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Register a Block Pattern in WordPress
register_block_pattern stores a ready-made arrangement of blocks, while register_block_pattern_category gives it a home in the inserter. The content is ordinary block markup copied out…
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Programming
Create a Dynamic Gutenberg Block With a PHP Render Callback
A dynamic block saves nothing: save returns null and render_callback names the PHP that builds the markup on every request, so the output can…
Programming
Add Settings Controls to a Gutenberg Block
Attributes in block.json declare what a block stores, then InspectorControls moves the fields into the editor sidebar where authors expect them. PanelBody groups the…
Programming
Create a Custom Gutenberg Block Without a Build Step
register_block_type reads a block.json file and wp.blocks.registerBlockType describes the block in plain JavaScript. Because wp.element.createElement replaces JSX, there is no compiler in the loop…
Server Administration
Analyze Apache Access Logs From the Terminal
Analyze Apache access logs from the terminal with awk, sort, uniq and grep: top client IPs, most-requested URLs, status-code counts and 404 hunts —…
Server Administration
Run Scheduled Jobs With systemd Timers
systemd timers run scheduled jobs with a .timer/.service pair: OnCalendar sets the schedule, systemctl list-timers shows it, journalctl keeps the logs, and Persistent=true catches…
Server Administration
Back Up a Server With tar and gzip
Back up a server with tar and gzip: one dated, compressed archive of the site's files, verified with -tzf, restore-tested with -xzf, and copied…
Server Administration
Deploy a Site With rsync
Deploy a site with rsync and every update becomes one repeatable command that copies only what changed. This tutorial covers -avz over SSH, --exclude…
Server Administration
Add a Swap File to a Small Server
Add a swap file to a small server and a memory spike stops killing your processes. fallocate reserves the file, mkswap formats it, swapon…
Programming
Capture Output With Output Buffering in PHP
ob_start catches everything a script prints, so a template that echoes becomes a function that returns. That one trick powers shortcodes and page caches,…
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