TL;DR – Genesis Custom Blocks is now available on WordPress.org. This new plugin has the feature parity with Block Lab and gives Block Lab users, free and Pro, a new foundation for custom block building in WordPress. For the last few months, Luke, Ryan, and I have been working hard on laying the groundwork for […]
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The Block Lab team are joining WP Engine
20 months ago, a couple of mates thought it would be fun to build a plugin that made it easy to build custom blocks for the (very) new WordPress block editor. 18 months ago, they launched the plugin on wp.org and called it Block Lab. 8 months ago they launched Pro. Today, we announce the […]
Continue ReadingBlock Lab at Scale with Culture Amp
Nothing is more rewarding than seeing people pick up something you’ve made, use it, and love it. Over the last year, we’ve seen freelancers, agencies, and even bigger companies pick up Block Lab and do some pretty cool things. Culture Amp is one of these bigger companies. We’ve been in touch with their team as […]
Continue ReadingHow to build a custom app showcase block
Those of us that build or design websites, apps, and games, know how important it is to have a killer portfolio. In this tutorial, we’ll build a beautiful (and flexible) Showcase block to highlight our best work. The best bit about this block is that all you have to do is drop in your screenshot. […]
Continue ReadingHow to build a custom features comparison table block
Welcome back to The Lab. In this tutorial, I’m going to show you how to build a custom features comparison table block. If you’ve got a site where you’re comparing product features, having something like this would be pretty handy. A great use case we see regularly is for product reviews, particularly for affiliate marketing […]
Continue ReadingBlack Friday Sale & Supporting WP&UP
Hi friends. Yes, we are running a Black Friday/Cyber Monday sale. 🙂 The short and sweet of it is: 25% off all Block Lab Pro plans Discount is for the first year. Second-year and onwards renew at the normal prices Sale starts now Sale ends next Tuesday Coupon code to use at checkout is blackblock […]
Continue ReadingBuilding Custom Blocks Programmatically with Block Lab
With v1.5 of Block Lab, we released a feature that’s easy to miss unless you know what to look for. It’s not visible in the Block Lab UI, but is something, behind the scenes, you can work with when developing with Block Lab. You can now programmatically add and configure blocks. The use case for […]
Continue Reading10 things you didn’t know you could do with Gutenberg
Are you a Block Editor newbie? Experienced? Chances are there are features you don’t know about. Here are 10 tips and features that can take your experience with Gutenberg to the next level.
Continue ReadingHow to build a custom block with ACF (Advanced Custom Fields) and Block Lab
A match made in Australia. We don’t have a big population down under, but I’m pretty proud of the Open Source work that comes out of this patch of dirt where Christmas is in summer and our Prime Ministers hold beer drinking records. Along with it being the home of Block Lab, Australia is host […]
Continue ReadingRepeater Field Magic with a Custom Logo Bar Block
Welcome back to the Lab! Block Lab Pro was released 2 weeks ago and it came with what must be the most requested feature of all time. The Repeater field! In this tutorial, I’m going to show you how to use it. So heads up, this tutorial requires an active Block Lab Pro license. We’ll […]
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