them.es WordPress Blocks

them.es WordPress Blocks is a WordPress "Gutenberg" blocks boilerplate which can be included in a theme.

What's included?

• Gutenberg blocks configuration tested in WordPress v5.8+
• The legacy boilerplate which is compatible with WordPress <5.8 can be found in the "v1" branch
• NPM configuration
• ESNext
• Support for a category where all custom blocks can be organized
• A simple "Hello world" block implementation is included
• Optional: Easily add more blocks

Setup

• Prerequisites: Node.js (NPM) needs to be installed on your system
• Download the source code of this repository to a new directory (e.g. /blocks) in your WordPress theme
• Add the following code snippet to functions.php in your theme (or reference it in your plugin's index.php file)

$theme_blocks = __DIR__ . '/blocks/index.php';
if ( is_readable( $theme_blocks ) ) {
	require_once $theme_blocks;
}

• Open the blocks directory in Terminal and install the required Node.js dependencies:
• $ npm install
• A simple Hello world block implementation is included to get you started. More examples can be found in the official Gutenberg examples repository
• You can include additional blocks by duplicating /src/#####
• Run the start script:
• $ npm run start
• Develop the block(s) by modifying /src/#####/index.js - the official Gutenberg Handbook may help you learn how to build a custom block
• When you're done run the build script to create a minified version of your blocks:
• $ npm run build
• Test the block(s) in the WordPress Editor

Technology

• WordPress Scripts, GPLv2+
• Gutenberg, GPLv2+

Copyright & License

Code and Documentation © them.es

Code released under GPLv2+