Jacob Martella Development Blog
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My experience creating a full site editing theme for the WordPress theme directory
Read This Post: My experience creating a full site editing theme for the WordPress theme directoryIn June 2022, I released my first WordPress block theme to the theme directory for people to use. It was an attempt to really understand what it’s like to create a theme in a full site editing world. Here’s what I learned about that.
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Developing with WP Rig
Read This Post: Developing with WP RigIf you’re looking for a great starter theme to build your next WordPress theme on, you might want to check out WP Rig. It’s got everything a developer could want.
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How to preload your CSS and why you should
Read This Post: How to preload your CSS and why you shouldYou’re trying speed up the page load time of your website and you’ve tried everything. But it’s still not quick enough. Have you tried preloading your CSS and JavaScript resources?
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The value of open source
Read This Post: The value of open sourceWhat’s the value in using and contributing to an open source project? Well beyond the price, it’s really quite remarkable.
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Creating Gutenberg blocks with Advanced Custom Fields
Read This Post: Creating Gutenberg blocks with Advanced Custom FieldsPlaying with Gutenberg can be fun. But creating blocks in JavaScript can be tough. But ACF will be giving developers help in the future.
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After WordPress 5.0 everyone needs to take a breath
Read This Post: After WordPress 5.0 everyone needs to take a breathWordPress 5.0 came out last week and was met with almost every emotion under the sun. There’s at least a bit of a divide in the community. So now what?
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Object-oriented programming in a Gutenberg world
Read This Post: Object-oriented programming in a Gutenberg worldSo 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.
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Object-oriented programming in WordPress plugins
Read This Post: Object-oriented programming in WordPress pluginsCreating 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.
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Patience will be needed with Gutenberg
Read This Post: Patience will be needed with GutenbergGutenberg continues to be a divisive topic inside the WordPress sphere. But as you begin to try out the new editor, heed this advice: be patient.
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My Git setup
Read This Post: My Git setupGetting going with a Git workflow can be a bit of a challenge at first. So here’s how I set up my projects to help get you started.