Four content tracks covering AI, technical WordPress, skill building, and beginners anchor this year's programme, with Contributor Day opening the week on August 16 in Phoenix, Arizona.
COMMUNITY
Phargo, a 24,000-line Rust codebase authored entirely by AI, can serve a WordPress front page and admin dashboard from SQLite and passes nearly 18% of PHP's official upstream test suite.
AI coding tools are eroding the speed advantage that made page builders essential. Community discussion on r/WordPress points to FSE and theme choices that keep the transition practical for mixed teams.
Thirteen bug scrub sessions are scheduled between 6 July and 17 August 2026, spanning Alpha, Beta, and Release Candidate phases. No prior contribution history is required.