ACF 6.2.8 was released. It adds support for the new Block Binding API that shipped with WordPress 6.5. However, the current core API is limited, so the current implementation will mainly be of interest to developers. This release also now locks pro features so that a license key is required. Previously you could install the pro version and use all features, but would not get any updates. This change is in relation to arrangements made with plugin developers who bundled ACF Pro in their plugins.

The new local development environment will be called Studio. You can site up for early access when it becomes available.

Pods 3.2 was released last week. New features include support for custom field revisions (when using meta storage) and some integration with the new Block Binding API.

If you don’t mind a little code, Meta Box Views is a secret power tool. In this video the Meta Box team shows how to create an author box that you can display on your content pages.

This is a tutorial on how to create an admin settings page using React components.

Brian Coords is kind of thinking out loud in this post where he plans his next project which will use a block theme and the Site Editor.

A Block API was introduced in WordPres 6.4 and is being expanded in 6.5. It adds features similar to some of the hooks available for Classic themes. In this post Nick Diego gives a brief overview and provides a number of examples showing how to use it.

Congratulations to Mauro Cassani, the developer of ACPT, who has been working for the past several months on a large update of the plugin to version 2.0, which was just released.

ACPT (Advanced Custom Post Types) is a plugin that provides a complete solution for creating Custom Post Types, custom taxonomies, and custom fields. It is a relatively new solution, but has integrations with Bricks, Oxygen Breakdance, Zion Builder, Divi, Elementor, and more.

Lots of companies are adding an AI site builder. ThemeIsle’s has a twist – it is open source and available on GitHub. Want to see what is involved in creating a site builder powered by AI or want to make your own?