One of the quite epic new features in WordPress 7.0 is the ability to create custom blocks with PHP only.
It really is truly powerful — especially for those folk that have come from a pure PHP/classic theme background and haven’t quite got their head round the whole React/JS thing as yet.
My contribution with this video is, as always, a self-centred use-case that in no way shape or form utilises the full power of this new WordPress 7 feature! But this super quick hack solves a problem within the block editor interface that’s bugged me for years — it’s when you’re creating pages or templates or anything that involves, believe it or not, putting a WordPress shortcode on your page.
If you do actually want to utilise this new feature, here’s the content mentioned in the video:
- The wp.org post from Miguel: https://make.wordpress.org/core/2026/03/03/php-only-block-registration/
- Ryan’s post: https://ryanwelcher.com/2026/03/04/php-only-block-registration-in-wordpress-7-0/
- Brian’s YouTube demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HS0pUU-cSpM
- Ciprian’s outstanding deep-dive post: https://getbutterfly.com/php-only-block-registration-in-wordpress/
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Ciao! Jakson
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