#wordpress 2019-10-17

2019-10-17 UTC
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[grantcodes] I think it needs to be done the opposite way around though.
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[grantcodes] 1. Would be define the blocks and their attributes (which is basically based off of mf2 properties & values)
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[grantcodes] 2. Set the save method of each block (basically the html they output - this is where you'd output mf2
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[grantcodes] 3. Would probably want to make all blocks editable
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[grantcodes] 4. Figure out restrictions for what blocks / properties prevent the use of others
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[grantcodes] (if that's even possible)
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GWG Any good block resources to learn?
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[grantcodes] Then after that I would prioritize trying to get micropub to work with block storage.
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[grantcodes] There's the wporg Gutenberg handbook. It's annoying if you're actually searching specific stuff but the tutorials are probably good
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GWG I think I may need something for people who don't use JS
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[grantcodes] They've also been quite good at making more and more of it controllable by php
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GWG [grantcodes]: I wish you could write a block in it
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[grantcodes] But the UI is obviously js and there's no way around that
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[grantcodes] You can write PHP blocks. They just don't have a nice editor experience
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[grantcodes] You can also use stuff like acf or carbon fields to do it all in PHP, but they end up working a bit differently and are better for custom sites, not generic plugins. But maybe a good way to start understanding them from the php side
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GWG I wouldn't use ACF or Carbon. I would want direct coding
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GWG But I may have to do a lot of work to figure out how I want to implement
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[grantcodes] Yeah I just mean they might provide an easier onboarding point for learning
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GWG Maybe I'll pick something up at WCUS
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[jgmac1106] yeah I built a similar block when I was messing about with student blogs, but that was me manually in a post,
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beko[m] What's the best strategy for mention someone in a blog post for ActivityPub? Adding links manually? That's not automatically handled like in the Mastodon webclient.
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[tonz] @beko[m] If I want to mention someone for AP I use the excerpt field for it.
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beko[m] how comes?
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[tonz] I normally don't want masto links or twitter mentions in my posting, as I use hrefs there, so if I want to mention someone I send the excerpt to M or T instead and have it there. M and T handle that on their own side.
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[tonz] Compare https://mobile.twitter.com/ton_zylstra/status/1184436388843929600 to the blogpost it links to
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@ton_zylstra Do you know @valdiskrebs @marc_smith of examples mapping networks of scientists as a means of discovery? E.g. if you wanted to explore the current developments in a field of science you're not a part of yourself? (https://www.zylstra.org/blog/2019/10/9957/) (twitter.com/_/status/1184436388843929600)
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beko[m] I see. Good idea. ActivityPub plugin can be set to Excerpt as well. Hm.. I've to test this
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GWG Been working on emails for webmentions
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GWG Trying to make it less aggressive
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