WordCamp Europe 2025 wrapped up in Basel, Switzerland, bringing together over 1,700 in-person attendees from 84 countries—and more than 20,000 online participants—for three days of learning, collaboration, and celebration. From the cobbled streets of Basel to the buzzing halls of the Congress Center, this year’s event proved once again why WCEU is a cornerstone of the global WordPress community.
A Strong Start with Contributor Day
The event began with Contributor Day, attracting 640 participants eager to contribute to the open-source project. Whether it was someone’s first time contributing or their tenth, every team—Core, Accessibility, Polyglots, Training, Meta, and more—had meaningful work underway. With 33 table leads guiding 21 teams, the room was filled with shared goals and a sense of purpose. Highlights included hands-on testing, performance optimization, onboarding improvements, and sustainability planning—all reinforcing WordPress’s commitment to continuous, community-led evolution.
Key Themes: Openness, Innovation, and Inclusion
Over the following two days, attendees explored 45 sessions and four immersive workshops across three tracks. The program reflected the breadth of the WordPress ecosystem, covering everything from the practical to the philosophical. Talks addressed the upcoming European Accessibility Act, explored the impact of AI on content creation and tooling, and highlighted inspiring stories of how WordPress is being used in activism, education, and entrepreneurship.
Sessions like WordPress Without Borders from Noel Tock framed open source as a powerful force for digital rights and global resilience. Meanwhile, case studies from around the world reminded us of the human stories behind the software. To give you a closer look at the energy and insight packed into the event, here are a few standout moments we captured during the sessions.
Looking Ahead: AI, Policy, and WordPress 7.0
Matt Mullenweg and Mary Hubbard closed out the event with a fireside chat, touching on emerging topics like the role of AI in WordPress, upcoming EU regulations, and what’s ahead as the community looks toward WordPress 6.9 and a future 7.0 release. The conversation acknowledged the growing role of cross-disciplinary teams—from legal and policy experts to AI engineers—within the ecosystem.
Matt also hinted at a broader vision for the future, underscoring the importance of tools that make WordPress more machine-readable and accessible to both humans and AI agents. The recent introduction of the WordPress AI team marks a new era of exploration, one where automation and collaboration can go hand in hand.
The WordPress Community Keeps Moving
As the event came to a close, the sense of connection and momentum was undeniable. Whether you joined in person in Basel or tuned in online, the message was clear: WordPress is more than a platform. It’s a community driven by people who believe in a better, more open web.
Next up, the spotlight shifts to WordCamp US in Portland this fall. But the journey doesn’t end there.
📍 Mark your calendars: WordCamp Europe 2026 is heading to Kraków, Poland.
With its rich cultural heritage, vibrant tech scene, and welcoming atmosphere, Kraków promises to be an unforgettable host city for the next chapter of WCEU.
And if you’re ready to get involved behind the scenes, the call for organizers is already open.
Until then, thank you to everyone who made WCEU 2025 unforgettable.
