Create Block

Home for code that will allow us to quickly and consistently create blocks.

This template provides the structure to generate a starter block. The following command will create a folder with all pertinent block files:

npx @wordpress/create-block@latest --template @bostonuniversity/create-block-templates --no-plugin

If you are using the block theme or plugin starter, you can run:

npm run new-id-block

To test locally, run:

npx @wordpress/create-block@latest --template . --no-plugin

Known Issues

• When going through the prompts, you should replace the default namespace value repo-slug with your theme or plugin slug.
• You should manually replace the generated block.json textdomain value with your actual theme or plugin textdomain.

Additional Reading

• Gutenberg Handbook: Using Create-Block Template
• npm Package
• WP Create Block
• @wordpress/create-block
• WP External Project Templates
• Initial Findings
• Template Source