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• Static vs. dynamic blocks: What’s the difference?

  WordPress Developer Blog February 27, 2023

  The WordPress Block Editor offers two types of blocks: static and dynamic. The difference between these two types of blocks comes down to how they are rendered on the front-end. Read on to learn more about the details, advantages, and disadvantages of each.

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• Carousels: No one likes you

  March 8, 2022

  Carousels are terrible, for a whole host of reasons. They are inaccessible, distracting, and largely ineffective. This article lists all of the reasons why no one likes them and why you should not include them on your website.

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• Dynamic Blocks FTW!: Customize Gutenberg Without Living in Fear of Validation Errors

  October 4, 2021

  Picture this: You write a brand new custom Gutenberg block. Sometime later, you realize that you need to change your block’s markup to either fix a bug or add a new feature. Suddenly, the editor crashes your block. Validation error! You can fix this with a deprecation object. Or… could there be a better way?

  Enter the dynamic block. In this workshop, you will learn about the difference between dynamic and static blocks, how block validation works, and how to write a dynamic block. You…

  Picture this: You write a brand new custom Gutenberg block. Sometime later, you realize that you need to change your block’s markup to either fix a bug or add a new feature. Suddenly, the editor crashes your block. Validation error! You can fix this with a deprecation object. Or… could there be a better way?

  Enter the dynamic block. In this workshop, you will learn about the difference between dynamic and static blocks, how block validation works, and how to write a dynamic block. You will never have to write a deprecation again!

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• See What I Mean?: Data Visualization in WordPress

  July 29, 2020

  Data visualizations are graphical representations of large and small datasets. Usually, they are charts or graphs that make patterns in these datasets easier to understand. This developer-focused talk demonstrates how to use Google Sheets and SVGs to create a custom Gutenberg block that will display data in a responsive and accessible way.

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• Customizing Gutenberg: Lessons Learned at Georgetown

  January 31, 2019

  The new Gutenberg editor comes with so many great content blocks. However, what if your editors have special use cases for their content that cannot be easily created with Gutenberg’s out-of-the-box blocks? At Georgetown, we have created a series of custom Gutenberg blocks in an effort to address our editors’ unique content needs.

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• Accessible Development For All!

  NoVA CodeCamp Apr 2017

  We develop websites for everyone to use, so why not make sure that everyone is able to use our sites? We as developers need to plan for accessibility before we write our first line of code. This workshop will use lessons learned from Georgetown University's current website redesign to demonstrate front-end architecture and code that solves common accessibility concerns.

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