Patterns in WordPress v6.5 are somewhat versatile and have their uses, but you run up against limitations pretty quickly. However, with Pattern Overrides slated for release in an upcoming version of WordPress core, their usefulness is about to skyrocket. This video will show you what Pattern Overrides are capable of, which behave much more like … Read more
Dynamic data is the perhaps the most exciting concept to master in WordPress because you can harness the power custom fields and custom post types to make your site more flexible, easier to edit, and much smarter. In this video, I walk you through the high level concept of a dynamic data driven website utilizing … Read more
ACF Options page can be extremely powerful, but often the tutorials and examples found elsewhere show basic use cases like phone numbers and email addressees. While this is still useful, I wanted to show something more creative. In this video, I’m showing you how to control entire pieces of functionality on your site with the … Read more
Welcome to a detailed overview of what Blocks are in WordPress and how to start using them. Whether you’ve never built anything in WordPress or you’re a long time user, but never used Gutenberg and the block editor, this guide is for you. We’re going to start with important terminology and work our way through … Read more
I wanted to show you something really cool I recently discovered called Block Templates. With Block Templates, you can predefine a set of blocks that automatically load when creating a new post. Whether you want to maintain brand consistency, ensure certain key elements are always present, or simply streamline your content creation process, Block Templates … Read more
For many years, I was a huge Oxygen Builder advocate but over the last 6 months I’ve become fully invested into the world of Gutenberg and Blocks. In this interview on The Admin Bar with Kyle Van Deusen, I explore with him some of the pros and cons I’ve experienced when switching. If you’re someone … Read more
One of my primary incentives when switching to GeneratePress and GenerateBlocks was to significantly increase the efficiency of my work. In this video, what I want to show you is some of the performance and workflow upgrades that I’ve been able to realize after making the switch. GeneratePress and GenerateBlocks are now my theme and … Read more
One of the most exciting features of GeneratePress that will elevate your workflow to the next level is Hooks. This feature is almost hidden in plain sight and it allows you to insert any element you want just about anywhere you want across your site. The power here is really immense – you can add … Read more
For me, this is the most excited I’ve been about building websites in quite some time. I want to walk you through my thought process in choosing my new main builder. Hopefully you can glean something out of this as well. You’ll also get a little hint at what’s to come in terms of future … Read more
This video will teach you how to show a YouTube video URL inside of an ACF field on the frontend of your Gutenberg site, without having to manually copy and paste the links into a video component. In my case, I’m using GeneratePress and GenerateBlocks and wanted the URL to be dynamically shown on the … Read more