How does a front-end developer that doesn’t write React create custom Gutenberg blocks to meet unique needs? There are plugins that offer extra out-of-the-box components, but for the greatest customization, we’ll focus on leveraging Advanced Custom Fields 5.8 (currently in beta) in a custom theme.

When building a custom theme, we pay a lot of attention to how everything looks on the frontend — but what about in the editor? This talk will explore how to make sure what your users see in the backend matches up to what visitors will see in the frontend.

The internet is the single most effective information sharing tool in all of history. We can build on the work and progress of others in a completely unprecedented way. The implications for the progress of humanity are both serious and exciting!
But it’s also in danger. Find out why Aaron thinks open systems and the open web will steer our future or how the lack of them will ruin it.