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    Display dynamic fields with Block Bindings API

    In my previous post, I created custom meta fields using a Meta Box plugin, and display them using the Block Bindings API by registering the meta fields in the theme’s functions.php file. In this post, I’d create my own plugin, where I’d add and register the meta fields there to…

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    Connecting Metabox fields to core blocks via Block Bindings API

    Some limitation: Supported Blocks Supported Attributes Image id, url, alt, title,caption Paragraph content Heading content Button url, text, linkTarget, rel Post-date datetime Navigation-link url Navigation-submenu url As of WordPress 6.9 To view a block’s attributes, we should check it’s block.json file. For example, to see a list of attribute for…

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    Install Node.js on Windows

    I’ll be following this path to install Node.js on my Windows machine: Chocolatey CLI > nvm > node.js First, I downloaded Chocolatey CLI (choco) to install NVM (Node Version Manager). You can see this page for more details. To do this, I run the following command in the PowerShell with…

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    Local to live site development workflow using WordPress Studio

    I’m currently in search for a workflow to synchronize my local development with a live site. One of the workflow I tried is by using the WordPress Studio, because it offers a direct and seamless connection to the hosting service WordPress.com. Here’s my walkthrough and review. Requirements: Steps to pull…

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    The new event management plugin: EventKoi

    I found a new event plugin called EventKoi Lite. Even though the WP event plugins market is packed, I find this plugin’s interface to be simple, beautiful, and designed with the block-based editor in mind. Yet, it still has short-code support, so the classic theme can use it. I like…

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    Invalid ORCID authorization link in OJS 3.2

    When users try to authenticate their ORCID iD using a link provided in an email from OJS, they find the link has already been used, or it’s invalid. The problem is described in this GitHub issue https://github.com/pkp/orcidProfile/issues/281, and it’s resolvable by upgrading the ORCID profile plugin. The documentation hasn’t been…

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    Create a custom homepage for Lexionic theme on WordPress.com

    Creating a custom homepage for a block theme can be challenging to some, even for some WordPress seasoned users. Here I lay out the detailed steps to create them which I previously gave when I help in a WordPress.com forum. First, create a Front Page template for your static page…

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    Set up an SSH connection without a password

    This guide will show you how to connect to your server via SSH from your designated computer using PowerShell and cPanel without a password. SSH keys are one of the most secure SSH authentication options. It is more secure than the usual SSH password authentication. I recommend using SSH key…

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    Changing a text’s orientation to vertical

    A simple feature that effortlessly adding coolness to a site is a vertical-orientation text. Apparently, text orientation has been supported since Gutenberg 16.2 and thus has since been included in WordPress 6.4. But this feature is theme-dependent, but thankfully, Twenty Twenty-Four theme has supported it. For a block theme that…

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    How to create a sticky transparent navigation bar in WordPress

    Another interesting feature which I’d like to recreate in WordPress is its transparent sticky navigation bar. So, in this project, I will combine a sticky position and a negative margin feature to create a sticky transparent navigation. The sticky position itself has been supported in WordPress 6.2 But the negative…