#wordpress 2022-06-15

2022-06-15 UTC
#
GWG [arush]: Too many projects
#
GWG I have some ideas for improvement that weren't possible pre WP5.3, but would break ClassicPress
#
GWG I think I have an option
#
GWG I can hook into get_post_time instead of get_the_time
jsbach, [KevinMarks], jacky and [calumryan] joined the channel
#
jacky the block editor isn't bad tbh (using WP 6 to test my partner's site)
#
jacky it should even make semantic posts easier tbh
#
jacky but that's the editing experience
#
jacky can't imagine what it does under the hood
#
GWG jacky: HTML comments parsed and rendered by JS
#
jacky wait really?
#
jacky how? like it's not rendered on page load anymore?
#
jacky b/c I see it coming from the server
jacky joined the channel
#
[snarfed] yeah gutenberg isn't client-side rendering
jacky joined the channel
#
GWG It's server side rendering.
#
GWG But it is still JS and comments.
jacky and [asuh] joined the channel
#
[asuh] I’m in the middle of understanding Gutenberg and it’s a big change. Depending on the block type, meaning either static or dynamic, what’s stored in the DB is either HTML comments + HTML (static) or only HTML comments (dynamic). The interesting part is that you can still render your site with PHP if you choose.
[echo] joined the channel
#
[echo] yeah, gutenberg is a really interesting shift in how to create content
#
jacky is there somewhere I can read about this?
#
jacky I'd like to understand this a bit more
jacky joined the channel
#
[echo] https://developer.wordpress.org/block-editor/
jacky joined the channel
#
[echo] here’s how it structures data: https://developer.wordpress.org/block-editor/explanations/architecture/data-flow/
#
jacky excellent thank you
#
[asuh] It started clicking for me in this course preview this author posted on YouTube.
#
[asuh] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbJiwm5YL5Q
#
[asuh] He goes into JS and Gutenberg blocks starting around 2hours.
jacky joined the channel
#
[echo] i’ve done a bunch of block development in professional contexts if anyone has questions. I also have contact with folks who do it full time if i don’t know anything
jacky joined the channel
#
GWG [echo]: It just isn't my scene
#
[echo] not sure what you mean by that?
#
GWG [echo]: I like good old fashioned PHP.
#
[echo] i mean that’s fair
#
[echo] doesn’t mean the links aren’t helpful to those that do want to learn though?
#
GWG No, no I was just saying that is why I have avoided it
#
[echo] oh okay. i was confused why you tagged me
#
GWG Just because you had mentioned the offer of help
#
[echo] okay
jacky, [tw2113_Slack_] and maxwelljoslyn joined the channel