In this supper club episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with Fabian Kägy about modern WordPress development, including what the local dev experience is like, changes to the block editor, how version control is handled, and more!

Show Notes

• 00:34 Welcome
• 01:20 Who is Fabian Kägy?
• Fabian Kägy
• Fabian Kaegy (@fabiankaegy)
• Fabian Kägy (@fabiankaegy) on Instagram
• fabiankaegy on GitHub
• 10up | finely crafted websites and tools
• 03:32 What is the local WordPress development workflow like in 2023?
• @wordpress/env
• Free Local WordPress Development
• 05:35 Why do people still want to use WordPress?
• Builder.io - Drag & Drop Headless CMS
• Website Builder — Create a Website in Minutes — Squarespace
• Website Builder | Wix.com
• Build optimized websites quickly, focus on your content | Docusaurus
• 09:08 Changes because of the block editor
• 11:50 Using a JSON file to configure design styles for your site
• 13:48 What is it like to develop with headless WordPress?
• 10up/10up-toolkit: Official 10up asset building toolkit.
• 16:59 Are people using WordPress for applications besides websites?
• 19:20 What does version control look like in WordPress?
• 21:57 Are plugins using the database or the file system?
• 23:38 Is jQuery still a must have for WordPress?
• 25:30 How do you enqueue JavaScript?
• 27:56 Does WordPress support live reloading?
• 28:22 How can you host WordPress on the web?
• WordPress Hosting | WP Engine®
• WordPress for the Enterprise | WordPress VIP
• 29:11 What is the editing experience like in WordPress in 2023?
• The Composable Content Cloud - Sanity.io
• WPML - The WordPress Multilingual Plugin
• Polylang – Making WordPress multilingual
• 34:01 How is WordPress handling CSS in 2023?
• 41:44 How do you make WordPress fast?
• Simplenote
• Tumblr
• Pocketcasts
• 47:23 Where can you learn about WordPress development?
• Learn WordPress - There’s always more to learn | Learn WordPress
• 10up - Gutenberg Best Practices | 10up - Gutenberg Best Practices
• 50:12 With blocks, do you write less PHP?
• ACF | Advanced Custom Fields Plugin for WordPress
• 50:59 Supper Club Questions
• 55:09 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ×××

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• Watch Shrinking | Apple TV+

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