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WordPress.tv

Quick Definition

WordPress.tv is the official free video platform where all WordCamp talks, workshop recordings, and WordPress tutorials are published. It is the YouTube of the WordPress community.

WordPress.tv — the official video archive for WordCamp talks and WordPress tutorials

What Is WordPress.tv?

WordPress.tv is the official video platform of the WordPress project, hosted at wordpress.tv. It is a free, community-curated archive of every WordCamp talk, workshop recording, and WordPress tutorial — thousands of hours of content from events around the world.

The platform serves as the central repository for WordPress video education:

  • WordCamp recordings — Every session from WordCamps worldwide is uploaded here, organized by event and speaker
  • Learn WordPress workshops — Official beginner and intermediate tutorials produced by the WordPress Training team
  • Lightning talks — Short, focused presentations (5-10 minutes) on specific topics
  • Contributor Day sessions — Recordings of community contribution events
  • State of the Word — Matt Mullenweg's annual keynote on the future of WordPress

You can browse by event (e.g., all talks from WordCamp Europe 2026), by topic (development, design, business, community), by speaker, or by language. Many videos include community-contributed subtitles in multiple languages.

WordPress.tv is powered by VideoPress (an Automattic product) and is completely free — no account needed, no ads, no premium tier. The content is licensed under Creative Commons, meaning you can share and reference it freely.

WordPress.tv in Practice

If you missed a WordCamp talk — or if there is no WordCamp in your city — WordPress.tv is how you catch up. Want to learn about block theme development? Search for it on WordPress.tv and you will find talks from developers who built the technology. Want to understand Gutenberg Phase 3? Watch the latest State of the Word address.

For WordPress developers and content creators, WordPress.tv is an underused resource. Unlike YouTube tutorials (which vary wildly in quality), WordPress.tv content comes from vetted speakers at official community events — the closest thing to peer-reviewed WordPress education.

Recent developments: many newer WordCamp recordings are also being published to the official WordPress YouTube channel, giving the content even broader reach. But WordPress.tv remains the canonical archive where everything lives permanently.

Why It Matters

WordPress.tv gives you free access to expert knowledge that would otherwise require attending conferences in person. Whether you are a beginner learning the basics or an experienced developer keeping up with the latest APIs, the talks on WordPress.tv represent the community's collective expertise — curated, organized, and freely available to everyone.

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Related Terms

AutomatticAutomattic is the company behind WordPress.com, WooCommerce, Jetpack, Akismet, and Tumblr. Founded by WordPress co-creator Matt Mullenweg, it is the largest commercial contributor to the WordPress open-source project.WordCampA WordCamp is an affordable, community-organized conference about WordPress — featuring talks, workshops, networking, and a Contributor Day. Events are held in cities worldwide throughout the year.WordPress CommunityThe WordPress community is the global network of developers, designers, writers, and users who build, maintain, and improve WordPress — through contributing code, organizing events, translating, writing docs, and helping each other.

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