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  • Learn.WordPress.Org, working with the data layer

    These are my notes from Using the WordPress Data Layer . This course seems to assume a pretty good working knowledge of JavaScript, ESNext, and webpack. I’m in over my head. Getting started copy the four files from the course to create a basic plugin having already installed node.js, First additions Starts with some mock…

  • Learn WordPress Org’s build your own block course condensed notes

    I’m going through wordpress.org’s build your own block course right now. Making notes here because there’s lots of stuff for me to forget. Creating the block scaffold Spin up your site, go to the wp-content/plugins folder and run the following command in a terminal (you need to have installed nodejs): This will create the block…

  • Another start – Local WordPress Development

    I found some really good official courses at wordpress.org. Doing the one about building your own blocks right now. Going to make another article as a summary for that, but first need to make note of a few things. Something I searched for before but never found was an easy way to develop wordpress sites…

  • Getting started with the WordPress theme tutorial

    Before we dive into the topic at hand, I have to admit that ChatGPT didn’t follow my instructions very well in making the following article. However, that’s not going to stop me from sharing my key takeaway from the opening section of the official WordPress theme creation tutorial. While I didn’t get as far as…

  • Hello world!

    Hello world!

    Hello, WordPress world! I’m excited to be starting a new project and learning how to create a WordPress theme from scratch. I’m confident in my coding skills, but writing has never been my strongest suit. Luckily, I have a secret weapon in my toolkit – ChatGPT. ChatGPT is an AI language model trained by OpenAI…

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