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  • Person looking at laptop showing Gutenberg editor with custom ACF block
    Block Editor, PHP, Web Development, WordPress

    Creating Gutenberg blocks with Advanced Custom Fields

    Jacob Martella

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    January 16, 2019

    Playing with Gutenberg can be fun. But creating blocks in JavaScript can be tough. But ACF will be giving developers help in the future.

    Continue Reading: Creating Gutenberg blocks with Advanced Custom Fields
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    Block Editor, PHP, Web Development, WordPress

    Object-oriented programming in a Gutenberg world

    Jacob Martella

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    September 7, 2018

    So now that we know why object-oriented programming might be good for your next WordPress plugin, let’s try it with a plugin that creates custom Gutenberg blocks.

    Continue Reading: Object-oriented programming in a Gutenberg world
  • A laptop screen showing code for a PHP class
    PHP, Plugin Development, Web Development, WordPress

    Object-oriented programming in WordPress plugins

    Jacob Martella

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    August 27, 2018

    Creating a WordPress plugin is pretty simple. It’s just another functions.php file, right? But what if you tried creating a plugin with object-oriented programming.

    Continue Reading: Object-oriented programming in WordPress plugins
  • Screenshot of the Gutenberg Add Blocks popover
    Block Editor, PHP, Plugin Development, Web Development, WordPress

    Changing a shortcode to a dynamic Gutenberg block

    Jacob Martella

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    April 25, 2018

    Gutenberg is coming, and it will shake up the ecosystem. One of the biggest changes will come with shortcodes, since the TinyMCE editor will be no more. But it’s pretty easy to turn shortcodes into the blocks with dynamic blocks.

    Continue Reading: Changing a shortcode to a dynamic Gutenberg block
  • Screenshot of screen with code for a custom WordPress filter
    PHP, Plugin Development, Web Development, WordPress

    Adding filter and action hooks to your WordPress plugin

    Jacob Martella

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    April 23, 2018

    WordPress is known for its customizations, but sometimes as plugin or theme developer, it can be tricky to figure out how to let your users add in customizations. That’s where filters and hooks come into play.

    Continue Reading: Adding filter and action hooks to your WordPress plugin
  • Screenshot of laptop with code to add a custom WordPress admin page
    Database, PHP, Plugin Development, Web Development, WordPress

    How to add a WordPress admin page to add data to a custom table

    Jacob Martella

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    January 17, 2018

    So you have a custom table, but how do you get data in there the WordPress way? This tutorial shows you how to create an admin page and insert data into that table.

    Continue Reading: How to add a WordPress admin page to add data to a custom table
  • Screenshot of laptop showing phpMyAdmin of a WordPress database table
    Database, PHP, Plugin Development, Web Development, WordPress

    How to create a custom table in WordPress and why

    Jacob Martella

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    January 15, 2018

    WordPress comes with a number of basic tables created in your site’s database. But sometimes those tables aren’t quite enough. And sometimes a custom table is needed.

    Continue Reading: How to create a custom table in WordPress and why
  • Laptop screen showing code for a custom WP REST API controller
    PHP, Plugin Development, Web Development, WordPress

    A simple guide to adding a WP REST API controller

    Jacob Martella

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    December 22, 2017

    The WP REST API is still a hot item in WordPress core. And this tutorial will show you how easy it is to make your own REST API endpoint for your plugin and custom data.

    Continue Reading: A simple guide to adding a WP REST API controller
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