Transitioning from ACF Flexible Content Fields to ACF Blocks
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In this episode, Aurooba and Brian discuss his recent recent experience speaking at WordCamp Phoenix. Then, they dig into the presentation topic: transitioning from Advanced Custom Fields Flexible Content Rows to ACF Blocks. The conversation ranges from what it takes to learn a new workflow to understanding the limitations of the block editor. A full transcript of the episode is available on the website. Watch the video podcast on YouTube and subscribe to our channel and newsletter to hear about episodes (and more) first! Brian's WCPHX Talk (with slides and code) - https://www.briancoords.com/phoenix/ WordCamp Phoenix Livestreams https://www.youtube.com/@wcphx/streams Let’s Build a Custom Block in 15 Minutes by Nick Diego - https://nickdiego.com/wcus-2022/ Brian's website – https://www.briancoords.com Aurooba's website – https://aurooba.com 00:00:00 Our First WordCamps00:04:20 Brian spoke at WordCamp Phoenix00:08:33 Our histories with ACF00:09:24 The age of shortcodes is over. The time of the flexible content rows has come.00:11:02 Transitioning and staying profitable00:13:54 Live-coding a presentation00:16:03 Looking at a standard ACF Flexible Content Rows page00:19:04 ACF Blocks on the frontend00:20:51 ACF Blocks in the Block Editor00:24:10 Experimenting with Core Blocks and ACF Blocks00:30:07 On writing the same code for the rest of your life00:32:18 Transitioning from ACF Blocks to native blocks (00:00) - Our First WordCamps (04:20) - Brian spoke at WordCamp Phoenix (08:33) - Our histories with ACF (09:24) - The age of shortcodes is over. The time of the flexible content rows has come. (11:02) - Transitioning and staying profitable (13:54) - Live-coding a presentation (16:03) - Looking at a standard ACF Flexible Content Rows page (19:04) - ACF Blocks on the frontend (20:51) - ACF Blocks in the Block Editor (24:10) - Experimenting with Core Blocks and ACF Blocks (30:07) - On writing the same code for the rest of your life (32:18) - Transitioning from ACF Blocks to native blocks
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