Slides for my Standing Out in the Search Results presentation at #wclanc

sethalling.com/wclanc/

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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@kingkool68 @wp_acf > We plan to include the ACF Blocks feature with both the free and PRO versions of ACF 5.8.

Looks like the .org version is still 5.7.x though?

advancedcustomfields.com/blog/ac…

Lunch time at #WCLANC right now. If you need a friend come find me in the weird pickle t-shirt. Can’t miss it.

Follow Ashley on Twitter at @ash__eberly

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“There is a WordPress filter to import a custom icon for a Block. Save SVG file as a JavaScript file and then it imports it as a JavaScript variable.”

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@kingkool68 @daljo628 @wp_acf Should be in the free version when 5.8 officially launches. 5.8 is due any day now.

What if you want to add an icon to a Gutneberg block?

You can add a custom SVG for a more branded custom experience.

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You can use ACF repeater fields within a Gutenberg block.

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An awesome part of WordCamps is during talk Q/As where often times the speaker learns something as well.

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“Is the ACF block editor only going to be available to paid versions? Is it coming to the free version?” – @daljo628

(the room is not sure)

@wp_acf do you know?

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ACF Blocks has the option to switch between editor mode and preview mode.

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pcadv.org/ uses Gutenberg to offer a plethora of design options and variations for the client while also locking down the code

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acf_register_block() function: advancedcustomfields.com/resourc…

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Slides and resources mentioned in her talk can be found at asheberly.com/wordcamp-2019/

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There’s nothing against React, sometimes we just need to get stuff done.

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Next up is “Developing Blocks without React” by Ashley Eberly

2019.lancasterpa.wordcamp.org/se…

How learn something new (like Gutenberg). Use the Feynman Technique.

Identify a concept, explain the concept, study the gaps, simplify the explanation of the concept.

Repeat steps 2 and 3 until understand has sunk in

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Why is WordPress going with Gutenberg? Watch the user testing section of @photomatt’s 2018 State of the Word address (3:40 in)

youtube.com/watch?v=aWlfp-1Q19I&…

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JavaScript in WordPress used to be a nice to have for frontend technology to a new core competency used for building the bulk of this new UI.

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