One of our brilliant web team members, Jamie Dabrowiecki, recently attended WordCamp Europe 2025 in Basel, Switzerland. He went along to represent Cosmic, learn what’s new in the world of WordPress, and enjoy a bit of a holiday while he was at it.
Over two days, Jamie spent time listening to talks from some of the world’s top WordPress experts, who covered everything from website performance to AI tools and accessibility. Additionally, there were also specialists giving talks and guidance on topics such as leadership, communication and digital freedom.
Meanwhile, with thousands in attendance, he had the opportunity to meet like-minded individuals from all over the world—sharing knowledge, discussing the website development industry, and building relationships.
He’s pulled together a list of the sessions he attended, so whether you run a website, manage content, or just want to stay ahead in the digital world, it’s worth a look. Each of the links includes the slides and a recording of the live presentation. Jamie has also embedded videos of his favourites from each category, his personal recommendations from WordCamp Europe 2025.
He’s pulled together a list of the sessions he attended, so whether you run a website, manage content, or just want to stay ahead in the digital world, please do have a look. Additionally, each of the links contains the slides and a recording of the live presentation, and he has also included embedded videos of his favourite from each category that are his recommended picks.
Highlights from WordCamp Europe 2025
Community and thought-provoking
Pulling from experiences in how our open-source work impacts global resilience, this keynote’s goal is to reinvigorate our community’s sense of purpose and unity — inspiring contributors to see their work as part of something far greater than ourselves. It will draw from Noel’s own personal experiences at Ukraine’s frontlines, and the broader world, how open-source saves lives and is a digital human right.
- Teen Meets Veteran: Two Perspectives on WordPress (Elin Krauer, Luzi Stadler)
- Fireside chat with Mary Hubbard and Matt Mullenweg (Mary Hubbard, Matt Mullenweg @ Automattic)
Improving your website
- How to make your website more sustainable (Charlotte Bax)
ICT worldwide uses up around 8-10% of all energy. That’s more than aviation. Being more conscious in designing and maintaining your website in sustainable way is one of the easiest things you can do to reduce your digital environmental impact. Charlotte talks about green hosting, tooling to estimate the CO2 emissions of your website, and what easy changes to make in your web design & content creation habits to make your website more eco-friendly.
- What we learned from building Site Kit and how you can apply this to your WordPress site (Mariya Moeva @ Google)
- Core Web Vitals Mystery Demystified (Sabrina Zeidan)
- Live website reviews by industry experts (Taco Verdonschot, Marieke van de Rakt, Jono Alderson, Amber Hinds)
- Do you really need a custom block? (Robert O’Rourke)
- Automating WordPress Setup with Modern AI Tools (Marcel Tannich)
- The worst SEO mistakes I’ve seen on WordPress – so you won’t have to make them (Gabi Troxler)
- The footer is no longer a forgotten corner (Maylén García)
Leadership, business and customer care
- Transforming Tech Leadership: 3 Ways to Shift Communication and Get Your Time Back (Aleksandra Lemańska)
During this session, we are going to focus on how tech leaders can save approximately 17 hours per week by transforming their communication algorithms. We will dive into the Process Communication Model (PCM) structures that give us ready-to-use structures, tailored for both typical and high-stress environments.
- Building support as core of product (Anna Hurko)
- 3 WordPress Agency Mess-ups and What I Learned from Them (Jennifer Aguilera Schumacher)
- QA 101: Caring about quality even when it’s not your job (Miriam Roskind @ Elementor)
- Get your docs read! All the way to the end (Mary Baum)
Looking ahead, Jamie will be attending WordCamp Europe 2026 in Kraków and promises another round-up next year. But if you’re looking for inspiration, fresh insight, or practical ways to improve your site today, this year’s WordCamp Europe 2025 experience is packed with value.