Introducing the Highrise ACF Blocks Plugin. A plugin which takes a lot of leg-work out of creating Gutenberg blocks, working alongside the excellent Advanced Custom Fields Pro plugin.
The new Blocks include baseline support in all themes, enhancements to opt-in to and the ability to extend and customize. There are a few new concepts to consider when building themes: Editor Color…
A Step By Step Guide To Converting A WordPress Shortcode To A Gutenberg Block
We answered the frequently-asked question about Gutenberg and WordPress 5.0, "What about my shortcodes?". Learn how to convert your shortcode into a block in this step-by-step guide. Plus free examples!
How to Convert A WordPress Shortcode To A Gutenberg Block
Our friend Josh Pollock recently published a guide which I wish I’d written (and which I may yet, because it’s a good idea, and I’m sure going to be growingly-common question). It’s about how to go from a shortcode, which is that [square-bracketed] things of the past, to the Gutenberg-y thing of the future: blocks!
Hey WordPress Theme Developers, Are Your Themes Ready for the Gutenberg Block Editor?
Before WordPress 5.0 arrived I came across a few premium WordPress themes already advertising that they were ‘Gutenberg-ready’ or ‘Gutenberg-compatible’. Huh. But how could a theme not be compatible with… Read more
Introducing new Page Building Blocks and Tools for CoBlocks
Introducing the new CoBlocks, a suite of page building blocks for the WordPress Gutenberg block editor. This is the Gutenberg page builder you’ve been waiting for. CoBlocks will make you rethink what WordPress is capable of.
Having trouble figuring out how to get involved in the Gutenberg Phase 2 effort? Understandable! There are a lot of teams (and channels and blogs) to keep up with. This post will help you find the …
No React, No Problem Advanced Custom Fields now offers a simple way of converting traditional ACF field groups into Gutenberg blocks without writing a line of React. This exciting announcement from the ACF team is really appealing if you aren’t ready to dive head-first into building custom Gutenberg blocks, which can be a time consuming and daunting
Gutenberg Phase 2 to Update Core Widgets to Blocks, Classic Widget in Development
Gutenberg phase 2 development is underway and one of the first orders of business is porting all existing core widgets to blocks. This task is one of the nine projects that Matt Mullenweg outlined …
WPCampus is excited to announce our selection of Tenon LLC to conduct an accessibility audit of the Gutenberg content editor. Founded by Karl Groves, Tenon is a leader in the accessibility testing field. We look forward to working with the team at Tenon over the coming weeks. Thank you to all of the companies who […]
WordPress 5.0 and Gutenberg: A better way to handle CSS overload
As you may know, WordPress 5.0 introduced a new editor experience (for those that haven’t decided to explicitly disable it), and the response has been mostly “ok, cool.” from users, despite the controversial release schedule, and the decision to punt many accessibility and performance issues to subsequent patch releases. And while I won’t try to […]
The new WordPress block editor includes two new alignment options. To take advantage of the new alignment options, your theme must first support them. Include add_theme_support( 'align-wide' ) in your…
Amanda Giles: The Basics of building a Gutenberg Block
The future is Gutenberg and it is coming. Will you be ready? Gutenberg is a whole new editing experience for WordPress. If you are a WordPress developer you will not want to miss this talk where we…
How to Update Your Old WordPress Posts with Gutenberg Block Editor
Want to update to WordPress 5.0 ? Not sure how to update your old posts with Gutenberg? Follow our guide on how to convert old posts into Gutenberg blocks.
How to Create a Reusable Block in WordPress Block Editor (Gutenberg)
Do you want to save time by using reusable blocks in Gutenberg editor? Learn how to easily create reusable blocks in WordPress block editor (Gutenberg).
Thoughts about Gutenberg from a WordPress Product Developer's Perspective
I wanted to share, and reflect upon, a few quick-fire Gutenberg thoughts I had after some solid conversations about Gutenberg with other WordPress folks. Let's get to it!
Converting a shortcode to a block: this method is fast to do, but a mediocre UX. You should only use this as a stopgap until you can implement a full block UI.
Converting a shortcode to a block: this method is fast to do, but a mediocre UX. You should only use this as a stopgap until you can implement a full block UI. · GitHub