Gutenberg Times Live Q & A A discussion with Byline Times editor Peter Jukes and Yes we work team members Andrew Staffell and Thomas Eagle about how custom blocks allow journalists to compose engaging layouts without the help of designers, and how ACF Blocks makes testing and iteration easier for developers. … [Read more...] about Using Gutenberg to bring speed and flexibility to news and editorial sites
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AMP and Gutenberg
Gutenberg Times Live Q & A What is AMP? AMP or an Accelerated Mobile Page is an HTML page that is lightweight and stripped down. The mobile user gets a much-improved experience: content is faster, more engaging, and easier-to-read.https://www.conductor.com/blog/2018/10/what-is-amp/ AMP plugin for WP 1.2 - introduced recently.Open source projectHTML frameworkBuilt for speedCross-browser compatibleNothing proprietaryHuge complement to your existing siteProvides an RSS … [Read more...] about AMP and Gutenberg
Hero Image with Buttons & Text
Let's experiment with a Hero image. … [Read more...] about Hero Image with Buttons & Text
Teaching WordPress Block Editor – 4.5.19
Stumbling Blocks Rows and Columns: have to rethink layoutUI: things are in different placesLimitations of default Gutenberg blocks Gutenberg Plugins Atomic blocks: https://atomicblocks.com/Block unit test: https://wordpress.org/plugins/block-unit-test/https://getblocklab.com/ https://www.advancedcustomfields.com/blog/acf-5-8-introducing-acf-blocks-for-gutenberg/ Themes How do I find Gutenberg-compatible themes that are reputable?Free themesPaid themesAstraCheck PHP … [Read more...] about Teaching WordPress Block Editor – 4.5.19
Freelance Business Opportunities w/ WordPress Block Editor
Gutenberg Times Live Q&A Carrie Dillis * Matt Medeiros (Pagely) * Joe Casobona MAJOR CONSIDERATIONS Setting the foundation. Do not take responsibility for WP core. Don't promise to make sites backwards-compatible. Have a contract so that everything is crystal clear. Have a sane development workflow.Make a note of the value you bring to a project. CHECKLIST FOR GUTENBERG COMPATIBILITY Have a staging siteBackup siteUpdate to WP 5.0Start changing thingsInstall Classic Editor just … [Read more...] about Freelance Business Opportunities w/ WordPress Block Editor
Page Building w/ Gutenberg
Essential Areas - Mark In Design link that Birgit provided. Widgets to blocks @melchoyce recently posted an update on these. But there’s even a few updates since that was written! For instance, the Search block is now merged. It’s moving fast. After talking with Riad, it looks like an estimated 4 weeks until they’re all merged in along with the addition of the Classic Widget block. Tag Cloud – What do you think if the Tag Cloud block got renamed … [Read more...] about Page Building w/ Gutenberg
Developing Blocks: Plugins and more
Q&A with Birgit - 12.28.18 Mika Epstein, Zac Gordon, Nicola Heald Each speaker gave their top 3 tools and/or essentials. Naming, Testing, Assuming that administrators will make mistakes.Tooling. Know React. Core Javascript Skills Plugin Idea: Blocks could have their own class. You could define which blocks appear on which page via their class. Photoshop: You can cut and paste directly from PS to Gutenberg block. … [Read more...] about Developing Blocks: Plugins and more
WP SWFL Meetup – WP 5 Release Schedule and Gutenberg
Web Hosts Shared vs. Managed WP EngineSitegroundPagely General Information Wordpress.com - If Jetpack is installed, Gutenberg plugin will be loaded. Block-based themes with existing page builders: install Classic Editor and use that until the kinks are worked out with Gutenberg. Wise to install Classic Editor on all client sites and use that until kinks are resolved. Plan for 5.0 AccessibilityWill automatically disable Gutenberg plug-inRelease: Nov. 19, 2018Secondary … [Read more...] about WP SWFL Meetup – WP 5 Release Schedule and Gutenberg