--- title: "Update #106 Upcoming Events, Block building, Plugins and tutorials" date: "2019-06-26" author: "Birgit Pauli-Haack" url: "https://gutenbergtimes.com/update-106-upcoming-events-block-building-plugins-and-tutorials/" categories: ["DIY Site Owners", "For Developers", "Gutenberg plugin updates", "News", "People", "Using Gutenberg"] --- Is already June 2019, WordCamp Europe has come to an end, and I realized, I have been curating the Gutenberg News and Updates around the WordPress ecosystem now already for two years. WOW. “All good things take time” is a quote from my father who just turned 92 this week. What have we been doing over the last month without a post? Well, between client work, organizer work for [WordCamps US,](https://2019.us.wordcamp.org/) my own travel to WordCamps – [Boston is next](https://2019.boston.wordcamp.org/), then [WordCamp for Publishers](https://2019-columbus.publishers.wordcamp.org/) – working on the [JavaScript for WordPress Conference](https://javascriptforwp.com/conference/ref/630/?campaign=mrk) w/ Zac Gordon, and our [local WordPress Meetup,](https://www.meetup.com/wordpress-swfl/) there weren’t enough hours in the day. It’s not because nothing happened in Gutenberg Land-ia. As a [subscriber of our e News](http://eepurl.com/geEtcT), you received your weekly Gutenberg fix. And now without further ado here is the Table of Contents for this week’s post: - Podcast: Gutenberg Changelog and Live Q & As - WordCamp and ConferencesOnline conferences are all the rage now! [Updates WordPress Core & Design](#3-Updates-WordPress-Core-andamp-Design) - Discussion on new Block Directory for PluginsDesign Team - Meta Team [Themes and Layouts for the Block Editor](#3-Themes-and-Layouts-for-the-Block-Editor)[Block editor for content creators](#5-Block-editor-for-content-creators)[Building blocks and extending Gutenberg](#6-Building-blocks-and-extending-Gutenberg)[Photos from Around the World](#7-Photos-from-Around-the-World) ## Podcast: Gutenberg Changelog and Live Q & As The new podcast [“Gutenberg Changelog”](https://gutenbergtimes.com/podcast) is now available on the podcast directories of [Google](https://playmusic.app.goo.gl/?ibi=com.google.PlayMusic&isi=691797987&ius=googleplaymusic&apn=com.google.android.music&link=https%3A%2F%2Fplay.google.com%2Fmusic%2Fm%2FItjbhizpz37fthuhvnu5sfeooqy%3Ft%3DGutenberg_Changelog%26pcampaignid%3DMKT-na-all-co-pr-mu-pod-16) Music, Apple [iTunes](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/gutenberg-changelog/id1469294475), [Stitcher](https://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=429361) and [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/show/620NwVKQJGdTupy36zYxvg) and, of course, [via RSS ](https://gutenbergtimes.com/feed/podcast)for any other players and readers ![](https://i0.wp.com/gutenbergtimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Gutenberg-Changelog-Birgit-Pauli-Haack-Mark-Uraine.png?resize=652%2C366&ssl=1) [Mark Uriane](http://twitter.com/mapk), designer at Automattic and core contributor, and I will be co-hosting a weekly show, talking through the Gutenberg news of the week. We plan to record on Friday afternoons and publish over the weekend. [The intro-episode came out this week](https://gutenbergtimes.com/podcast/gutenberg-changelog-episode-0/), just in time (JIT) for WordCamp Europe. Due to travel and vacation we won’t be able to start with our weekly schedule until July 12th, 2019. If you have stories, ideas and suggestions, or questions send them via email to [changelog@gutenbergtimes.com.](mailto:changelog@gutenbergtimes.com) I also started planning more [Gutenberg Times Live Q & As](https://gutenbergtimes.com/live-q-a-archive/) via Zoom and YouTube. The next show will be about the AMP plugin bringing AMP Stories to Gutenberg and WordPress. Save the date: July 26th, at 2 pm EDT / 18:00 UTC for our show talking to AMP plugin team members Alberto Medina, Pascal Birchler and Cathi Bosco. [Registration is already open](https://zoom.us/webinar/register/4615612974601/WN_DJ2G9CgNQayEPb1BE8nHmA). ![](https://i2.wp.com/gutenbergtimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Gutenbert-Live-Q-A-Medina-Birchler-Bosco-2.png?fit=640%2C360&ssl=1) *Registration is open. Reserve your seat!* This show will be sponsored by Pantheon. Their team has also been looking into making AMP part of their hosting and development stack and help WordPress agencies succeed in the fight of speed, security and providing and excellent user experience. If you subscribe to the eNews on Saturdays you will among the first people to learn about more scheduled shows. You can watch previous shows on YouTube via this Live Q & A archive page. ## WordCamp and Conferences ### Online conferences are all the rage now! [Schedule announced for JavaScript for WP Conference ](https://javascriptforwp.com/conference/ref/630/?campaign=mrk) **📢** ![The 2019 JavaScript for WordPress Conference](https://i0.wp.com/javascriptforwp.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/JS-for-WP-Conf-1.png?w=652&ssl=1) *Sponsorship Opportunities are available: Reach ~2,000 developers at the event!* **Gutenberg has its own track on July 12th, 2019** (Times are EDT) - 9:00 am Becoming a Core Contributor by Ajit Bohra - 10:00 am Growing JavaScript Skills with WordPress by Grzegorz Ziółkowski - 11:00 am JavaScript Hooks in WordPress by Adam Silverstein - 12: 00 pm Examples of JavaScript Hooks in the Real Worldby Ernest Smuga - 1:30 pm – Internationalization with Gutenberg by Pascal Birchler - 1:30 pm – The Gutenberg Plugin Landscape by Birgit Pauli-Haack - 2:30 pm – The Gutenberg Slot Fill Systems by Ryan Welcher - 3:30 pm – Breaking Apart Block Data by Kelly Dwan - 4:30 pm – Gutenberg Components Outside of the Editor by Igor Benic - 5:30 pm Testing Your JavaScript by Josh Pollock [Register Now for Free](https://javascriptforwp.com/conference/) ![](https://i0.wp.com/gutenbergtimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Screen-Shot-2019-06-23-at-10.11.57-AM.png?fit=640%2C354&ssl=1) *Speaker Applications are open* ## Updates WordPress Core & Design [Riad Benguella’s full Changelog](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2019/06/26/whats-new-in-gutenberg-26th-june/) ### Discussion on new Block Directory for Plugins #### Design Team - Jun 7, 2019 Block Library: Mockups & Prototype - May 28, 2019 Block Library: Initial Explorations - May 17, 2019 Block Library: Competitive Analysis Recap - Apr 26, 2019 Block Library: Installing Blocks from Within Gutenberg #### Meta Team - May 8, 2019 Block Plugins and the Block Directory - Mar 28, 2019 The Block Directory, an a new type of plugin ## Themes and Layouts for the Block Editor ![](https://i0.wp.com/vanaf1979.nl/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/adding-custom-svg-icons-to-your-gutenberg-plugin-block-1000x450.jpg?resize=652%2C293&ssl=1) *Tutorial by Stephan Nijman* ![](https://i0.wp.com/gutenbergtimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Screen-Shot-2019-06-26-at-7.03.10-PM.png?resize=652%2C325&ssl=1) *Published by Heart Internet There are multiple levels of Gutenberg-readiness. Enabling Align-wide and Align-full, styling for the various blocks (columns, images, cover, gallery), custom color and font-size pickers for your customers to stay within the brands boundaries. With a ton of resources for theme developers and a list of block-ready themes for site owners. Written by Birgit Pauli-Haack* --- ## Block editor for content creators ![](https://i0.wp.com/smartblogger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/wordpress-block-editor-tw.png?w=652&ssl=1) ![](https://i0.wp.com/themehybrid.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/block-templates-001.png?w=652&ssl=1) *Reusable Blocks as Templates* ## Building blocks and extending Gutenberg WordPress Data API **Zac Gordon’s talk at WordCamp Miami** [Get Slidedeck and other Developer Resources](https://wp.zacgordon.com/2019/03/19/wordpress-data-api-redux-wordcamp-miami-2019/) ![](https://i0.wp.com/gutenbergtimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Screen-Shot-2019-06-25-at-1.51.05-PM.png?resize=652%2C267&ssl=1) *Zac Gordon, Master educator, advocating for JavaScript Deeply has three courses for WordPress developers. Check them out. * On May 25, 2019, we shut down our Patreon page and sent a note to our faithful patrons in gratitude for the their ongoing support. On top of the publishing schedule for our eNews, blog posts and Live Q & A shows, I was not able to dedicate additional time to keeping the Patreon page up to date . Earlier this month the Gutenberg Times was accepted in Jetpack’s beta test for the [recurring payments](https://en.support.wordpress.com/recurring-payments-button/) button. You can support us now right here. [Support us with just $5.00 per month](https://subscribe.wordpress.com/memberships/?blog=141878496&plan=11241&lang=en_US&pid=11153&redirect=https%3A%2F%2Fgutenbergtimes.com%2Fupdate-106-upcoming-events-block-building-plugins-and-tutorials) ## Photos from Around the World *Featured Image: Photo by [Amador Loureiro](https://unsplash.com/@amadorloureiroblanco?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText) on [Unsplash](https://unsplash.com/search/photos/blocks?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText)*