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MB Blocks Update: Register Block Using block.json File

MB Blocks Update: Register Block Using block.json File

Lua Nguyen

MB Blocks supports creating any block you desire without touching any JavaScript code, which might be problematic with PHP developers.

In addition to registering blocks with PHP or visually with Meta Box Builder, you can also register blocks using a block.json file. This new feature is compatible with the latest version of the API from WordPress, as well as provides a new method to create blocks for developers.

Since the MB Blocks version 1.5.0 was released today, the block.json feature is available for not only the newly created blocks, but also the old ones that you created previously.

Let's take a look!

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How to Create a Custom 404 Page in WordPress - P1 - Using Meta Box and Elementor

How to Create a Custom 404 Page in WordPress - P1 - Using Meta Box and Elementor

Lua Nguyen

404 page is not a kind of main content on your website, since it appears only when visitors come to an unavailable page. However, for better SEO and better experience, we should pay some attention to this kind of page, to harmonize content, and drive visitors to the wanted pages.

So, let’s explore an interesting way to have a custom 404 page with flexible content using custom fields created with Meta Box and displaying it with Elementor. This will help you change the page's content easily in daily use.

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How to Randomize Hero Image in WordPress - P1 - Using MB Views

How to Randomize Hero Image in WordPress - P1 - Using MB Views

Janessa Tran

Each site usually has only one hero image. Then, the visitors will see the same image as well as the same tagline and information on the hero section. It may be boring and can not showcase more than one prominent campaign. Having multiple hero sets with different content and displaying them randomly will make your website more interesting. Let’s do it with the help of MB Views from Meta Box.

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Meta Box 2023 in Review and 2024 Plan

Meta Box 2023 in Review and 2024 Plan

Janessa Tran

Happy Lunar New Year! It’s the Year of the Dragon following the Lunar New Year in Vietnam, where the Meta Box team locates. At the beginning of the new year, we usually look back on a year and send to family and friends a wish of prosperity, luck, and success. This is a beautiful tradition that has been through generations.

At this time, we, as Anh Tran, Janessa Tran, and other people behind the Meta Box, would love to wish you all a year full of luck and wonderful opportunities, and everything goes as expected. We also would like to send many thanks to all our dear fellows for always being by our side, using our products, and fully supporting us.

Now, let’s look back to see what we have done in the last year together, and take a look at some main points of the next year’s plan.

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How to Create YouTube Video Timestamps Using MB Views

How to Create YouTube Video Timestamps on WordPress Website - P1 - Using MB Views

Janessa Tran

You might know the timestamps feature on YouTube, but how can you have it for videos on your site? Rather than waiting for a complete video to run from zero seconds to the point you are referring to, timestamps enable you to jump to any second of the video directly where a timestamp regulates. You can add timestamps as many as the parts you want to have fast access. Let’s create YouTube video timestamps using MB Views!

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