Working with custom slotfills

[bph]

Discussed in #140

^{Originally posted by ryanwelcher July 4, 2023}
This would be a follow up article to How to extend WordPress via the SlotFill system where we would show how to create a custom SlotFill and use it in an existing codebase.

[ryanwelcher]

I wanted to add my draft here if anyone is looking to see where I am so far. It's still VERY rough and incomplete but I am moving it forward

[ryanwelcher]

My first draft is ready for review!

[justintadlock]

@ryanwelcher - First review in. I'm out of the doc now and will leave the rest to our pro copyeditors. ;)

[ryanwelcher]

@justintadlock changes implemented. If anyone else has the time, I'd love more eyes on it. cc @marybaum

[marybaum]

I can probably get to it later this afternoon!

[ryanwelcher]

I can probably get to it later this afternoon!

Sounds great! I've started moving it into the post draft but would be happy to get feedback and finish that process off tomorrow. Thank you :)

[marybaum]

You are most welcome!

[marybaum]

I'm about half done. Now some dinner! If you'd like to finish, the main thing I'm doing is converting the passive verbs —

"in the example below, the SlotFill component is created ..."

to active verbs —

"Now make a new SlotFill component ..."

I think it's important to use active verbs because we are teaching people to do things themselves, with their own two hands. Passive verbs imply that maybe they aren't going to be quite that responsible, as if someone else is going to come in and do it for them. I don't think that's the case! 😀 So active verbs will light a fire under their glutei maximi ...

[ryanwelcher]

Thanks @marybaum! I'm going to start making the changes in in the draft post. I want to publish this by EOW if possible.

[ryanwelcher]

I have move the post into draft - https://developer.wordpress.org/news/?p=2502&preview=1&_ppp=376857845f

[ironnysh]

Hi team! I can do the second review of the draft over the weekend (if it's not too late).
Just assign me if that timeframe works for you, so I'll get a notification.

Happy holiday :-)

[ryanwelcher]

@ironnysh thanks for the offer but I have already received a review and aim to publish today.

[juanmaguitar]

LGTM! ✅

[ryanwelcher]

Published here - https://developer.wordpress.org/news/2023/12/22/extending-plugins-using-custom-slotfills/

Social Copy:

Learn how SlotFills can be used to create extension points in your plugin that can be used both internally and by other plugins.

https://developer.wordpress.org/news/2023/12/22/extending-plugins-using-custom-slotfills/