1. (Slightly)
Advanced Block
Development
Josh Pollock - @josh412 CalderaForms.com

2. Lead Developer: Caldera Labs
◉ @Josh412
◉ CalderaForms.com
◉ JoshPress.net
Josh Pollock

3. github.com/caldera-learn/alert-block
Example Code:

4. Using Modern Tooling
JSX, webpack, etc.

5. Important Points
● Do you need webpack?
● Should you use JSX?
● How to use webpack and JSX.
● Scaffolding tools

6. Going Deeper With Block Attributes
Attribute types, meta storage and more.

7. Important Points
● Block attributes as declarative fields
● Block attribute types
● Saving attributes as meta
● The WordPress REST API

8. Composing Blocks
Using components for more modular blocks

9. Important Points
● What is a component?
● Class vs function components
● React vs “WordPress” components
● Assembling blocks from components
● Using higher-order components

10. The Front-end
Strategies for front-end rendering of block content

11. First, a few points
● Static blocks
● Dynamic blocks
● Progressive enhancement
● REST API requests

12. Any questions ?
You can find me at
◉ @Josh412
◉ CalderaForms.com
◉ JoshPress.net
Thanks!