#WPLDN - May 2026: Block Editor Migration & WordPress Security
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Join us for another evening at #WPLDN, where we're tackling two of the more practical conversations happening in WordPress right now. First up, the migration question: how do you move thousands of legacy ACF Flexible Content posts into the block editor without losing your weekend? Then we're shifting gears to security, with a live interview exploring how AI is reshaping both sides of the WordPress security landscape.
📅 Date: Thursday, 28 May 2026
⏰ Time: 6:00 PM BST
🎟️ Cost: Free (Registration Required)
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Session 1: How We Automated Migrating Thousands Of Blog Posts From ACF Flexible Content To The Block Editor
🤝 Speaker: Cameron Jones (cameronjonesweb.com.au)
Before the block editor arrived, ACF's Flexible Content field was the go-to for giving clients control over custom layouts. The block editor now offers a far more powerful experience, but that leaves a familiar problem: how do you migrate thousands of existing posts without manual rebuilds? Cameron will walk through how his team automated the entire process with just a few lines of code.
Cameron Jones is the owner and lead developer of Shortie Designs, a web design agency based in the little beach town of Victor Harbor. With over a decade of experience building websites at various local and international agencies, he acquired Shortie Designs in 2024 to take the leap from developer to business owner.
With a particular speciality in plugin development, Cameron is also the founder of Mongoose Marketplace, where his free and premium plugins have been downloaded over 400,000 times. He also works with the free donation platform Ko-fi to maintain their official WordPress plugin and authored the popular “WordPress Plugin Development For Beginners” course, which has been taken by almost 1,000 students.
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Session 2: A Conversation with Robert Abela & Tim Nash: WordPress Security, AI & the Human Factor
🤝 Speakers: Robert Abela (Melapress) and Tim Nash (WP Security 101)
What are the biggest security challenges facing WordPress today, and how is AI changing the landscape for both attackers and defenders? Robert and Tim join us for a live interview and audience discussion covering modern WordPress security, user account protection, and why user awareness and visibility are becoming critical to keeping sites safe.
Robert Abela is the founder and CEO of Melapress, where he and his team build WordPress plugins that help people manage and keep their websites and users secure.
Tim is a WordPress Security consultant and professional doomspeaker. He teaches WordPress Security through his wpsecurity101.com course and provides consultancy services via Tempered Ltd.
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Schedule:
🔹 6:00 PM – Doors Open & Networking
🔹 6:30 PM – Welcome & Session 1: Cameron Jones
🔹 7:30 PM – Short Break & Networking
🔹 7:45 PM – Session 2: Robert Abela & Tim Nash
🔹 8:30 PM – Social & Wrap-Up
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📢 RSVP Now!
Whether you're knee-deep in legacy content migrations or thinking through your security posture, there's plenty here to chew on. Bring your questions, bring your scepticism, and we'll see you at #WPLDN!
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Venue Information
The Bridge is a charity supporting women to make positive choices and encouraging improvements to fitness, health, and wellbeing. The venue features a plant-based café (supplied by Girls Who Grind Coffee) and is just a 5-minute walk from London Bridge Station.
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Massive thanks to our sponsors who make these free events possible:
DreamHost, PodcasterPlus, Mollie, and Kinsta
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