block-templates.md

Block Templates

Last Updated: 04/23/24

Currently we support creating static and dynamic custom blocks. Generated custom blocks ultimately live in the core theme under ./blocks/tribe.

Please see the WordPress documentation on external block templates here.

Usage

In your command line tool, you can run npm run create-block. This will trigger the create block tool. Once within this tool, follow the prompts to complete creating your block

• Steps to create a custom block: http://p.tri.be/i/Iaz9Ym
  1. Choose the template variant (static or dynamic)
  2. Enter the slug for the block
  3. Enter the name for the block
  4. Enter a short description of the block
  5. Pick a dashicon to assign to the block
  6. Choose a category to assign to your block
• Created block markup (static variant): http://p.tri.be/i/0HRhUd

Gotchas

• Because the create-block script inherits the code that creates the "plugin" version of a block, it also inherits the code where the textdomain property in the block.json file is automatically set to the defined block slug. This only applies to the block.json file, as we use the namespace in the template files to get around this. Please remember to update the textdomain property in the block.json file once your block gets generated.
• Once the block is created, don't forget to add the block slug to the block definers TYPES array in the core plugin under ./src/Blocks/Blocks_Definer.php.