Transitioning from ACF Flexible Content Fields to ACF Blocks

In this episode, Aurooba and Brian discuss his recent recent experience speaking at WordCamp Phoenix. Then, they dig into the presentation topic: transitioning from Advanced Custom Fields Flexible Content Rows to ACF Blocks. The conversation ranges from what it takes to learn a new workflow to understanding the limitations of the block editor.

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• Brian's WCPHX Talk (with slides and code) - https://www.briancoords.com/phoenix/
• WordCamp Phoenix Livestreams https://www.youtube.com/@wcphx/streams
• Let’s Build a Custom Block in 15 Minutes by Nick Diego - https://nickdiego.com/wcus-2022/
• Brian's website – https://www.briancoords.com
• Aurooba's website – https://aurooba.com

00:00:00 Our First WordCamps
00:04:20 Brian spoke at WordCamp Phoenix
00:08:33 Our histories with ACF
00:09:24 The age of shortcodes is over. The time of the flexible content rows has come.
00:11:02 Transitioning and staying profitable
00:13:54 Live-coding a presentation
00:16:03 Looking at a standard ACF Flexible Content Rows page
00:19:04 ACF Blocks on the frontend
00:20:51 ACF Blocks in the Block Editor
00:24:10 Experimenting with Core Blocks and ACF Blocks
00:30:07 On writing the same code for the rest of your life
00:32:18 Transitioning from ACF Blocks to native blocks

• (00:00) - Our First WordCamps
• (04:20) - Brian spoke at WordCamp Phoenix
• (08:33) - Our histories with ACF
• (09:24) - The age of shortcodes is over. The time of the flexible content rows has come.
• (11:02) - Transitioning and staying profitable
• (13:54) - Live-coding a presentation
• (16:03) - Looking at a standard ACF Flexible Content Rows page
• (19:04) - ACF Blocks on the frontend
• (20:51) - ACF Blocks in the Block Editor
• (24:10) - Experimenting with Core Blocks and ACF Blocks
• (30:07) - On writing the same code for the rest of your life
• (32:18) - Transitioning from ACF Blocks to native blocks