January 8, 2019
The new WordPress block editor includes two new alignment options. To take advantage of the new alignment options, your theme must first support them. Include add_theme_support( ‘align-wide’ ) in your…
January 2, 2019
The new block editor in WordPress includes many core blocks, and you can add additional blocks through plugins. These are the tools I recommend using.
December 27, 2018
ACF lets you build metaboxes, Gutenberg blocks, and more with their easy-to-use interface. These custom fields are stored in the database and then rendered in the WordPress backend for you…
December 20, 2018
I’ll walk you through building a metabox for tweaking the width of post titles, along with live-updating in Gutenberg.
December 18, 2018
Genesis provides archive settings for adding a title and intro text to archive pages. I’ll show you how to enable this for CPT archives.
December 14, 2018
Block templates are one of my favorite new features in Gutenberg. You can specify a list of blocks that automatically appear in the content editor, customize their attributes, and lock the template.
November 19, 2018
Custom blocks make the new WordPress block editor even more powerful. ACF lets you build Gutenberg blocks fast, efficiently, and with PHP.
November 8, 2018
Start here if you’re interested in creating or customizing a block-based WordPress theme. This guide provides an overview of every feature you should consider, and links to feature-specific tutorials for more information.
November 1, 2018
Template partials are small files that hold reusable sections of code in a theme. You can build one “post summary” partial and use it everywhere – archive pages, related posts, and landing page templates.
October 25, 2018
SearchWP is a relevancy-based search plugin. You can also use it to find and display related content.
September 26, 2018
What is Genesis? Genesis is a theme framework, a base upon which you build your own custom WordPress theme. Genesis helps you can build higher quality themes faster, and is…
September 6, 2018
CSS Grid is a new layout system in CSS. It allows you to take an element on the page and turn it into a “grid” of columns and rows. It’s not a replacement for Flexbox or floats, but an additional tool that works great in certain contexts.
September 5, 2018
“Can I use” is a wonderful service that shows browser support for specific CSS features globally and in specific countries. But you can also import your Google Analytics data to see the browser support for users of your website.
July 24, 2018
Improve the look and consistency of your paginated navigation links.
July 19, 2018
Display Posts Shortcode lets you query for posts without writing code. I show you how to make the results match your theme’s style.
