Author: Jacob Martella
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How I Built It: Search Results Block
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Continue Reading: How I Built It: Search Results BlockWordPress does a lot of great things. But handling search results based on post types out of the box is definitely not one of them. So here’s how I built two blocks in the Crosswinds Blocks plugin to make it better.
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Why I Use GitLab over GitHub
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Continue Reading: Why I Use GitLab over GitHubTalking about the tools a web developer uses to create projects can sometimes lead to a bit of a flame war. So here’s why I’ve chosen to use GitLab over GitHub for version control.
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How I Built It: Search Filters Block
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Continue Reading: How I Built It: Search Filters BlockThe WordPress core search functionality is good, but it really could be better. So for the Crosswindds Framework 1.1 update, I added in a set of search filters blocks to make it better.
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How I Built It: Related Posts Block
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Continue Reading: How I Built It: Related Posts BlockRelated posts are a great way to make sure that people stay on your website longer. And they are something I wanted to include in the Crosswinds Blocks plugin. Here’s how I built that block.
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How I Create Block Themes
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Continue Reading: How I Create Block ThemesBlock themes are still a relatively new thing in WordPress. And theme developers are still finding the sweet spot in how they create block themes for this new site editor world. So if you’re learning how to build block themes for WordPress, here’s the process I’ve been using to create themes for the Crosswinds Framework.
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How I Built It: Post Title Paragraph Option
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Continue Reading: How I Built It: Post Title Paragraph OptionThe WordPress core blocks are great, but the post title block doesn’t have a paragraph option. Here’s how I was able to make it an option in the Crosswinds Blocks plugin.
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How I Built It: Grid Block
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Continue Reading: How I Built It: Grid BlockThere are a lot of great core blocks with the WordPress block and site editors. But a grid block is missing. So when I built the Crosswinds Blocks plugin, I wanted to add in a grid block. Here’s how I built it.
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Tools I Use for Web Development
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Continue Reading: Tools I Use for Web DevelopmentThere are a lot of tools you need on your tool belt as a web developer. Obviously you need a computer, but you also need a code editor, local development environment and so much more. So here’s what’s on my web development tool belt.
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How I Made the Columns Blocks Responsive for the Crosswinds Framework
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Continue Reading: How I Made the Columns Blocks Responsive for the Crosswinds FrameworkOne of the features of the Crosswinds Framework base theme is better responsiveness for the columns block in WordPress core. Here’s how I made the block look better at tablet screen sizes.
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What I Learned from Building the Crosswinds Framework
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Continue Reading: What I Learned from Building the Crosswinds FrameworkI spent over nine months last year building the Crosswinds Framework, a combination of a WordPress block theme, WordPress block plugin and a suite of child themes built for specific niches. Here’s what I learned while building the Framework.