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# Concepts

Posts that dive deeper into the Gutenberg overall concepts and architecture.

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   ## 󠀁[Exploring the future of web development with WebAssembly and PHP](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/2023/08/exploring-the-future-of-web-development-with-webassembly-and-php/)󠁿
   
 * By [Angel M De Miguel](https://profiles.wordpress.org/angelmmiguel/)
 * August 30, 2023
 * [Concepts](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/category/concepts/), [Playground](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/category/playground/)
 * PHP is a tremendously popular language. Imagine running your PHP applications
   in different environments like a browser or a phone. This opens a new set of 
   possibilities for the PHP ecosystem and WordPress.
 * 
   ## 󠀁[The anatomy of a letterform](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/2023/08/the-anatomy-of-a-letterform/)󠁿
   
 * By [marybaum](https://profiles.wordpress.org/marybaum/)
 * August 17, 2023
 * [Concepts](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/category/concepts/), [Themes](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/category/themes/)
 * Typography series part 2: The anatomy of a letterform. Letters have parts! See
   how they combine to give a typeface its voice.
 * 
   ## 󠀁[Styling blocks: empowering users with CSS custom properties](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/2023/08/styling-blocks-empowering-users-with-css-custom-properties/)󠁿
   
 * By [Michael Burridge](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mburridge/)
 * August 8, 2023
 * [Blocks](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/category/blocks/), [Concepts](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/category/concepts/)
 * Your block has complex markup, yet you want your users to easily style child 
   elements within the block. How do you give your users this ability? With CSS 
   custom properties. This post demonstrates the technique for doing this whilst
   also retaining compatibility with themes.
 * 
   ## 󠀁[Make your site’s typography make a statement](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/2023/07/make-your-sites-typography-make-a-statement/)󠁿
   
 * By [marybaum](https://profiles.wordpress.org/marybaum/)
 * July 11, 2023
 * [Beginners](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/category/beginners/), [Concepts](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/category/concepts/),
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 * This is the first in a series of six posts that are all about typography on the
   web: what does great type look like? How do you set it? And why do we care? This
   first post covers the language of type—basic type terminology.
 * 
   ## 󠀁[Navigating the Block Editor Handbook](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/2023/06/navigating-the-block-editor-handbook/)󠁿
   
 * By [Michael Burridge](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mburridge/)
 * June 20, 2023
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 * The Block Editor Handbook is intimidating even for seasoned developers. If you
   are new to block development, you’re likely to feel completely overwhelmed. This
   guide will help you to find your way around the Block Editor Handbook. It suggests
   a learning path that will help you become an expert in no time.
 * 
   ## 󠀁[Curating the Editor experience with client-side filters](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/2023/05/curating-the-editor-experience-with-client-side-filters/)󠁿
   
 * By [Nick Diego](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ndiego/)
 * May 24, 2023
 * [Advanced](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/category/advanced/), [Concepts](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/category/concepts/)
 * Learn how to curate the Editor experience like never before using a new client-
   side filter introduced in WordPress 6.2.
 * 
   ## 󠀁[How webpack and WordPress packages interact](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/2023/04/how-webpack-and-wordpress-packages-interact/)󠁿
   
 * By [Ryan Welcher](https://profiles.wordpress.org/welcher/)
 * April 25, 2023
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   [Concepts](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/category/concepts/), [Plugins](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/category/plugins/)
 * Learn how WordPress uses Webpack to manage importing from the built-in packages
   that ship with WordPress.
 * 
   ## 󠀁[Quick and easy local WordPress development with wp-env](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/2023/03/quick-and-easy-local-wordpress-development-with-wp-env/)󠁿
   
 * By [Michael Burridge](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mburridge/)
 * March 28, 2023
 * [Advanced](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/category/advanced/), [Beginners](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/category/beginners/),
   [Blocks](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/category/blocks/), [Concepts](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/category/concepts/)
 * wp-env is a tool that allows developers to create a WordPress development environment
   from the command line with zero configuration. Learn how to install and use wp-
   env, and discover the benefits that it provides over other local development 
   environments.
 * 
   ## 󠀁[Intrinsic design, theming, and rethinking how to design with WordPress](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/2023/02/intrinsic-design-theming-and-rethinking-how-to-design-with-wordpress/)󠁿
   
 * By [Justin Tadlock](https://profiles.wordpress.org/greenshady/)
 * February 23, 2023
 * [Concepts](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/category/concepts/), [Themes](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/category/themes/)
 * One of the oft-repeated questions in developer circles who have closely followed
   WordPress’ revolution via the Gutenberg project has been: When are we going to
   get more responsive controls? Specifically, this question is often framed around
   the ability to change some design element of a block based on desktop, tablet,
   or mobile views. This is an…
 * 
   ## 󠀁[How to extend WordPress via the SlotFill system](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/2022/11/how-to-extend-wordpress-via-the-slotfill-system/)󠁿
   
 * By [Ryan Welcher](https://profiles.wordpress.org/welcher/)
 * November 18, 2022
 * [Advanced](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/category/advanced/), [Concepts](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/category/concepts/),
   [Plugins](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/category/plugins/)
 * In WordPress 5.0, the WordPress SlotFill system was introduced as part of the
   Gutenberg project and is the extension paradigm that allows developers to extend
   the UIs introduced with the Gutenberg project such as the Post Editor and the
   Site Editor.

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