Fresh from its appearance at WordCamp Asia 2025 in Manila, the Block Developer Cookbook is making its European debut at WCEU in Basel.

In this fully interactive workshop, attendees will vote on which recipes to explore, and we’ll work through them together.

Each iteration of this workshop expands with new recipes and content, leveraging the latest features in WordPress, including:

Block Bindings API
Plugin Template Registration API
Preview Options API
Interactivity API
And more Featured Recipes
New in WordPress 6.8: Performantly loading multiple blocks in a single plugin
Using third-party API data in a custom block
Creating a block variation bound to the post excerpt
Registering a custom post type with its own template
Building a dark/light mode toggle that saves to user meta
Developing a gallery slider with the Interactivity API
Using filters and the HTML Tag Processor to extend core blocks
Designing a custom Image block style
Adding a fade-in effect to core blocks
Restricting publishing based on word count
Customizing the @wordpress/scripts build process
Connecting a block to custom fields
Implementing front-end JavaScript for blocks
Using the data layer in a block
Creating a custom format
Working with block transforms
And more

Join us to expand your block development skills with hands-on guidance and real-world examples.

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