@WordCampLanc @paulbarthmaier “Why are block filters important for the user editor interface?”

“I dunno, I’m a developer” – @_pbrocks

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@WordCampLanc @paulbarthmaier PHP Block example from @GaryPendergast gist.github.com/pento/cf38fd73ce…

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@WordCampLanc @paulbarthmaier When you create a block all of the data for that block winds up in the database via an HTML comment embedded into the post_content field where the block should be rendered.

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@WordCampLanc @paulbarthmaier “With the advent of the new block editor, our shared understanding of development best practices is changing. It’s like the wild wild west all over again.”

@_pbrocks

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@WordCampLanc @paulbarthmaier You can’t create a block with just PHP (yet) you do need a little bit of JavaScript.

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@WordCampLanc @paulbarthmaier Block Filters in the Gutenberg Handbook wordpress.org/gutenberg/handbook…

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@WordCampLanc @paulbarthmaier Block filters allow you to extend or change the functionality of a Gutenberg block.

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Post lunch talks from @WordCampLanc continue.

Now listening in on @paulbarthmaier’s “Block Filters: The Answer to Customizing Blocks Without Rolling Your Own”

2019.lancasterpa.wordcamp.org/se…

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@WordCampLanc @bethsoderberg Remember to do what you need to do to learn. You are more important than WordPress, which will always evolve and change.

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@WordCampLanc @bethsoderberg There are Gutenberg courses out there.

gutenberg.courses/development/ and javascriptforwp.com/product/gute…

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@WordCampLanc @bethsoderberg Gutenberg starter theme: github.com/WordPress/gutenberg-s…

Based off of Underscores which is based off of the twentytwelve theme apparently.

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@TaraClaeys @WordCampLanc @bethsoderberg Just read my screen as I type…

@WordCampLanc @bethsoderberg A good way to learn is to attend other talks even if they go way above your head. It’s ok to sit in a talk and not understand absolutely everything that is said.

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@WordCampLanc @bethsoderberg Learn to modernize themes to take advantage of Gutenberg. Learn how data is stored. Learn how to style a basic block. And learn as much JavaScript as you need to. It might be a slow process.

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@WordCampLanc @bethsoderberg Gutenberg was developed on GitHub using the WordPress REST API, JavaScript, and React.

Developers need to understand these parts.

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@WordCampLanc @bethsoderberg Gutenberg is still new. It’s hard to scope out how long new work will take when building for Gutenberg. A challenge for agencies.

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@WordCampLanc @bethsoderberg Project managers: Learn how to explain what Gutenberg is (and more importantly) what it is not.

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@WordCampLanc @bethsoderberg Resource training for content managers using Gutenberg: gogutenberg.com/

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@WordCampLanc @bethsoderberg Read the support documentation on the new editor

wordpress.org/support/article/wo…

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@WordCampLanc @bethsoderberg Familiarize yourself with the standard blocks. Fill in the gaps with other block plugins.

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