WordCamp US 2023: What’s On and Details of Our Sale
By Gravity Forms Published August 21, 2023WordCamp US 2023 is almost here!
With only days to go until the action starts on August 24 in Maryland, we can’t wait to catch up with the WordPress open-source community in person.
If you’re attending, be sure to come and see us at our sponsor booth, where we’ll be hanging out, handing out swag, and running a giveaway where you can win a Meta Quest 2, LEGO set, or a Gravity Forms and Gravity Flow license combo!.
Whether you’re attending or not, you can celebrate WordCamp US 2023 with us by getting 30% off all new Gravity Forms licenses.
And with tickets still available at the time of writing, it’s not too late to secure your place at the flagship WordCamp of the year.
What’s On at WordCamp US 2023?
If you’re still undecided about attending or you’ve already booked your ticket but aren’t sure which sessions to add to your schedule, here are some of the highlights from the packed two-day schedule of talks:
- For All Userkind: NASA Web Modernization and WordPress — Kick off WordCamp US 2023 by learning how NASA has used WordPress to evolve its digital platforms. The follow-up session, Hands on with NASA’s new digital platform, gives you a chance to get a tour of the site, see the code, explore the backend, and ask Team NASA your questions.
- Empowering Creativity: Building a Welcoming WordPress Community for Beginners and Creatives — Explore the vital role of inclusivity and diversity in the WordPress space with Aida Correa-Jackson and discover how unique perspectives and fresh ideas can revolutionize the way we build, design, and use websites.
- How to Use WordPress to Make a Difference in the World — Interested in helping to spread the word about WordPress while also empowering students to acquire technical skills and develop their creativity? Web developer Shambi Broome shares how developers can impact their community by introducing high school students to WordPress and the benefits for themselves of doing so.
- Core Web Vitals 2023: User Experience and Performance Evolved — Do you have a website? If so, you need to stay on top of Core Web Vitals to ensure your site is delivering a positive user experience and keeping Google happy. Join Henri Helvetica to get fully up to date with Core Web Vitals in 2023 from a WordPress perspective.
- Modeling the Better Version of Yourself – The Work / Life Tightrope of a Woman in Tech Leadership — Managers and leaders can join Andrea Silas, VP of Technical Support for DreamHost, to learn how to master the work/life balance while also being a positive role model for their team. Touching on remote working, multicultural teams, and being a woman in tech, this lightning session will help you avoid the common mistakes and pitfalls that might be heading your way.
- Josepha Haden Chomphosy on the future of WordPress — Who better to give us an inside look at the future of WordPress than WordPress Executive Director Josepha Haden Chomphosy. Find out about the important conversations that are happening in WordPress today and how they will shape the future of our favorite open source software.
- Make It Real: Use AI To Successfully Deliver An Authentic Content Creation Process — Content marketing firm founder Femi Lewis delivers a workshop that will get you up to speed with using AI as part of your content creation process. If you’re yet to embrace AI from a content creation perspective, this is the talk for you.
- Web Accessibility is an Inside Job — Experienced web designer and WordPress user Sumner Davenport explains why accessibility is so important and what we can all do to make our WordPress sites more accessible.
- Anatomy of an Accessible Navigation Menu — If your site has a menu, then this session from experienced WordPress developer Steve Jones will help you implement accessible navigation to ensure you’re accommodating different devices and assistive technologies. As well as covering accessibility best practices, you’ll also learn how to replace the existing navigation of your site.
- Rising from Rejection: How WordPress Helped Me Reenter Society Again — Expect an illuminating and insightful talk from Justin Kopepasah as he shares how he found a new lease on life with WordPress after being released from prison. Learn from this reformed convict and self-taught software engineer how Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) encompasses more than just identity and disability.
- The Independent Theme Developer’s Field Guide to Modern WordPress — If the recent changes to WordPress have left you feeling a little discombobulated, why not join Michelle Schulp Hunt, UX designer and frontend developer, to learn how you can successfully navigate the triumphs and pitfalls of modern WordPress theme development.
- BlackPress: Amplifying Black Professionals in WordPress — Learn about the origins and objectives of BlackPress in this panel discussion. If you’d like to know more about how you can contribute to this flourishing community and participate, collaborate, and uplift Black voices in WordPress, make sure you attend.
- The WordPress Advantage with Matt Mullenweg — Want to learn about the advantages of working within the open source ecosystem and why it’s the future operating system of the web? WordPress co-founder and Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg explains all in the closing presentation of WordCamp US 2023.
As well as the sessions on Friday and Saturday, there’s also Contributor Day happening on Thursday, August 24th. Volunteers can sign up to contribute to WordPress in person or remotely. With many technical and non-technical teams assembling on the day, there should be a way you can contribute to WordPress, no matter your skill set.
Get 30% Off All Gravity Forms Licenses
To celebrate WordCamp US 2023, you can get 30% off all new Gravity Forms licenses. The sale runs Tuesday, Aug. 22, through Tuesday, Aug. 29.
Here are the deals:
- 30% Off All New Elite Licenses (Standard Price $259, WCUS2023 Sale Price $181)
- 30% Off All New Pro Licenses (Standard Price $159, WCUS2023 Sale Price $111)
- 30% Off All New Basic Licenses (Standard Price $59, WCUS2023 Sale Price $41)
We’re Also Running a Gravity Flow Sale!
We’re also running a 30% off sale on Gravity Flow, a powerful automation tool for Gravity Forms.
A perfect combo, with Gravity Forms and Gravity Flow you can extend your data capture workflows and streamline your business processes. Don’t spend time on manual ‘busy work’ processing data that can easily be automated – let Gravity Flow take care of that for you, freeing you up to focus on your business.
Here are the deals on a new Gravity Flow license…
- 30% Off All New Ultimate Licenses (Standard Price $447, WCUS Sale Price $309)
- 30% Off All New Pro Licenses (Standard Price $299, WCUS Sale Price $209)
- 30% Off All New Core Licenses (Standard Price $99, WCUS Sale Price $69)
Find out more details about our WCUS sale here.
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