It should be no surprise that the WordPress landscape has gone through (and continues to go through) a seismic shift over the past couple of years. With the introduction WordPress 5 last December, the new block editor (aka Gutenberg) is the new norm. All changes to WordPress moving forward will…
How to Satisfy PageSpeed Insights Recommendations on Your WordPress Site
In my last post, I touched on how to lazy load images in order to improve your website speed (as measured by PageSpeed Insights). As I promised in that post, it’s now time to go over some of the other things you can implement on your WordPress site to further…
How to Create a Custom Block Using Advanced Custom Fields
Say what you will about Gutenberg, it’s not going anywhere. We are about six months into this now, and I will admit that I have been installing the Classic Editor plugin on the sites that I work on. Not because I have some deep-seeded hatred of Gutenberg. Sure, I find…
How to Use Advanced Custom Fields and Slick to Create an Image Gallery With a Lightbox
I was working on a website not too long ago and I was putting together an image gallery. If you have read some of my other posts, you know I am a fan of Advanced Custom Fields and Slick, and I wanted to use those to build out the gallery….
How to Use Advanced Custom Fields to Create Related Posts
If you enjoy reading blogs, then you’ve probably noticed that many will have a “Related Posts” section at the end of a post. Displaying related posts is a great way not only to promote more of your website content, but also to create internal linking on site which helps with…
How to Create a Quiz Using Advanced Custom Fields
If you are looking for a fun way to have visitors engage with your site, a quiz may be a great way. Thankfully, this doesn’t have to be too complicated if you use the correct tools. For this example, I’ll show you how to build a quiz using Advanced Custom…
How to Query Multiple Post Types with Multiple Custom Fields in WordPress
Just like in my last post, I was asked to do something kind of interesting with a website recently. Here’s what needed to happen: Have multiple custom post types show up in the same feed on the homepage, and sort them by date (newest to oldest). Include a custom field…
How to Use Advanced Custom Fields to Create User Groups
I recently received a request to do something interesting with WordPress users. In addition to editing some of the capabilities of the different roles (which can be done with one of a handful of plugins), this is what needed to be done: The ability to assign users (contributors/editors/administrators) to a…
Examples of How the Advanced Custom Fields Plugin Can Be Used
Ever since my post about using Advanced Custom Fields with Slick to create a slideshow, I’ve had people ask me for more examples of how ACF can be used. What’s great about ACF is there are a ton of ways you can use it to make building your site not…
How to Create a Slideshow with Advanced Custom Fields and Slick
I think it’s safe to say that slideshows are a common website feature. Do a quick search on Google and you can find countless plugins, libraries and tutorials on how to create one. However, when it comes to building a slideshow that will be easy for a client to update…