From Basel’s historic halls to Arizona’s golf courses, here’s where the future of 43% of the web gets decided.
WordPress is everywhere: it powers everything from global media empires to cutting-edge e-commerce sites.
But WordPress didn’t become the world’s largest web ecosystem through blog posts and tutorials. It got there through connections made, deals struck, and innovations shared at in-person WordPress events.
What calendar feature do you rely on? Born from a chat between sessions at WordCamp. The agencies shaping WordPress’s future? Many of their partnerships kicked off over coffee at PressConf.
Whether you’re looking to level up your development skills, connect with potential clients or simply stay ahead of where WordPress heads next, these are the events you won’t want to miss in 2025.
WordCamp Europe (June 5-7): The Biggest WordPress Conference
Basel, Switzerland is hosting more than 3,000 WordPress professionals this June 5-7—and at €50 for early-bird tickets, it’s a steal.
Last year’s standout sessions included Jamie Marsland’s practical guide to block themes and deep dives into sustainable WordPress development.
And when industry leaders like Joost de Valk, Yoast founder, deliver keynotes on sustainable open source, you’re not just learning about the future of WordPress—you’re in the room as it’s being shaped.
PressConf (April 23-26): Where Business Actually Happens
Here’s something different: Tempe’s Mission Palms Resort is hosting what might be the world’s most focused WordPress business event of 2025. Held on April 23-26 and priced at $680 ($780 for VIP), it might make your finance department shed some tears, but it’s worth it.
Forget typical WordPress conference formats: PressConf isn’t about tutorials or plugin demos, but rather about connecting people who are shaping WordPress’s commercial future.
PressConf is designed as a single-track experience (no more FOMO between sessions) and places a special emphasis on networking. Between unconference sessions and golf outings, they’ve engineered every moment for meaningful connections. And the best part? You don’t even need to have breakfast. The legendary Snack Shack is a room stocked with endless snacks from 7 AM to 4 PM during session days. It’s where some of the best conversations happen over coffee and whatever treat catches your eye.
WPCampus (Dates to be Confirmed): Where Education Gets Serious
Attention, all you developers working in academia: the biggest WordPress conference at university scale is coming up and some sessions are already in the works.
You will tackle unique challenges like managing faculty blog networks, navigating FERPA regulations and making sure research data tools actually work.
Don’t worry about missing sessions—everything gets recorded and shared in their Learning Library. Plus, the active WPCampus Slack community keeps the conversations going year-round. This is where higher-ed WordPress pros tackle things like accessibility regulations and large-scale site networks—you know, the fun stuff that keeps university webmasters up at night!
WPCampus is kicking off the year with Danielle Baldwin’s webinar on academic SEO, because apparently, universities need to rank, too.
This WordPress conference’s 2024 pricing started at $175 for early bird tickets, or you could attend virtually for free.
Announcements regarding location, price, and dates should be made any time now so keep an eye on the official website.
WooSesh (October 29-30): The E-commerce Brain Dump
While the dates, pricing and lineups haven’t been announced yet, last year’s WooSesh was held in late October and was a fully virtual event.
It brought some serious e-commerce firepower, including WooCommerce’s CMO Tamara Niesen (bringing that Shopify and Blackberry experience), as well as Woo’s Head of Engineering Beau Lebens (the mind Jetpack’s architecture).
The 2024 event delivered 22 sessions from 33 speakers, with recordings available for $29. With WooCommerce leadership sharing their vision for modern commerce and engineering teams diving into web-scale solutions, it’s a crucial event for anyone building serious e-commerce on WordPress.
Keep an eye out on the official WooSesh website for further announcements.
DE{CODE} (February 22-23): Where 10,000+ WordPress Devs Get Their Next-Level Fix
WP Engine’s DE{CODE} has grown into the largest annual WordPress conference for developers, typically held in March (2025 dates pending). Past editions drew over 10,000 developers from 138 countries, and for good reason.
This is where developers tackle the real challenges of modern WordPress. Previous standout sessions and WordPress seminars covered everything from global payment processing to practical debates about when block-based development actually makes sense. The technical sessions go deep: Core Web Vitals optimization, local workflow improvements, ACF implementations and WPGraphQL in headless setups, and more.
Whether you’re building direct-to-consumer platforms, news sites or entertainment websites, you’ll find practical solutions for next-gen WordPress developments. All sessions get recorded and are shared on DE{CODE}’s YouTube channel for free.
*Watch last-years sessions while you wait for the 2025 registrations to open. The payment processing deep dive alone is worth your time.
CloudFest 2025 (March 17-20): 9,000+ Expected at the the Cloud’s Favorite Internet Infrastructure Event
CloudFest 2025 is helping internet infrastructure professionals and leaders in the WordPress space connect in its dedicated WP Zone. This is where the top product creators, platform managers, and entrepreneurs meet and help digital service providers take their WordPress game to the next level. While WordPress has been part of the CloudFest agenda for many years, 2025 sees a significant boost in this CMS’s profile on the agenda and in the exhibition hall.
From March 17-20, WP Zone serves as the hub of the WordPress and open-source communities—this is a sort of festival-within-a-festival. Registration for CloudFest normally starts at €499, but subscribers to the CloudFest newsletter get access to free tickets.
CloudFest is calling you
March 17-20, 2025
Final thoughts
These events aren’t just conferences—they’re where WordPress’s next decade gets mapped out.
Whether you’re eyeing the enterprise market, building the next big e-commerce platform, or scaling WordPress across a university system, you’ll find your community at one of these gatherings.
The combined business value represented in these rooms is staggering, but the real value is in being there when the next big shift in web technology takes shape.
If these WordPress events got you thinking about the bigger infrastructure picture, you won’t want to miss CloudFest 2025—some of the best WordPress innovations started over late-night conversations at this festival.
