ONLINE EVENT: 12 March 2026

3PM GMT | 11AM EDT | 8AM PDT

Discover where WordPress is heading in 2026

This event brings WordPress’ seismic shifts into focus, with a practical conversation about what they mean for teams building on WordPress today and throughout 2026.

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MEET THE EXPERTS

WP:26 Speakers

SPEAKER

Umer Ehsan

Director of Technology – Content, News UK

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Mary Hubbard

Executive Director, WordPress

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Gabriel Koen

SVP, Technology, PMC

SPEAKER

Alex Moss

Principal SEO, Yoast

HOST

Petya Raykovska

Director of Operations, Human Made

SPEAKER

Chris Reynolds

Senior Developer Advocate, Pantheon

SPEAKER

Rian Rietveld

Web Accessibility Specialist

KEYNOTE

Noel Tock

CGO, Human Made

HOST

Tom Willmot

CEO, Human Made

SPEAKER

Joachim Valdemar Yde

CERN, Web Manager

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Steph Yui

CEO, WordPress VIP

Save your place

WP:26 Agenda

This is about patterns, not predictions.

Deep dive the year’s most significant shifts.

keynote

WordPress in 2026

Noel Tock

CGO, Human Made and Altis

What happens when your CMS starts taking action? By utilising MCP and the Abilities API, WordPress allows external agents to trigger workflows directly. At the centre is the Super Block, turning interactive UI into a live data surface. Join Noel to see how the agentic transition is creating an unreplicable network effect.

TALK

GEO and the future of search

Alex Moss

Principal SEO, Yoast

Change is the only constant, and AI promises to impact everyone using WordPress. In this session we’ll hear an overview of how GEO is transforming how we work with content, learn ways we can respond, and discover how AI might shape the future of the web and content discovery in years to come.

INTERVIEW

Accessibility is essential in 2026

Rian Rietveld

Web Accessibility Specialist

Accessibility is a business requirement, but also an opportunity to create better experiences. In this interview, we’ll move beyond compliance checklists to explore the real-world impact of accessible design, learn how WordPress is improving the web for everyone, and take a guided tour of the new WordPress Accessibility Knowledge Base.

TALK

State of the web

Chris Reynolds

Senior Developer Advocate, Pantheon

The web is being torn apart and put back together, redefining WordPress’s role in the process. In this session, we’ll explore data from Pantheon’s “State of the Web Report” to understand emerging trends. We will discover how AI is reshaping how sites are built and served, while sharing insights and real-world case studies on how your peers are adapting effectively.

PANEL DISCUSSION

Why we’re backing WordPress in 2026

Mary Hubbard

Executive Director, WordPress

Gabriel Koen

SVP, Technology, PMC

Umer Ehsan

Director of Technology – Content, News UK

Joachim Valdemar Yde

CERN, Web Manager

Steph Yui

WordPress VIP, CEO

One of WordPress’ enduring qualities is its ability to continually adapt to the changing demands of the internet, consumption habits, and brands’ requirements. In this session we’ll hear from inspirational enterprise brands making the most of WordPress in 2026, and Mary Hubbard, executive director of WordPress, who will lay out her vision for the platform this year.

More sessions coming soon…

Lots of WordPress momentum this year, don’t get left behind. Everything is playing towards a fully agentic and intelligent CMS, including but not limited to the Abilities API, Super Blocks, Full-Site Editing and more. Lots of leverage-plays at your disposal in ’26.

Noel Tock

CGO, Human Made and Altis

WE’RE BACK FOR MORE

10 speakers, 700+ attendees

Relive the energy of the original conference, WP:25.

With WordPress experts spanning APAC, EMEA and the Americas, we saw a bleeding-edge keynote, behind-the-scenes insights from WordPress’ leadership, a showcase of the latest-and-greatest in enterprise WordPress innovation, and plenty more.