🔥🔥 Adding user profiles to the Block Developer Cookbook 🔥🔥
In this livestream, we’re building a User Profile section for BlockDeveloperCookbook.com — a resource hub for learning WordPress block development. This feature will let users track the recipes (tutorials) they want to learn and save their progress over time.
Whether you're just getting into block development or looking to level up your WordPress projects, this session will give you practical, real-world implementation tips in a friendly, beginner-friendly environment.
💬 Come hang out, ask questions, and build something awesome together!
00:00 - Stream Start
01:10 - Introduction & Stream Goals
03:25 - Recap of Previous Work on Developer Cookbook
05:10 - Planning New Features (User Accounts & Bookmarks)
08:45 - Reviewing Site Layout & Changes
12:30 - Creating an Author Archive Template
16:20 - Exploring WordPress Templates & Theme Files
20:00 - Viewer Interaction & User Profiles
25:00 - Starting Template Customization for User Recipes
30:40 - Discussion on Plugins Used in the Project
35:00 - Implementing Custom Author Page Layout
40:15 - Handling User Metadata & Display
46:20 - Viewer Portfolio Review & Feedback
58:00 - Dynamic Placeholder Feature Planning
1:05:30 - Debugging Author Slug Rewrite
1:11:45 - Adding Custom User Recipes Template
1:17:00 - Viewer Question: Block Editor Margin Defaults
1:23:00 - Setting Up Template Parts & Pattern Integration
1:30:20 - Handling User Meta & WP_Query
1:38:10 - Building a Pattern to Show User-Selected Recipes
1:44:00 - Code Review & Viewer Portfolio Rating
Connect:
/ ryanwelchercodes
/ ryanwelcher
/ ryanwelcher
https://bsky.app/profile/ryanwelcher.com
Projects:
👉 Advanced Query Loop plugin: https://wordpress.org/plugins/advance...
👉 WordPress Snippets VSCode extension: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/...
👉 WordPress Playground markdown editor: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/...
Credits:
Stream-Safe Metal playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7MI...
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