Custom Gutenberg Blocks with React
Master custom block development for WordPress using React, modern JavaScript, and the Block Editor API. Build interactive, dynamic blocks from scratch with proper attributes, controls, and server-side rendering. Learn the complete block development workflow from scaffolding to publishing your blocks as a plugin.
What You'll Learn
- Build custom Gutenberg blocks from scratch
- Use React components within WordPress
- Implement block attributes and InspectorControls
- Create dynamic blocks with ServerSideRender
- Build reusable block patterns
- Publish blocks as standalone plugins
Course Content
Understand the Gutenberg architecture, block anatomy, and set up your development environment.
Start LessonCreate the editor-side React component with RichText, MediaUpload, and attribute handling.
Start LessonUnderstand how blocks save content to the database and build the Save component.
Start LessonAdd sidebar settings with InspectorControls and toolbar options with BlockControls.
Start LessonBuild blocks that render dynamically with PHP, perfect for displaying posts, queries, or real-time data.
Start LessonCreate block variations for different presets and transforms to convert between block types.
Start LessonAdd frontend JavaScript for interactive blocks using View Scripts and the Interactivity API.
Start LessonPackage your blocks for distribution as a plugin, to npm, or include in a theme.
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