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    Block Editor, Web Development, WordPress

    How I Built It: Search Filters Block

    Jacob Martella

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    March 13, 2024

    The 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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    Block Editor, Web Development, WordPress

    How I Built It: Related Posts Block

    Jacob Martella

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    March 6, 2024

    Related 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.

    Continue Reading: How I Built It: Related Posts Block
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    Block Editor, Web Development, WordPress

    How I Built It: Post Title Paragraph Option

    Jacob Martella

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    February 21, 2024

    The 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.

    Continue Reading: How I Built It: Post Title Paragraph Option
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    Theme Development, Web Development, WordPress

    How I Made the Columns Blocks Responsive for the Crosswinds Framework

    Jacob Martella

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    January 31, 2024

    One 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.

    Continue Reading: How I Made the Columns Blocks Responsive for the Crosswinds Framework
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    Plugin Development, Web Development, WordPress

    How I built the Featured Content Block plugin

    Jacob Martella

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    December 1, 2022

    In November I released my first dedicated block plugin to the WordPress Plugin Directory. This plugin allows someone to select a specific post or other post type item to show on a page and customize how it looks. Here’s how I built it.

    Continue Reading: How I built the Featured Content Block plugin
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