One of my favorite tools for building #WordPress websites, especially when on a tight budget is ACF, but it has its disadvantages. This blog post covers some of the pros and cons to using ACF for your site.
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Should I Build Custom Blocks Using ACF?
Is using Advanced Custom Fields a good idea? It depends on the situation. This post discusses when it’s a good idea, and when it’s a bad one.
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Alex Standiford
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Alex Standiford
It’s been long enough now that I can hardly imagine going back to the classic editor, but there are still people out there who haven’t made the switch. This post talks about some of the differences in workflow when building a custom #WordPress theme.
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Alex Standiford
There’s no shortage of content about #WordPress blocks, but have you ever stopped to actually see how they work? When I discovered this, it really threw me for a loop (snort). I didn’t expect it to work like it does. This post shares my findings.
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Alex Standiford
This is a big step in the right direction. I’m thrilled to see more robust blocks coming to the block editor, such as the query loop.
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Alex Standiford
I’m thinking about bringing in other developers to guest post on WP Dev Academy. What motivates you to write guest content? What things do you look for when publishing to a site like WP Dev Academy?
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Alex Standiford
I touch on JavaScript hooks in the beer plugin course published on WP Dev Academy. in the course I use them to change a taxonomy term to use radio buttons instead of checkboxes. They’re really cool!
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Alex Standiford
With 2.8 out, and the recent revitalized push on Gutenberg blocks, I thought it would be good to talk a bit about how blocks work. Hopefully this will help someone understand how to work with them a little better.
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How Gutenberg Blocks Work
WordPress has been using the block editor for a few years now, and is inching closer to full site editing. This post talks about how WordPress Gutenberg blocks fundamentally work
