Workshop: Gutenberg 101: An exploration of the new WordPress editor

Date: Thursday, July 12, 2018
Time: 1:00 - 5:00 pm (CDT) (UTC-05:00)
Location: Simon Hall 122
Format: Hands-on Workshop

Session description

This workshop will help higher education teams prepare for Gutenberg by better understanding the fundamentals of how the new editor's block system works through this hands-on workshop where attendees will build their very own custom blocks. Attendees will learn how they can take advantage of the power of Gutenberg to create better editing experiences while supporting institutional brand guidelines and goals.

Presenter

Joe McGill

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Senior WordPress Engineer, Human Made

Joe McGill is a contributing developer to WordPress, is a maintainer of the media component and is a senior WordPress engineer at Human Made, and was formerly the director of web development at Washington University in St. Louis. Find him on online at joemcgill.net and on Twitter as @joemcgill.

Sessions

  • Workshop: Gutenberg 101: An exploration of the new WordPress editor