1,200+
Attendees
From 30+ countries
About
WordCamp US 2026
The premier North American event for the people building WordPress. Phoenix Convention Center, August 16-19, 2026.
What is WordCamp US?
Community-organized. 100% GPL. Built by the people who build WordPress.
The largest WordCamp in North America
1,200 to 2,000 attendees a year, drawn from across the WordPress community and the open web ecosystem. Developers, designers, marketers, agency owners, freelancers, enterprise users, plugin and theme builders, students.
WordCamps are community-organized, sponsor-supported, and 100% GPL-compliant. Tickets stay accessible (students $25, general admission $100) because sponsorship covers the true per-attendee cost — several times that.
By the numbers
Who shows up to WordCamp US
The audience that makes the event what it is. From core committers to first-time WordPress users, from Automatticians to indie freelancers.
30+
Sessions
Across 4 tracks
25
Contributor teams
Every part of WordPress
4
Days
Aug 16-19, Phoenix
Four days end-to-end
Why this event matters
Two days of sessions
Talks and workshops from the people shaping block themes, performance, accessibility, AI tooling, and the open web.
Contributor Day
Sunday is a hackathon. 25 teams, every part of WordPress. Newcomers welcome — you don't need to know PHP.
Showcase Day
Monday is for the boldest WordPress builds on the web. Proof of what's possible when imagination meets the platform.
In-person networking
Reconnect with colleagues. Meet the internet friends you've only Slacked. This is where the community is.
Food and the social
Lunch every day. A can't-miss social event. A room full of people who care about WordPress as much as you do.
Shape what comes next
More than an event. This is where the WordPress community comes together to learn, collaborate, and move the platform forward.
Four days of programming
What you'll learn in Phoenix
The current state of the WordPress job market.
How to put WordPress to work in the enterprise.
How you can help build the future of WordPress.
How AI is changing WordPress workflows, performance, and developer tooling.
How the Data Liberation project supports the open web.
Why this event exists
Community-organized. Sponsor-supported. 100% GPL.
The model is the point
WordPress is free and open-source — but events take money to produce. WordCamps are 100% GPL-compliant, community-organized, and underwritten by sponsorship so tickets stay accessible ($25 for students, $100 general admission, while the real per-attendee cost is several times that).
That model is how the WordPress community keeps showing up — year after year, generation after generation, city after city.