In-case you missed part 1 about getting started with blocks, here’s the presentation. It talks about some of the key differences between building with blocks vs building with the classic editor.
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Alex Standiford
With full-site editing just around the corner, learning how to build WordPress plugins that utilize custom blocks is more important than ever. My course shows you how to make a “beer” post type, customize the block editor, and make a block.
wpdev.academy/course/beer-li…
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Alex Standiford
In about an hour (4PM EST) I’m doing the part 2 talk about blocks. I’ll be building pages and talking about how I use the block editor as a full-site builder. If you’re running an agency and have been looking to update, don’t miss it.
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How Session Storage Can Improve Site Performance
Session storage can make your website faster, and reduce server load. Learn how to use JavaScript’s sessionStorage as a caching system.
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Alex Standiford
The blog is starting to get pretty slow. Right now it fetches content from a list of sites that I’ve written, but it’s slow when not cached. The cache isn’t persistent. Thinking about making a cron that primes the cache hourly.
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Alex Standiford
SessionStorage can be used in much the same way as WordPress’ object cache, only it’s directly in the visitor’s browser instead of on the server.
It’s a key element in what makes nearly headless so, so fast.
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Coding Optional – Part 2: Get started making Blocks quickly with plugins
Are you ready to get started making Blocks on your clients’ websites? You can do this without being a coding expert. Join Alex in this 3 part series as he walks you through different ways to approach creating WordPress blocks. We’ll start with why you should consider creating and using Blocks compared to the Classic Editor and help you get started quickly creating Blocks without code. You’ll benefit by attending each session, but it is not mandatory. Each week will require signing up for that session. We’ll cover
