Title: WordCamp Companion Author: Alex Kirk Published: June 3, 2026 --- # WordCamp Companion June 3, 2026 Although I won’t be attending the WordPress conference [WordCamp Europe 2026 in Krakow](https://europe.wordcamp.org/2026/) this year because of other commitments, I built something that could be useful for attendees of it, as well as for future WordCamps. [WordCamp Companion](https://github.com/akirk/wordcamp-companion) is a tool to plan your WordCamp and guide you through it, as well as for taking notes during sessions. It is built as a WordPress plugin which you can install to your own WordPress (not in the plugin directory yet so you need to [download the ZIP](https://github.com/akirk/wordcamp-companion/archive/refs/heads/dist/main.zip)) or use through [my.wordpress.net](https://my.wordpress.net/) that I talked about in [my previous posts](https://alex.kirk.at/tag/my-wordpress-net/). Use [this link to start it directly in my.wordpress.net](https://my.wordpress.net/?myapps-i=wordcamp-companion). Since it is a WordPress hosted in your browser, it is free and private. The plugin features: * A live updating timeline with easy adding of sessions, * Note taking for each session with export, * Sharing sessions to others, * AI Assistant compatibility. Scroll down to find screenshots and screen recordings of those features. Let’s start with timeline view. It will automatically update according to the current time and show you when to switch tracks. ![Timeline view of WordCamp Companion](https://alex.kirk.at/wp-content/uploads/sites/ 2/2026/06/wordcamp-companion-timeline-474x800.png) At a glance you can see what’s up next Speed run through a day ### Adding Sessions In the timeline you can see an “Add a session” in the gaps of your schedule. ![](https://alex.kirk.at/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/06/wordcamp-companion-add- session2-461x800.png) Adding sessions ![](https://alex.kirk.at/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/06/wordcamp-companion-overlap- 459x800.png) Overlaps are pointed out ### Note Taking You can take notes inline in Markdown-style which you can then export. Video showing how to add notes ![The notes export screen featuring a preview of the notes](https://alex.kirk.at/ wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/06/wordcamp-companion-notes-overview-1-459x800.png) Export your notes ### Session Sharing ![A QR code of a link that contains the wordcamp + shared schedule](https://alex. kirk.at/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/06/wordcamp-companion-share-458x800.png) Share via QR code ![Import Shared Schedule screenshot showing checkboxes of what can be added to your schedule](https://alex.kirk.at/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/06/wordcamp-companion- share-accept-458x800.png) Selectively accept If you are interested, here are some technical details about how this works. Since the sharing link points to my.wordpress.net, a lot needs to happen for this to work: 1. You click the WordCamp Companion share link pointing to a URL like `https://my. wordpress.net/?myapps-i=wordcamp-companion&wcc1=…` which: 2. Loads my.wordpress.net which downloads WordPress, PHP wasm, etc, everything that is needed for the Playground runtime. 3. Installs the My Apps plugin which is a central point in the easy experience of it, 4. Navigates to URL above so that WordPress receives it, 5. My Apps installs the Wordcamp Companion and redirects to it (minus its own parameter), 6. Then the WordCamp Companion plugin reads the URL parameter `wcc1` to import the schedule. This is all quite complex just to make it work inside my.wordpress.net. But this offers an experience where you don’t install it on your WordPress just to try it. If you like it, I recommend doing so because then all you need to know is your own URL. And if you did install it on your own WordPress, you can import it also by just pasting the share link into your companion. ### All WordCamps While it is good timing for WordCamp Europe, it also works for multiple (future) WordCamps: ![List of upcoming WordCamps](https://alex.kirk.at/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/ 06/wordcamp-companion-upcoming-wordcamps-458x800.png) ![A timeline of WordCamp Mannheim](https://alex.kirk.at/wp-content/uploads/sites/ 2/2026/06/wordcamp-companion-mannheim-459x800.png) ### AI Assistant Compatible I’ve been working on a capable [AI Assistant for WordPress](https://github.com/akirk/ai-assistant) that you can try inside my.wordpress.net. It can help you work out a schedule: ![AI Assistant shows tips of what it can do for you with regards to the WordCamp Companion](https://alex.kirk.at/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/06/wordcamp-companion- tips-457x800.png) The AI Assistant gives you tips on what you can do For example, adding sessions to your plan ![Taking notes in AI assistant as you go](https://alex.kirk.at/wp-content/uploads/ sites/2/2026/06/wordcamp-companion-notes-start-457x800.png) Write notes as you go ![Afterwards the AI Assistant helps tightening your notes](https://alex.kirk.at/ wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/06/wordcamp-companion-notes-compile-459x800.png) Compile notes at the end If you’re attending this WordCamp Europe, or other future WordCamps, give the WordCamp Companion a try. You can do it easily and risk-free with [this link to start it directly in my.wordpress.net](https://my.wordpress.net/?myapps-i=wordcamp-companion). ###### Fediverse reactions * [ ⌊Thomas Kräftner⌉ ](https://mastodon.social/@kraftner) * [ ⌊Danny van Kooten⌉ ](https://toot.re/@dvk) * [ ⌊Thomas Kräftner⌉ ](https://mastodon.social/@kraftner) [My WordPress](https://alex.kirk.at/category/wordpress/my-wordpress/), [WordPress](https://alex.kirk.at/category/wordpress/) [my.wordpress.net](https://alex.kirk.at/tag/my-wordpress-net/), [WCEU](https://alex.kirk.at/tag/wceu/), [WordCamp](https://alex.kirk.at/tag/wordcamp/) Read this next [Personal Software Needs a Home](https://alex.kirk.at/2026/05/14/personal-software-needs-a-home/) ![Alex Kirk](https://alex.kirk.at/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/06/cropped-2025. Alex-512x512-1-120x120.jpg) Alex Kirk @alex@alex.kirk.at **272** posts **273** followers ## 3 responses to “WordCamp Companion” 1. ![Danny van Kooten Avatar](https://alex.kirk.at/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/activitypub/ actors/2825491/9ad5f946d79717be40b7ab5f97059fc3-154.webp) 2. [Danny van Kooten](https://toot.re/@dvk) 3. [June 3, 2026](https://toot.re/@dvk/116685517059960430) 4. [@alex](https://alex.kirk.at/author/alex/) Looks really interesting! Sadly, the My WordPress link doesn't do much for me. I get a fresh WP installation, but no WordCamp Companion. 5. [https://my.wordpress.net/?myapps-i=wordcamp-companion](https://my.wordpress.net/?myapps-i=wordcamp-companion) 6. a. ![Danny van Kooten Avatar](https://alex.kirk.at/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/activitypub/ actors/2825491/9ad5f946d79717be40b7ab5f97059fc3-158.webp) b. [Danny van Kooten](https://toot.re/@dvk) c. [June 3, 2026](https://toot.re/@dvk/116685521855551878) d. [@alex](https://alex.kirk.at/author/alex/) Oh, after installing your "My Apps" plugin it started working! Neat! e. ![Alex Kirk Avatar](https://alex.kirk.at/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/06/cropped- 2025.Alex-512x512-1-48x48.jpg) f. [Alex Kirk](https://alex.kirk.at/) g. [June 3, 2026](https://alex.kirk.at/2026/06/03/wordcamp-companion/comment-page-1/#comment-88199) h. Oh no! If you have tried my.wordpress.net before, you’ll need to update the My Apps plugin. There is a Playground icon on the bottom left that will open a sidebar that shows a “Install My Apps”. In there you could manually install the WordCamp Companion or click the link again. i. [Reply](https://alex.kirk.at/2026/06/03/wordcamp-companion/comment-page-1/?replytocom=88199#respond) ### Leave a Reply 󠀁[Cancel reply](https://alex.kirk.at/2026/06/03/wordcamp-companion/?output_format=md#respond)󠁿 Your email address will not be published. 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