progress Planner 1.8 is here with a dashboard glow-up. The redesign makes it smoother and easier to use. You get a cleaner layout and faster workflows, so you spend less time clicking and more time making real progress on your site.
Progress Planner 1.7 is here to level up your site. We’ve updated several existing tasks to make them easier to complete and added new recommendations to review settings like your site’s language and time zone. You’ll also get smart reminders to finish forgotten drafts. Update today and try it out!
AAA Option Optimizer 1.4 is here. It now includes a bulk editor for unused autoloaded options so you can disable them all at once. It also improves performance by loading options only when needed. Clean faster, reduce server load, and keep your site running smoothly.
Taco argues that the feedback culture at WordCamps is falling behind. Speakers need constructive feedback to improve. Let’s not just celebrate the courage it takes to get on stage, but also support and recognize their growth as public speakers.
WordCamp Europe is an incredible event, but its professional standards set an unrealistic example for local WordCamps. How can we lower expectations for local events? Should flagship WordCamps, like WCEU, have a different name? Taco shares his thoughts in this blog post.
Some site tasks need more than a quick check. With interactive tasks in Progress Planner 1.5, Ravi guides you through multi-step improvements, so you can keep your website in shape with more confidence and less hassle. Update now to try it out!
At WordCamps, last-minute prep is the norm, but it shouldn’t be. This blog post shows how preparation and rehearsal can elevate your talk, draws lessons from TED Talks, and calls for higher speaker standards across the WordPress community.