More than a year after releasing the first version of RSVPMaker with support for Gutenberg (the WordPress “block editor” introduced with 5.0), I now have an editor sidebar implementation I’m pretty happy with. In the process, I learned more than I ever wanted to know about the WordPress Data API for JavaScript — and frankly …
Category Archives: Announcement
Background Loading RSVPMaker Event Listings From Any Site To Any Site
Using the new widget and/or the new Gutenberg block that have been added to RSVPMaker 6.4.2, you can display a listing of events that will be dynamically loaded from your own site or any other site that implements RSVPMaker. This feature uses JavaScript and RSVPMaker API endpoints to fetch a listing of events in the …
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PayPal Integration (REST API)
RSVPMaker now integrates with PayPal via its REST application programming interface (API). If you previously set up integration with the older Express Checkout / NVP API method, RSVPMaker still supports it. PayPal also still supports it but is not adding new features to that version. You probably want to switch to the new method anyway …
Recommended wp-config.php Debug Logging Setup
When people contact me with reports that RSVPMaker is misbehaving in some way on their websites, figuring out whether the problem is due to a flaw in my code and/or interaction with some other plugin is tricky business. This can be made more complicated by WordPress features that hide error and warning messages from being …
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RSVPMaker Concepts and Terminology
The basic idea behind RSVPMaker is that every event is a post — an event post, rather than a blog post — meaning you use all the same authoring and editing tools, but event posts have a date and time associated with them. When you add a new event post, you will be prompted to …
Video: RSVPMaker Events and Event Templates
One of the keys to using RSVPMaker effectively is taking advantage of event templates. Like the rest of RSVPMaker, the templates feature has been updated for the new Gutenberg editor. Templates allow you to create one or many events that follow a regular schedule and that share some basic details like meeting location and who …
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Navigating RSVPMaker: Event Posts, Options, Messages and Forms
The whole idea behind RSVPMaker is to allow you to take advantage of the familiar WordPress user interface for content creation and editing, while adding the event dates and registration form options that allow you to display even posts on a calendar and/or chronological listing of events, collect RSVPs (or registrations) and charge for events …
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New RSVPMaker Form Builder Based on Gutenberg
If you install RSVPMaker version 6.0+ and are running WordPress 5.0 or later, you will have the option of activating a new RSVP registration form that you can customize using Gutenberg, the new WordPress visual editor. One of the reasons I like Gutenberg is that it makes it easier to define visual components for content …
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Updating Plugins for Gutenberg, WordCamp Miami 2019 – Video, Notes and Code
This presentation is built around the frustrations and payoffs of updating RSVPMaker and the WordPress for Toastmasters extension to RSVPMaker, as well as starting to create new functionality around Gutenberg, such as the My Marginalia plugin I created to help a client with the “show notes” she posts with recorded videos. Download PPT. Whether you’re …
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My Gutenberg Breakthrough: Adding a Custom Notification
One of the differences between “traditional” WordPress plugin development and creating software that works with the new Gutenberg editor is the scarcity of adequate, understandable documentation. I speak as a WordPress developer who is largely self-taught, by which I mean I’ve learned by reading books, tutorials and the official WordPress documentation for developers. For virtually …
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