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Hi, I’m Brian Coords and I’m helping WordPress developers and agencies make the transition into the new era of the Block Editor.
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Reacting to the TechCrunch Disrupt Connie Loizos interview with Matt Mullenweg
In this episode of the WP Minute, Brian and Matt Medeiros unpack the Disrupt 2024 exclusive Connie Loizos interview with Matt Mullenweg, co-founder of WordPress and CEO of Automattic.
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Add custom CSS and JavaScript to any WordPress block
We’re adding custom CSS and JavaScript files to WordPress core blocks. Modify any block.json with simple PHP to load your own custom CSS and JavaScript.
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Local WordPress with Herd, DBngin, and WP-CLI
Local WordPress development made easy with Laravel Herd and DBngin. We’ll use wp-cli to download, install, and manage a local WordPress environment in just a few minutes. Relevant Links Full Transcript AI-Generated and unedited as of yet Okay, so recently I’ve been messing around with Larival Herd, which is a tool for kind of local…
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Speed Up Dynamic Data with WordPress Object Cache | WP Agency Summit
Recent appearance at the WP Agency Summit where I discuss the power of object caching in WordPress. We talk about how object cache can speed up the retrieval of dynamic data and improve site performance.
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Misconceptions About Matt, Open Source, and Contributions
As we learn more about the Matt vs WP Engine fight, it’s time to clear up some major misconceptions.
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The WCUS Closing I Wish We’d Had
In case you missed it, WordCamp US 2024 ended on a very wild note, with Matt singling out WP Engine as enemy number one.
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Custom fields and post types inside the block editor – An Automattic Adventure
Earlier this week, I livestreamed to talk about Create Content Model, the open source prototype that I was lucky enough to participate in with the team from WordPress.com. If you haven’t already, I recommend watching the stream because I tell the whole story, demo the prototype, and answer a few questions. But I’ll give some…