Thoughts on Loopconf 2025

NEW BLOG POST:

Read my thoughts on #loopconf on the @dwinrhys.com blog. It was a great #WordPress conference.

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Thoughts on Loopconf 2025

NEW BLOG POST:

Recently I attended Loopconf. An independent WordPress event focusing on design, development and making WordPress - both the software and the community - better.

Here are my thoughts on it.

dwinrhys.com/2025/10/15/t...

#wordpress #loopconf

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NEW POST: On being inspired at #loopconf and hitting publish on a blog post I had half written....

LoopConf London 2025 wrapped up last week, and we’re still buzzing! 🚀

A huge thank-you to every volunteer, speaker, and participant who helped make #LoopConf an incredible experience.

We’re grateful for your energy and support — see you at the next one! 💙

I've got a blog post in the works from #loopconf, which I'll hit publish at some point, but Tim's post reaches a lot of similar conclusions to me (it was inspiring!).

The Long Way to WordCamp Gdynia: LoopConf, WPLDN and a Lot of Coffee by Tim Nash From Leeds to London for WPLDN and LoopConf, then on to WordCamp Gdynia — turns out Poland is easier to reach than the capital. A week of security talks, AI debates, community, and flight delays.

Taking @ohhelloana.blog talk seriously and hit publish...
The long way to WordCamp Gdynia 🚀
Leeds → London (WPLDN + LoopConf) → Poland 🇵🇱
Turns out it’s quicker to get to Gdynia than London.
timnash.co.uk/the-long-way...

#loopconf #WCGdynia

Massive thanks to our sponsors for making #LoopConf possible:
20i • GoDaddy • Hostingcom • Human Made • Kinsta • Pantheon • WP Engine • WPSessions

Your support powers everything we do — we’re deeply grateful! 🙌

Andy standing on stage while the title of their talk “get the core right and the resilient code will follow” is projected behind them.

And we ended the day with the @bell.bz - I’d seen this talk before and it always hits right. Especially as someone who works in different projects all the time, there’s always something that sparks your brain to reflect on the current thing you’re working on. Also, matchy matchy with #LoopConf

Anybody going for dinner before the after party at #loopconf?

Final talk on resilient code at #loopconf

Building, Sharing, and Owning Your Online Presence by Ana Rodrigues

Thank you for listening to me #LoopConf 💛
Slides are available at noti.st/anarodrigues...

Send me your personal website!

This, from @ohhelloana.blog, is wonderful #loopconf

A speaker stands at a clear lectern beside a large screen in a hall with teal curtains and a yellow stage light. The slide reads, “What does it mean to have an online presence nowadays?” with doodle icons of a cocktail glass, an ID badge, and a cat, plus links “@anarodrigues@front-end.social ” and “ohhelloana.blog”—from the talk “Building, Sharing, and Owning Your Online Presence.

Ana Rodrigues shares at #LoopConf about what started #WordPress - blogging. Building, Sharing, and Owning Your Online Presence

Really excited to hear this talk from @ohhelloana.blog #loopconf

First up after lunch is Ivelina Dimova talking about offloading WordPress functionality to Google Cloud #loopconf

Ross alongside a slide saying “you don’t know what’s going on with people”. Lesson #8 of their talk: 25 lessons in 25 years.

Being kind and patient in the moment is a life hack. Everyone benefits from it. Ask me how I know!
Thanks for you talk @rosswintle.uk #LoopConf

Now onto Rashmi Nagpal talking about the WordPress Security and the ecosystem. #loopconf

Actually makes more sense than your average Texan Jazz Enthusiast statement that uses the same structure @rosswintle.uk #loopconf

YES @rosswintle.uk! SHOUT THIS LOUDER FROM THE BACK #loopconf

Ross Wintle stands at the right side of the stage near the speaker podium wearing a grey and white plaid shirt. A large screen is behind him entitled 25 Lessons from 25 Years

Ross Wintle and I have been connected for 5 years online via #WordPress contribution, and finally have the opportunity at #LoopConf to spend time together. What a great talk about giving talks at conferences like this.

Looking forward to @rosswintle.uk talking about 25 talks in 25 minutes

(Also @tacoverdo.com is smart) #loopconf

Great start of the day at #LoopConf - really enjoyed how both @johnonolan.bsky.social and @rmccue.io shared their projects on democratising publishing.

WordPress Developer Conference – 25 September 2025 – London, UK The premier conference for developers who choose WordPress.

Community Spotlight: Thrilled to see LoopConf take place!
Enjoy the sessions, networking, and all the inspiration!
Take a look around – you might spot a couple of our #WPAD2025 organizers.
www.loopconf.com

#WPA11yDay #LoopConf

Interesting morning so far on #loopconf. Lot of talks focusing on making things sustainable for WordPress (and open source in general), focus on companies being curators and fosterers of ecosystems. Rather than large monoliths that gobble things up for growth.

It is a world view I share 😊

Ryan stands at the speaker podium on the right side of the stage, with a very large screen behind center stage.

Ryan McCue shares why FAIR.pm began and how it addresses #WordPress privacy and distribution needs. #LoopConf

Diagram showing that a WordPress site depends on Wordpress.org in 10+ areas.

“When looking into how WordPress sites depend on wordpress.org, this is what we found.” - @rmccue #loopconf

John O'Nolan of Ghost shared his journey from #WordPress Core Contributor to kickstarting Ghost, with shoutouts to the ActivityPub integration between platforms. #LoopConf

LoopConf attendees queue to check in for the event.

Good morning #LoopConf

Next up is @rmccue.io talking about the FAIR Project #loopconf

My land yard with my name, role and conf name.

Today I am at #LoopConf - doing the long version of my talk called “Building, Sharing, and Owning Your Online Presence” after lunch!