{"id":127626,"date":"2022-03-11T07:11:13","date_gmt":"2022-03-11T13:11:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/?p=127626"},"modified":"2025-05-13T12:42:52","modified_gmt":"2025-05-13T17:42:52","slug":"wp-engines-third-annual-decode-event-invites-global-developers-to-be-inspired-and-uplevel-their-wordpress-skills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/case-studies\/wp-engines-third-annual-decode-event-invites-global-developers-to-be-inspired-and-uplevel-their-wordpress-skills\/","title":{"rendered":"WP Engine\u2019s Third Annual DE{CODE} Event Invites Global Developers To Be Inspired and Uplevel Their WordPress Skills"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>AUSTIN, Texas \u2014 Mar. 11, 2022 \u2014<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WP Engine<\/a>, the world\u2019s most trusted WordPress technology company, today announced registration is open globally for its third annual, developer-focused event, <a href=\"https:\/\/events.wpengine.com\/event\/61de3570-be6a-4182-a365-c12d5236cef3\/websitePage:5bbe0ca6-fd0c-4e77-b99b-de21baff9062?rp=db966373-a266-42c7-a3f2-434f409cfd8c\">DE{CODE<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/events.wpengine.com\/event\/61de3570-be6a-4182-a365-c12d5236cef3\/websitePage:5bbe0ca6-fd0c-4e77-b99b-de21baff9062?rp=db966373-a266-42c7-a3f2-434f409cfd8c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">} 2022<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Register for the event today, right <a href=\"https:\/\/events.wpengine.com\/event\/61de3570-be6a-4182-a365-c12d5236cef3\/websitePage:5bbe0ca6-fd0c-4e77-b99b-de21baff9062\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The completely virtual event will take place April 20-21 and will be broadcast across three different time zones, making it more convenient for developers attending from North America, EMEA, and Australia. The agenda is packed with 19 expert-led sessions that dive into the latest trends and technologies in WordPress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This year\u2019s event is organized around four key areas of development most requested by previous DE{CODE} attendees: <a href=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/ecommerce\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">eCommerce<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/headless-wordpress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">headless WordPress<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/small-business\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">managed hosting for WordPress<\/a> and the builder experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis is our third year since launching DE{CODE} and the focus remains unchanged\u2014the best developers in the world are the ones that never stop learning,\u201d said WP Engine Founder and CTO Jason Cohen. \u201cWe want to facilitate an online space where developers can learn more about what\u2019s available to them when using WordPress and be inspired to build their best websites yet. In 2021, DE{CODE} had 1700 attendees from 59 countries, and we hope you\u2019re able to join for what promises to be our best event yet!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition to eCommerce, headless WordPress and managed hosting for WordPress, DE{CODE} 2022 will include breakout sessions specifically dedicated to builders and the tools and features that are helping developers build better sites faster, with sessions covering <a href=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/local-wordpress-development-migrations-and-deployment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">site deployments with Local<\/a> and the advent of new WordPress features like <a href=\"https:\/\/developer.wordpress.org\/block-editor\/getting-started\/full-site-editing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Full Site Editing<\/a>,\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI believe that Full Site Editing will empower builders in a way we have never seen before. The impact on users and businesses will be huge! We\u2019re seizing the opportunity to help devs embrace the change and make a successful transition to the new way of building with WordPress,\u201d said WP Engine Principal Developer Advocate Brian Gardner. \u201cAdditionally, we are committed to giving back, and our team has increased its efforts to contribute to WordPress core and the Gutenberg project\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The full speaker lineup and agenda can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/events.wpengine.com\/event\/61de3570-be6a-4182-a365-c12d5236cef3\/websitePage:645d57e4-75eb-4769-b2c0-f201a0bfc6ce\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Keynote presentations include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>2022: Year of the Developer<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Jason Cohen, Founder, and CTO at WP Engine<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Be The Change: Introducing WP Engine WordPress Developer Relations<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Brian Gardner, Principal Developer Advocate<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>An Atlas of Atlas<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Kellen Mace, Developer Relations Manager at WP Engine<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ilona Kedracka, Product Manager at WP Engine<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some breakout sessions include:<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Headless 101 for WordPress Developers<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Grace Erixon, Developer Relations at WP Engine<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>When to Choose Headless for Clients<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Jonathan Jeter, Director of Technical Production at Click Here Labs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hashim Warren, Senior Product Marketing Manager at WP Engine<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Building Future-Proof eCommerce Sites<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Mike McAlister, Principal Software Engineer at WP Engine<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The Future of WordPress: Working with Full Site Editing and Beyond<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Nick Diego, Developer Advocate at WP Engine<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Best Practices for Site Deployment With Local<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Carrie Dils, Freelance Coach, and Web Developer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Learn more about DE{CODE} 2022 and sign up <a href=\"https:\/\/events.wpengine.com\/event\/61de3570-be6a-4182-a365-c12d5236cef3\/websitePage:5bbe0ca6-fd0c-4e77-b99b-de21baff9062\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About WP Engine<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WP Engine<\/a>, the world\u2019s most trusted WordPress technology company, powers the freedom to create on WordPress. We provide the most relied upon and trusted brands and developer-centric WordPress products for companies and agencies of all sizes, <strong>including Flywheel, Local and Genesis. <\/strong>Headquartered in Austin, Texas, WP Engine has offices in Brisbane, Australia; Krak\u00f3w, Poland; Limerick, Ireland; London, England; Omaha, Nebraska and San Antonio, Texas. Read more at www.wpengine.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Contacts<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>WP Engine<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Eric Jones<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"mailto:press@wpengine.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">press@wpengine.com&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AUSTIN, Texas \u2014 Mar. 11, 2022 \u2014 WP Engine, the world\u2019s most trusted WordPress technology company, today announced registration is open globally for its third annual, developer-focused event, DE{CODE} 2022.&nbsp; Register for the event today, right here. 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