May 29, 2021 — Reusable Blocks are a powerful and often under-used capability of the WordPress Block Editor. This lightning talk provides an overview of how this feature helps to efficiently edit and manage reusable blocks of content.

November 30, 2020 — For those of us that rely greatly on Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) for customizing our themes, the release of Gutenberg was and still is scary at times.

Have no fear! acf_register_block() allows you to create your own Gutenberg blocks using just Advanced Custom Fields.

You will learn:
– ACF & it’s awesome capabilities
– How to create Gutenberg blocks with ACF
– A few other handy ACF tips & tricks

November 15, 2020 — This talk examines the evolution of the block editor in WordPress Core, what it might mean for the future of WordPress; and how brands and agencies are using the block editor to win today.

August 11, 2020 — With WordPress moving more and more into the world of blocks, knowing how to build your own blocks has become valuable knowledge. However, if you are a plugin or theme developer, you might not be sure where to start. This workshop will serve as a guide to building your first block.

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June 25, 2020 — This talk examines the current status of theme development (in May 2020). Create stunning themes for the future by learning how to take advantage of blocks, block templates, and block patterns.

topics include:
– explaining the difference between block templates and patterns
– adding templates and patterns to your existing themes improves user experience
– building block templates and patterns for existing themes
– planning to take advantage of upcoming core enhancements like full site editing

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June 1, 2020 — In this talk, Imran Sayed discusses how a PHP developer, with minimal JS knowledge, can build blocks quickly. You will learn about his personal experiences that helped him build blocks quickly and allowed clients to migrate to WordPress site, with the power of Gutenberg.

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March 5, 2020 — In this talk, we hope to discuss the need for custom blocks and see how to build them, plus take a look at what other plugin options are available that can be used in customizing Gutenberg blocks and the Gutenberg experience as a whole.

March 3, 2020 — “En esta ponencia explicaré cómo está afectando la implementación de Gutenberg desde la versión 5.0 de WordPress, pero desde tres puntos de vista diferentes:
– El de un diseñador y la integración con los temas.
– El de un desarrollador y su integración con los blocks/plugins.
– El de un usuario “final” que utiliza WordPress.
Complementaré la ponencia incluyendo slides con todo tipo de recursos disponibles para Gutenberg, es decir webs, artículos, plugins, bloques, etc..”

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October 24, 2019

July 26, 2019 — In our last episode, dear campers, we learned about Custom Post Types (CPT’s) and Advanced Custom Fields (ACF’s) and why we need them. We had everything clear, right? Enter Gutenberg…
Until Gutenberg, we had to copy over content from one old post to the new. The other option is to use CPT’s and ACF’s. What’s the difference? When should you use one or the other… or BOTH?
In this session, we’ll take a quick review of CPT’s and ACF’s, then compare them to Gutenberg Blocks and Templates, and discuss when you should use each and why.