Title: Talks & Media
Author: Alex Kirk
Published: October 30, 2024
Last modified: March 25, 2026

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# Talks & Media

I speak about WordPress beyond publishing – as a platform for self-hosting, decentralized
social networking, and digital independence. I also work on WordPress Playground
and AI-powered development tools. Available for podcasts, interviews, and commentary
in English and German.

**Contents:** [Talks](https://alex.kirk.at/speaking/?output_format=md#talks) · [Podcasts](https://alex.kirk.at/speaking/?output_format=md#podcasts)·
[Press & Interviews](https://alex.kirk.at/speaking/?output_format=md#press)

## Talks

### 2025

[Building WordPress Blocks with Telex](https://www.meetup.com/vienna-wordpress-meetup/events/311518999/)–
WordPress Meetup Vienna, November 2025 (EN) · [Slides](https://akirk.github.io/wpvie-telex-2025/)

[Dein WordPress kann viel mehr als du glaubst!](https://vienna.wordcamp.org/2025/session/dein-wordpress-kann-viel-mehr-als-du-glaubst/)–
WordCamp Vienna, April 2025 (DE) · [Slides](https://alex.kirk.at/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/talks/2025/wordcamp-vienna-2025/)

### 2024

[Liberating data with WordPress Playground in a Browser Extension](https://netherlands.wordcamp.org/2024/session/liberating-data-with-wordpress-playground-in-a-browser-extension/)–
WordCamp Netherlands, November 2024 (EN) · [Recording](https://wordpress.tv/2024/12/24/liberating-data-with-wordpress-playground-in-a-browser-extension/)·
[Slides](https://alex.kirk.at/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/talks/2024/wordcamp-netherlands-2024-try-wordpress/)

[Matrix as an Alternative to Slack](https://www.meetup.com/vienna-wordpress-meetup/events/297777035/)–
WordPress Meetup Vienna, September 2024 (DE, English slides) · [Slides](https://alex.kirk.at/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/talks/2024/wordpress-meetup-vienna-2024-slack-matrix/)

[Translate Live in-context translation using WordPress Playground](https://asia.wordcamp.org/2024/session/translate-live-in-context-translation-using-wordpress-playground/)–
WordCamp Asia, March 2024 (EN) · [Recording](https://wordpress.tv/2024/04/10/translate-live-in-context-translation-using-wordpress-playground/)·
[Slides](https://alex.kirk.at/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/talks/2024/wordcamp-asia-2024-translate-live/)

[Embracing Matrix for Enhanced Communication](https://archive.fosdem.org/2024/schedule/event/fosdem-2024-2824-embracing-matrix-for-enhanced-communication-migrating-the-wordpress-community-from-slack-to-matrix/)–
FOSDEM, February 2024 (EN) · [Recording](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXVGVJaIOUU)·
[Slides](https://alex.kirk.at/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/talks/2024/fosdem-2024-wordpress-slack-matrix/)

### 2023

[Friends with ActivityPub – Deine nachhaltige Identität im Web](https://germany.wordcamp.org/2023/session/friends-with-activitypub-deine-nachhaltige-identitaet-im-web/)–
WordCamp Germany, October 2023 (DE, with Matthias Pfefferle) · [Recording](https://wordpress.tv/2023/10/22/matthias-pfefferle-alex-kirk-friends-with-activitypub-deine-nachhaltige-identitaet-im-web/)·
[Slides](https://alex.kirk.at/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/talks/2023/wordcamp-germany-2023-friends-with-activitypub/)

[Community Team Training #11: Using Translate Live](https://make.wordpress.org/community/2023/10/18/community-team-training-11-using-the-translate-live-tool/)–
Online, November 2023 (EN) · [Recording](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXVGVJaIOUU)·
[Slides](https://alex.kirk.at/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/talks/2023/wordpress-community-training-11-translate-live/)

[WordPress and the Fediverse](https://vienna.wordcamp.org/2023/session/wordpress-und-das-fediverse/)–
WordCamp Vienna, April 2023 (DE) · [Slides](https://alex.kirk.at/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/talks/2023/wordcamp-vienna-2023-wordpress-fediverse/)

## Podcasts

[WordPress in Your Browser? How my.WordPress.net Makes the CMS Personal](https://thewpminute.com/wordpress-in-your-browser-how-my-wordpress-net-makes-the-cms-personal/)–
WP Minute #152, 2026 (EN, with Brandon Payton)

[WordPress ist moderner als du denkst](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAYx_M83-Vg)–
Dominik Liss Show #18, 2026 (DE)

[Decentralized Social Networks and WordPress](https://openchannels.fm/decentralized-social-networks-wordpress-with-alex-kirk/)–
Open Channels FM #616, 2025 (EN, with Matthias Pfefferle)

[WordPress kann mehr als wir denken!](https://presswerk.net/pw067/) – PressWerk #
67, 2025 (DE)

[Building your own social network with the Friends plugin](https://wpbuilds.com/2021/09/09/246-building-your-own-social-network-with-the-friends-plugin/)–
WP Builds #246, September 2021 (EN)

## Press & Interviews

Available for interviews and commentary in English and German on:

 * WordPress Playground and browser-based development
 * AI-powered tools for WordPress (Telex, vibe coding)
 * WordPress as a self-hosting platform
 * Decentralized social networks and the Fediverse
 * Data sovereignty and alternatives to Big Tech platforms
 * EU regulation of social media algorithms

Contact: [@alex@kirk.at](https://alex.kirk.at/@alex) (ActivityPub/Mastodon) or via
e-mail at `ablog25 (a}_ kirk.at`.