April 21, 2024 — In dem Vortrag zeige ich, welche interessanten Layouts mit dem Block Editor und ggf. der zusätzlichen kleinen Block-Bibliothek von GenerateBlocks möglich ist. Dabei gehe ich auch kurz auf die Unterschiede bei Verwendung von einem Block Theme wie Twenty Twenty-Four und einem klassischen Theme wie GeneratePress ein.

Bei dem Vortrag präsentiere ich anhand verschiedener fertiger Layouts, wie man die Blöcke verwenden kann, um moderne Layouts zu erstellen. In wenigen Fällen wird noch ein wenig zusätzliches CSS verwendet. Außerdem werde ich auch noch kurz auf das Grid-Layout eingehen, das in einer kommenden Version von WordPress vorgesehen ist.

December 10, 2023 — The maturation of the block editor brought a major shift in WordPress theme development. For many independent developers, this change was a huge disruption to workflow: a once-reliable codebase now in flux, entirely new coding languages and tooling to learn, and layers of complexity added to tools that used to be simple and accessible.

Hear from a full-time independent developer – someone building and supporting real projects with classic WordPress, the block editor, “hybrid” themes, and Full Site Editing.

This talk shares lessons learned about navigating the triumphs and pitfalls of modern WordPress theme development. Find out how to confidently decide which tools and features make sense for your projects.

December 10, 2023 — Are you using the Gutenberg editor now, and you love it, but It would never cross your mind to learn how to create your blocks, or you don’t have a good relationship with React? Learn how you can do a lot with less effort.

Some tricks can save you headaches, like creating block variants, adding custom categories, redefining core blocks and working with theme.json.

December 10, 2023 — Learn the five considerations that help you create custom blocks with an intuitive administrative experience in the Block Editor.

A great block editing experience takes advantage of the existing Block Editor interface, reduces confusion, and empowers users.

October 21, 2023 — This talk is meant to be an advanced deep dive into how we can extend the block editor to fit our needs for highly customized WordPress builds in 2023. It will go into details how to build custom blocks that interface with the query loop, using block variations, theme.json filters and much more.

October 15, 2023 — Not every project needs custom developed blocks to provide a great block editor experience for clients. You also don’t need to be a JavaScript expert to make adjustments to the WordPress core experience.

This talk covers tools and methods for developers to curate the editor experience. Learn about the nature of block.json and theme.json, and when to use block styles and block variations.

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July 11, 2023 — In this session, we will explore eight tips and shortcuts you could use to work faster and more efficiently in the block editor. We will also explore the various editor modes in the block editor that you can select to improve your writing or editing experience.

June 30, 2023 — This Developer Hours session showcases extensibility methods that empower builders to extend and customize the WordPress editing experience.

– What is Editor extensibility and why is it important
– What extensibility methods are currently available in WordPress and how to use them
– What is missing in WordPress in terms of extensibility, particularly related to blocks and the Editor

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March 14, 2023 — „Block Patterns“ sind vordefinierte Kombinationen verschiedener Gutenberg-Blöcke, die sehr einfach eingefügt und angepasst werden können. Diese, im August 2020 mit WordPress 5.5 eingeführten, Block Patterns lassen sich in veränderten Form weiter verwenden. Durch Full Site Editing und den damit verbundenen Block Themes bestehen jetzt in WordPress 6.1.1 noch viel mehr Möglichkeiten der Gestaltung von Blöcken und damit von Block Patterns …

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