So if I add a language-plaintext class to a Code block’s code element, to prevent highlight.js from highlighting it, WordPress’ block editor gives me the dreaded “unexpected or invalid content.” Only way out is to convert it to a Custom HTML block (which in this case is kind of okay).
Tag: gutenberg
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Implementing `is_gutenberg()`
Share on Mastodon used to rely on (only) the transition_post_status hook to kick off a request to Mastodon’s API. Then Gutenberg came.
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So if I add a language-plaintext class to …
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TIL: Looks like, if you’re looking to display …
TIL: Looks like, if you’re looking to display (or otherwise use) post meta in WordPress’ block editor (but not ever have it updated by the front end),
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WordPress’ Block Editor and Custom Post Meta
Quick recap, mostly just for me: In the classic editor, you have a custom meta box. You hit “Save,” “Publish,” “Update,” etc., it will submit the page; on the back end, you now have access to the various $_POST variables and can use them to update, e.g., (custom) post meta (“custom fields”). Easy peasy. With…
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Working on a Facepile “theme” block for IndieBlocks, …
Working on a Facepile “theme” block for IndieBlocks, which would show a post’s “like,” “bookmark,” and “repost” webmentions. Doesn’t support the Webmention plugin, yet. (It does work with IndieBlocks’ webmentions, which use a slightly different set of custom fields, etc.)
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In reply to https://jan.boddez.net/articles/conditionally-display-innerblocks. Neat Gutenberg trick: you …
In reply to .
Neat Gutenberg trick: you can have a block accept (and store)
InnerBlocks, yet still employ a server-side render callback in which you can run all sorts of logic before returning … the block’s “static” contents.Works for things other than
InnerBlocks, too, by the way.The trick is
$block->render( array( 'dynamic' => false ) ), which returns whatever was saved in the editor. And that can still contain dynamic content, by means ofInnerBlocks. -
Conditionally Display (Inner)Blocks
Been adding a few blocks to IndieBlocks where I output certain elements only if there really is something to show.