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What’s new for developers? (March 2023)
Welcome to the second edition of this monthly series. If you’re a developer who builds on top of the WordPress platform, […]
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Block deprecation – a tutorial
There’s no need to use a dynamic block if you foresee that your block will change and evolve over time. You can use a static block and use Block Deprecation whenever you update your block. This tutorial post shows you how.
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Converting your shortcodes to blocks
Learn tips and tricks for creating blocks from existing shortcodes, based on real world examples. Understand when a shortcode should be converted to a block, processes to follow to convert blocks, and useful block development practices.
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Creating a custom block that stores post meta
Learn how to create a custom dynamic block that saves information to custom post_meta and creates a one-to-one experience in both the block editor and on the front end. You will see an example of how to to use @wordpress/create-block package to scaffold a block.
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What’s new for developers? (February 2023)
Welcome to the first edition of a new monthly series for developers. This post—and hopefully many more to come—will list […]
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Some very cool things can happen when you hit Enter in a block.
A very cool thing happens when you hit Enter in a block. Actually, three very cool things can happen. Read on to discover how you can make them happen in your custom blocks.
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Building a book review grid with a Query Loop block variation
A step-by-step tutorial for building a custom Query Loop block variation and integrating it with custom post meta.
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How to extend WordPress via the SlotFill system
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.