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Your Knowledge for the Community<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

WordCamp Switzerland 2026 takes place on Saturday, 12 September 2026. We are looking for people who want to share their knowledge with the WordPress community \u2013 as a talk, lightning talk, or workshop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You do not need a conference biography or a polished slide deck to apply. Whether you develop, design, create content, run a business, or simply enjoy using WordPress: your experience is valuable here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We particularly welcome submissions from people whose perspectives are currently underrepresented in the WordPress community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why Speak?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The audience is made up of developers, designers, freelancers, people from agencies, and content creators who actively work with WordPress. They come for honest, practical experience, not sales pitches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speaking at WordCamp Switzerland connects you with the WordPress community from all three language regions of Switzerland and beyond. The conversations that start in your session often continue at lunch, at the social event, and long after.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whether this is your first time on stage or your tenth: you are welcome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What Can You Speak About?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We are open to all topics related to WordPress and the web. A few areas to get you thinking:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Development and Technology<\/strong>
What have you built with the Block Editor or Full Site Editing that surprised you? Share performance wins, security lessons, headless setups, or hosting choices that changed how you work. AI in WordPress workflows is also welcome here \u2013 share what actually works in your daily practice.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Design and UX<\/strong>
What does designing with WordPress look like in practice today? Share your approach to UX in a block-based world, accessible design as a default, or how you bridge what is designed and what gets built.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Content, SEO, and Marketing<\/strong>
What content strategies are actually working right now? How do you build multilingual WordPress sites that hold up under editorial pressure? If you have cracked something in SEO or digital marketing, bring it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Accessibility and Inclusion<\/strong>
WCAG compliance is the baseline, not the goal. Share practical testing approaches, design patterns that make real sites more inclusive, or a project where accessibility changed the outcome.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Business and Community<\/strong>
How do you price a project, hand it off cleanly, or decide to specialise? What has open source contribution done for your work or career? Business and community talks are consistently among the most popular at WordCamps.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Sustainability<\/strong>
Talk about reducing your site’s environmental footprint, sustainable web performance, or data protection in the WordPress ecosystem.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Your topic is not on the list?<\/strong>
That is exactly what we are looking for. Bring a fresh perspective, a niche experience, or a subject that still receives too little attention. If it moves you, it probably moves others too.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Formats<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Choose the format that best suits your topic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Talk (30 + 10 minutes)<\/strong> The main format on Saturday: 30 minutes for your presentation, followed by 10 minutes of audience questions. Talks run parallel in two rooms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lightning Talk (10 minutes)<\/strong> Short, concise, to the point. Reserved for particularly timely topics that resonate with the community. All Lightning Talks run one after another in the main hall in front of the entire audience. No Q&A, but maximum attention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Workshop (90 minutes)<\/strong> Two workshops on Saturday \u2013 one in the morning, one in the afternoon \u2013 each in a separate room, running in parallel to the talks. Hands-on sessions for those who want to dive deep, well suited to topics that require practical experimentation. Attendees register in advance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Languages and Transcription<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Presentations can be delivered in English, French, German, or Italian. We are planning live transcription of all presentations in these four languages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WordCamp Switzerland is one of the few WordCamps held in four languages \u2013 we deliberately maintain Switzerland’s multilingual tradition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What We Offer<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

You will receive support in preparing your contribution, especially if it is your first presentation. All speakers and workshop facilitators receive a ticket to WordCamp. Every submission is reviewed by the organising team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What We Expect<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

All contributions serve knowledge sharing and community benefit. Pure product or company presentations are not permitted. Speakers may mention their own experiences and tools, but the focus must be on the value delivered to attendees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speaking at a WordCamp is a voluntary contribution to the WordPress project. Travel and accommodation costs are not reimbursed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speakers who distribute WordPress themes, plugins, or other derivatives must release them under a GPL-compatible licence<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By submitting your proposal, you accept the Code of Conduct<\/a> of the WordPress community and the Speaker Expectations of the WordPress Foundation<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Deadlines<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Submission deadline: 15 July 2026<\/strong>
Response by: 31 July 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Questions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

For questions, write to us at switzerland@wordcamp.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Submit Your Proposal<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

You need a WordPress.org account to submit your proposal. This is your account on wordpress.org, not your personal WordPress site. If you do not yet have one, register at login.wordpress.org<\/a>. If you’d like to propose multiple topics, please submit the form multiple times, once for each topic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By submitting this form, you confirm that:<\/p>\n\n\n\n