WordPress: Introduction to Custom Block Building

Course details

WordPress is a powerful tool for getting your content online, and its custom blocks can save you a lot of time. In this course, full stack engineer and WordPress expert Nyasha Green presents an introduction to custom block building in WordPress. Find out what a block is and how to customize it to make your WordPress projects easier and faster. Explore how to create your own custom blocks that you can use to show information more clearly on your sites, as well as how you can reuse custom blocks once they are created. This course equips you with the necessary skills to create, customize, and manage WordPress blocks, enhancing your ability to build dynamic, user-friendly websites and opening up new possibilities for content creation and presentation on the WordPress platform.

Concepts

Introduction

Learning custom block building in WordPress

What Are WordPress Blocks

Getting familiar with blocks
The Block Editor
Block attributes

Setting up Your Development Environment

Setting up a local WordPress installation
Installing Node.js and npm
WordPress files used for block creation

Custom Block Building without Code

Creating reusable blocks and synced patterns
Complete the reusable blocks and synced patterns process
Styling reusable core blocks
The Block Pattern Directory

Custom Block Building with Code

Creating a custom block with code
Customizing your block settings
Changing your block files - Edit.js
Changing your block attributes and additional files
Activating and styling your block

Troubleshooting Common Issues

Case sensitivity issues
Blocks not showing and validation errors

Conclusion

Continuing your custom block-building experience in WordPress