Name: #WPLDN – May 2025: Project Wins, Disaster Plans & What’s New in WP 6.8
Start: 2025-05-29T17:30:00.000Z
Location: The Bridge 73 – 81 Southwark Bridge Road London SE1 0NQ

This is a free in-person event, open to all. Front End North has donated a ticket to their conference on the 10th of July. We'll extract a winner for this at the end of the meetup!

★ The talks

**18:30 –** **Arrive, pre-talks networking & pizzas 🍕**

**19:05 – Intro to LeedsPHP and Sponsors**

**19:10 – Feedback Loops at Work - David Jiménez Sequero**
Feedback loops permeate almost every aspect of our lives, and we use them all the time, whether we realise it or not. But how can we harness feedback loops more consciously to improve and accelerate our development process? In this talk, I’ll explore effective feedback loops engineers can use to reduce wasted effort ­and stress, from tight ones like IDE hints and TDD, to the most all-encompassing, such as A/B testing and user interviews—all aimed at ensuring they’re building just enough of the right thing to deliver value for their business and their users.

**19:45 – Pizza break 🍕**

**20:00 – From Nouns to Verbs: Event Sourcing for the Rest of Us - Michael Connelly**
Event sourcing is something we, as developers, use daily, yet it still remains underutilised in application development. Often seen as complex, intimidating and tied to DDD, its benefits can be easily missed - even in its most simple form. The introduction of the Verbs package has made the pattern more approachable and a lot more "Laravelly", but if it wasnt implemented from the start, is it too late? This talk breaks down what event sourcing is in simple terms, when it's a good option and how to integrate it into new and existing Laravel applications.

**20:30 – Raffle for the ticket for https://frontendnorth.com**

**20:40 – Walk to the pub** **(The Adelphi) for drinks**

**LeedsPHP Socials:**

* [Linkedin](https://www.linkedin.com/company/80411632)
* [Website](https://leedsphp.org)
* Email: info@leedsphp.org

Thank you to [Estrato Cloud](https://www.linkedin.com/company/estratocloud/) for sponsoring this event and to [AutoProtect](https://www.linkedin.com/company/autoprotect/) for hosting us in their office on the Leeds Dock 😁

Leeds PHP Meetup

Irene

David Jiménez Sequero

Francesco Galassi

Marcus R

Chris Buckley

Josh

Joseph Dillon

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Ade Groves

Martyn Taylor-Sherwood

Graham Campbell

Alan Lapington

Michael Connelly

Anna Broadhurst

Jason Bruce-Halliwell

Prateek Gautam

May Event: Feedback Loops & Event Sourcing

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Join us for another fantastic evening at #WPLDN, packed with practical insights across the WordPress spectrum! This month, we're diving into smooth project management, essential site security, robust disaster recovery, and the latest developer updates in WordPress 6.8. With two deep dives and two rapid-fire lightning talks, there's something for everyone managing, building, or developing with WordPress.

📅 **Date:** May 29, 2024
⏰ **Time:** 6:30 PM BST
🏢 **Location:** London, UK
🎟 **Cost:** Free (Registration Required)

**Session 1: 5 Project Management tips to make any WordPress project run smoothly (and may help you win a Bake Off)**
🤝 **Speaker:** Allie Tupper ([Filter](https://filter.agency/))
Ever had a WordPress project start strong but end up feeling chaotic? Allie Tupper, a Project Manager with developer roots, shares 5 essential tips to set your projects up for success from the very beginning. Learn why managing a project matters, how to avoid overwhelm for you and your client, and discover techniques applicable whether you're building a site or tackling a Bake Off challenge!

**Lightning Talks: Site Resilience & Security Essentials**
Get ready for two quick-hitting sessions packed with vital information!

* **Talk 1: Building Disaster Recovery Plans for WordPress Websites**
🤝 **Speaker:** Ezekiel Osunbor ([ServMask](https://servmask.com/))
Prepare for the unexpected! Ezekiel will guide you through creating effective disaster recovery plans, covering common scenarios, automated backups, choosing the right tools, testing your processes, and using failover strategies to minimise downtime and protect your WordPress site.
* **Talk 2: Running a WordPress-based site? A whistle-stop reminder of the security essentials**
🤝 **Speaker:** Mike Wooldridge
In his first in-person talk (let's give him a warm welcome!), Mike delivers a crucial refresher on WordPress security best practices. Get reminded of the basics and discover three security plugins he recommends to help keep your site safe.

**Session 2: What's new for developers in WP 6.8**
🤝 **Speaker:** JuanMa Garrido ([Automattic](https://automattic.com/))
WordPress 6.8 ("Cecil") is here! Developer Advocate JuanMa Garrido walks us through the key updates developers need to know. Explore faster block type registration, Style Book improvements, new blocks like Query Total, API enhancements, bcrypt password hashing for better security, performance boosts like speculative loading, and more. See how these changes can help you build better, faster WordPress sites.

**Schedule:**
🔹 6:30 PM – Doors Open & Networking
🔹 7:00 PM – Welcome & Session 1: Allie Tupper
🔹 7:45 PM – Lightning Talks: Ezekiel Osunbor & Mike Wooldridge
🔹 8:20 PM – Session 2: JuanMa Garrido
🔹 9:00 PM – Social & Wrap-Up

📢 **RSVP Now!**
Don’t miss this chance to learn from four fantastic speakers, share your experiences, and connect with the London WordPress community. Secure your free spot today! We’ll see you there! 🎉

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