Building Your First Accessible Gutenberg Block: Emilio Dominguez

In this presentation, Emilio will take the mystery out of the WordPress Block Editor. We will move away from old-school shortcodes and learn how to create a custom “Notice” or “Call to Action” block from scratch. Emilio will cover: Setting up a local development environment. Using the official @wordpress/create-block tool to scaffold a project instantly. Understanding the basic file structure ( block.json, edit.js, and save.js ). Adding simple attributes so users can change the text within the editor. By the end of this session, you will: Understand the difference between the Edit interface (what the admin sees) and the Save function (what the visitor sees). Know how to use JSX basics within the WordPress context. Be able to generate,…