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Beginners
Blog post for WordPress developers starting out and are new to PHP or the block editor environment.
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Transients are a powerful tool for avoiding unnecessary database requests, speeding up complex markup generation, and mitigating slow third-party API requests.
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WordPress 6.5 brings drop shadow options to the end user. This post summarizes how to use the controls for various blocks, and how to remove core presets.
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The Create Block Theme plugin has been a go-to-feature for the creation of block themes, akin to a Swiss knife. This tutorial walks block theme developers through how to use the plugin and integrate it into their development workflow using any block theme from the WordPress theme directory.
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A tutorial on styling the Details block in your theme, adding custom markers, creating patterns with it, and more.
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Whether it’s guidelines changing or the codebase updating, there’s a lot to keep on top of as a plugin developer. One thing that never changes is the need to keep your users happy. In this article, we’re going to discuss a number of things that we, as WordPress plugin developers, should make sure we’re doing
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There’s more to block attributes than meets the eye. Attributes contain data needed by your block, and that data can be retrieved from a number of different locations, not just the block delimiter. This post shows you the ways.
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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.
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The Style Book is the new one-stop Global Style feature of the Site Editor that allows you to add all global or per-block design elements with a live preview window. This also lets users create a new set of variations that they can modify with a single click.
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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.