Speaking
Talks and workshops on headless CMS, Astro and WordPress security, for conferences, meetups and podcasts.
What I speak about
Subjects I can build a talk or workshop around. Tell me your audience and I will shape it.
Ready-made sessions on Sessionize-
WordPress security
Where the ecosystem is strong, where it fails, and what developers and site owners can do about vulnerable plugins.
Watch a talk: WordPress security -
Bug bounty and vulnerability disclosure
How a community-run bounty works in practice, what almost 1,000 closed plugins taught us, and how to run disclosure well.
Read the story: Bug bounty and vulnerability disclosure -
Hosting security
What hosts really block. Patchstack research on how many WordPress vulnerability exploits get past hosting defences.
Read the research: Hosting security -
Headless CMS
When going headless pays off and when it is extra work, across performance, developer experience and security.
Read the article: Headless CMS -
Astro
Building fast sites with islands and content collections, live previews, and documentation sites with Starlight. Talks or hands-on workshops.
Watch a talk: Astro -
CMS-agnostic websites
Keeping content separate from the CMS so you can switch later, with live migrations across WordPress, Statamic, Keystatic and more.
Read the article: CMS-agnostic websites -
Life beyond WordPress
A tour of other CMSs for people who know WordPress, and the case for giving WordPress a fair try if you do not.
Read the article: Life beyond WordPress -
CI/CD and testing for WordPress
Deployment pipelines, staging and automated tests that keep fatal errors off production.
Watch a talk: CI/CD and testing for WordPress -
Running conferences
Organising WordCamps and CMS Conf: bilingual events, sponsors, and feedback sessions that make speakers better.
Read the article: Running conferences -
Starting to speak and blog
How to find speaking opportunities, write a good proposal, and start a developer blog.
Read the guide: Starting to speak and blog
Where I have spoken
Every conference, meetup and online event since 2018, newest first.
2026
- CMS Conf Local VilniusSpeaker Event: CMS Conf Local Vilnius
- Joomla! World Conference 2026
- WeAreDevelopers World Congress 2026
- WordCamp Europe 2026
- Checkout Summit 2026
- Open Source Day 2026
- CMS Conf 2026Organiser Why I'm organizing it: CMS Conf 2026
2025
- INIT 2025 Dev ConferenceSpeaker Event: INIT 2025 Dev Conference
- WordCamp Gdynia 2025
- WordCamp Kraków 2025
- CyberWiseCon 2025Speaker Recap: CyberWiseCon 2025
- Warszawskie Dni Informatyki 2025
- WordPress Meetup Gdynia
- Open Source Day 2025
- Webmasters.FM PodcastOnline Video: Webmasters.FM Podcast
- Within WordPress Podcast
- WordCamp Pisa 2025Speaker Video: WordCamp Pisa 2025
2024
- 4Developers Łódź 2024Speaker Event: 4Developers Łódź 2024
- WordCamp Wrocław 2024
- WarsawJS Meetup #119
- WordCamp Gdynia 2024
- Come To Code 2024Speaker Event: Come To Code 2024
- Developer Week 2024Speaker Event: Developer Week 2024
- International PHP Conference 2024
- Webinale 2024Online Event: Webinale 2024
- Warszawskie Dni Informatyki 2024
- Open Source Day 2024
2023
- JS Poland 2023Online Event: JS Poland 2023
- WordCamp Gdynia 2023
- WordCamp Gliwice 2023
- Atarim Web SummitOnline Article: Atarim Web Summit
2022
- WordCamp Europe 2022
2021
- WordCamp Japan 2021Online Video: WordCamp Japan 2021
- WordCamp Santa Clarita 2021
- WordCamp Greece 2021Online Video: WordCamp Greece 2021
2020
- WordCamp Los Angeles 2020
- WordUp Warszawa: Gutenberg panel
- WordUp Trójmiasto #16Online Event: WordUp Trójmiasto #16
- WordCamp Prague 2020Speaker Video: WordCamp Prague 2020
2019
- WordUp! Kalisz #4Meetup Event: WordUp! Kalisz #4
- WordUp Lublin #19Meetup Event: WordUp Lublin #19
- WordUp Kraków, spring 2019
- WordUp! Kalisz #3Meetup Event: WordUp! Kalisz #3
- WordUp Łódź #13Meetup Event: WordUp Łódź #13
- WordUp Warszawa Pro #1
2018
- WordCamp Poznań 2018Speaker Event: WordCamp Poznań 2018
- WordUp Łódź #9Meetup Event: WordUp Łódź #9
Speaker kit
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Bio
I'm a Growth Engineer at Patchstack. I'm a huge fan of Open Source, Content Management Systems, and automation. After hours, I spend most of my time finding interesting cycling routes, coding side projects, or drinking coffee.
Maciek is a Growth Engineer at Patchstack. He's a huge fan of Open Source, Content Management Systems, and automation. After hours, he spends most of his time finding interesting cycling routes, coding side projects, or drinking coffee.
Pracuję jako Growth Engineer w Patchstack. Jestem ogromnym fanem Open Source, CMS-ów oraz automatyzacji. Wolny czas spędzam, znajdując nieznane ścieżki rowerowe, kodując albo popijając kawę.
Maciek pracuje jako Growth Engineer w Patchstack. Jest ogromnym fanem Open Source, CMS-ów oraz automatyzacji. Wolny czas spędza, znajdując nieznane ścieżki rowerowe, kodując albo popijając kawę.
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Gallery
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