WordPress Block Editor – Advanced
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WordPress Block Editor – Advanced
Best Method for Customising a Core Block
As an exercise, I tried a variety of methods for customising a block, in order to add a “True Parallax” option to the Cover block. Adding a block style, adding a block variation, using a block filter, creating an entirely new block…
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WordPress Block Editor – Advanced
Customising a Block using Block Filter
We investigate how to customise a core block using Block Filters to add and handle additional block attributes. We add an add an additional control which will allow the user to choose the “True Parallax” option.
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WordPress Block Editor – Advanced
Adding a Block Variation
Continuing our investigation into how to customise a core block, we look into how to add a block variation. A variation is a version of a block with pre-configured attributes…
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WordPress Block Editor – Advanced
Adding a Custom Block Style
As part of our investigation into how to customise a core block, we look into how to add a custom block style, to allow the user to choose our “true parallax” class for the cover block.
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WordPress Block Editor – Advanced
Adding Custom Javascript Only When a Specific Block is Present
We investigate how to add a small Javascript file to the front end of the site, only if the Cover block is present on the page.
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WordPress Block Editor – Advanced
Cover Block with True Parallax
Parallax is a term which is used to describe movement on a web page – specifically when individual items move at different speeds as you scroll down the page. I want to customize the cover block to add a true parallax option which the user can choose in the block editor…
