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Developer Hours: Build your first WordPress block
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSU-JOGDcGs
Welcome to the first Developer Hours session of 2024, where we explored the "Build your first block" tutorial from the Block Editor Handbook.
During the session, we worked through the tutorial together, answering any questions folks had along the way. Attendees learned the basics of building a custom block, including the key concepts of block development and an overview of the common tools and packages used.


Tutorial: Build your first block
https://developer.wordpress.org/block-e ... /tutorial/

in this tutorial, you will build a “Copyright Date Block”—a basic yet practical block that displays the copyright symbol (©), the current year, and an optional starting year. This type of content is commonly used in website footers.
The tutorial will guide you through the complete process, from scaffolding the block plugin using the create-block package to modifying each file. While previous WordPress development experience is beneficial, it’s not a prerequisite for this tutorial. By the end of this guide, you will have a clear understanding of block development fundamentals and the necessary skills to create your own WordPress blocks


Block Editor Handbook
https://developer.wordpress.org/block-editor/
qWelcome to the Block Editor Handbook.
The Block Editor is a modern and up-to-date paradigm for WordPress site building and publishing. It uses a modular system of Blocks to compose and format content and is designed to create rich and flexible layouts for websites and digital products.
The editor consists of several primary elements, as shown in the following figure:

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