Exploring Different Kinds of Gutenberg Blocks
Continuing where they left off, Aurooba and Brian recap their experience with ACF Blocks. Next, they look at two different ways to create native WordPress blocks: using nested inner blocks and using React components. They discuss the pros and cons of all three methods, how to plan your blocks, and when to just use block patterns.
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- The code from the episode - https://github.com/viewSourcePodcast/viewSource-blocks
- Brian + ACF Team – https://twitter.com/briancoords/status/1620442914110447619
- Brian’s ACF Blog Post - https://www.briancoords.com/documentation-for-dummies-like-me/
- Brian's website – https://www.briancoords.com
- Aurooba's website – https://aurooba.com
- (00:00) - Part 2: ACF Blocks vs Native Blocks
- (00:12) - Introduction and ACF's documentation
- (03:02) - Reviewing Aurooba's ACF block
- (05:55) - Estimated timeframe for different types of blocks
- (06:58) - A native block with innerBlocks
- (09:57) - The native block with React components
- (13:08) - Inner blocks versus block patterns
- (17:08) - The code behind the " wrapper" block
- (19:47) - Deciding which type of block to build
- (21:37) - Building a block with React components
- (24:52) - Matching the block editor's UI
- (28:21) - Wrap up - how to decide?
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