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  • Tutorials
    December 13, 2023

    Removing the date permalink structure in WordPress

    How to approach migrating your permalink structure to remove the date directories (ex: /2023/01/01/).

  • Tutorials, Video
    December 1, 2023

    Adding Custom Fields (Attributes) to Core Blocks

    Using just three filters, we’ll add a few custom fields to the core “Button” block in WordPress that will update the button’s content on the front end.

  • Tutorials
    November 28, 2023

    How to show the “Choose a Pattern” modal by default on new pages

    How to offer a selection of page patterns when creating a new page (as seen in TwentyTwentyFour).

  • Tutorials
    November 16, 2023

    Filter the URLs in Gutenberg Social Link Block

    Dynamically populate social link URLs using the render_block filter in WordPress.

  • Tutorials
    November 6, 2023

    Updating the Twitter/𝕏 Icon in Font Awesome 4

    If you’re managing an older website running Font Awesome 4, you might be asked to swap out the Twitter icon for the new X / 𝕏 symbol. Personally, I wasn’t in the mood to pull down an entire site, dig up the build process, replace FA4 with a newer version, etc. Instead, I jumped into…

  • Tutorials, Video
    August 18, 2023

    Build Custom Blocks Using InnerBlocks

    A great way to start building blocks for WordPress is using InnerBlocks. Group other blocks together and easily add styles and settings.

  • Tutorials, Video
    June 16, 2023

    Custom Lists in WordPress with Register Block Style

    Register a custom block style in Gutenberg with simple PHP and CSS- no JavaScript or build process required.

  • Tutorials, Video
    May 31, 2023

    Custom Responsive Settings in Gutenberg Blocks

    Add custom settings fields to any Gutenberg block. In this tutorial, we add a responsive display setting to Gutenberg using 10up’s Block Extension API, the WordPress Scripts build process, and the WordPress Base Styles Sass library.

  • Tutorials, Video
    May 17, 2023

    ACF Blocks Post Carousel Tutorial

    We’re building a post carousel block using ACF Blocks. We’re doing everything from start to finish, including loading a third-party resource (Flickity) and default Gutenberg supports like colors and alignment. No build process, no fancy JavaScript, just Advanced Custom Fields.

  • Tutorials, Video
    May 10, 2023

    Managing Images in your Custom Gutenberg Block

    Let’s build a custom WordPress block with a focus on editable image fields. Using the block-components library from 10up and a custom image function I wrote this year, we’ll go through every file in our custom block together.

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