Ryan Welcher

Big stream this week! @troychaplin is going to give the rundown on Veils of Fate—a game he built in WordPress using the Interactivity API.

Join us on Twitch or YouTube March 12 at 10:30 EST:

👉 www.twitch.tv/ryanwelcher...
👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uG...

One of my favorite additions in WordPress 7.0 is PHP-only blocks. I put together a quick tutorial to show how they work.

👉 ryanwelcher.com/2026/03/04/...

If you’re working with the Interactivity API, I’ve released a VS Code extension called WordPress Interactivity API Helper that adds autocomplete for directives—and even detects items in your store.

Download: marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemN...

No stream from me today—my office is getting a bit of maintenance attention.

BUT mark March 12: @troychaplin and I are back with a fresh Talk Devy to Me stream.

Twitch: www.twitch.tv/ryanwelcher...
YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uG...

Advanced Query Loop Transform your Query Loop blocks into powerful, flexible content engines! 🚀

Advanced Query Loop v4.4.0 is live!

v4.4.0 fixes AQL usage in templates and synced patterns, adds component context, introduces transient caching, and squashes a number of bugs.

Release notes: github.com/ryanwelcher...

Download: wordpress.org/plugins/adv...

New Icon Block merged into trunk with 158 commits, indicating recent development progress in a software project.

I'll just leave this here....

Get ready for WordPress 7.0 Beta 1—it's almost here! I'm on a mission to integrate the new Icon Block into the core. Catch a sneak peek and see what's next in the journey today at 10:30 EST.

👉 Twitch: www.twitch.tv/ryanwelcher...
👉 YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0l...

This week, tune in for the launch of my new series, "Talk Devy To Me!" Join me and special guest Rob Ruiz as he takes us on a thrilling deep dive into WP Rig. Don't miss it!

Live on Jan 29, 2026 at 10:30am EST.

Twitch: www.twitch.tv/ryanwelcher...
YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bk8...

One click nearly ended my streaming career #learned #hard #shorts In this stream fails highlight reel, I share a tough lesson about why you should avoid clicking on unverified links during a live stream. This recap shows wh...

When chat sends you NSFW links, you make shorts!

Please enjoy my short film entitled "Chat, why hast tho forsaken me?"

👉 www.youtube.com/shorts/2uot...

Man pointing right at bold text "CUSTOM BLOCKS Without React?!" with WordPress and PHP logos on a purple background and a code-style channel name.

Yesterday on my stream, I clicked a chat link, and you can guess the what happened 😬. Apparently, it was my first day on the internet....

I've deleted all live recordings and uploaded a SFW version to my YouTube.

👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzX...

Did you know you can register custom WordPress blocks only using PHP?

Drop by my stream tomorrow at 10:30EST to see how and how far we can take it!

👉 www.twitch.tv/ryanwelcher...

Poll from Ryan Welcher Codes In 2026, what kind of content do you want to see on my stream?

I'm hosting a poll on my YouTube channel to decide what kind of content I should stream in 2026. Your input would be greatly appreciated!

👉 youtube.com/post/UgkxFT...

Kicking off my first 2026 live stream tomorrow with a twist: Viewer call-ins! Got a Twitch account? Dive into my stream. What could possibly go wrong?

👉 Drop by at 10:30 am EST
Twitch: www.twitch.tv/ryanwelcher...
YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/ryanwelch...

Is this in the editor?

How does it affect the DOM? Is it that the render is incorrect/out of date? Might be page caching?

Next week, I'll be speaking at @WordCampSofia on the Interactivity API. Will I see you there?

#WCSOF

What’s New for WordPress Developers – October 2025 In this month’s roundup, Ryan Welcher (Developer Advocate at Automattic) walks through all the key updates for WordPress developers — from Gutenberg enhancem...

I'm thrilled to announce a new video series for WordPress.com, where I'll review the latest developments for developers each month. The first edition for October 2025 is now live!

👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bf...

If you're attending my Block Developer Cookbook workshop this afternoon at @WordCampCanada, get your prep work done now and download the repo before we start cooking!

👉 github.com/ryanwelcher...

So, here we are again my friends and I can't thank you enough!

If you're not already, please head over and subscribe to my channel for advanced WordPress development content.

👉 www.youtube.com/c/RyanWelch...

Mind officially blown 🤯 — Telex just built WooCommerce blocks in a single shot. One hit. Done. The possibilities from here feel endless…

So Telex by @automattic is pretty fun.

Only took me 10 minutes to create The Most Annoying Button on the Internet ™️

Check it out 👉 : telex.automattic.ai/MTc1ODY1NjU...

Tune in live this Thursday, Sept 25, at 10:30 EST as I dive deeper into creating the exciting new Icon Block for WordPress 6.9!

👉 www.twitch.tv/RyanWelcher...
👉 www.youtube.com/c/RyanWelch...

Bug Scrub Schedule for WordPress 6.9 It’s time to get WordPress 6.9 ready for release, and help is needed to ensure it’s smooth and bug-free. Whether you’re an experienced contributor or joining in for the first time, ever…

I'm excited to share Triage Release Lead duties for #WordPress 6.9 with @tetsuaki_hamano . We've published the Bug Scrub schedule and I'll be leading the first today at 18:00 UTC in the #core slack channel.

make.wordpress.org/core/2025/0...

Ryan Welcher Codes 🎙️ Welcome! I’m Ryan Welcher, Developer Advocate sponsored by Automattic, longtime WordPress developer, and core contributor to WordPress and Gutenberg. This channel is dedicated to helping developers overcome barriers to building with Gutenberg and modern WordPress. I cover everything from custom block development with React and JavaScript to advanced block editor customization, Full Site Editing, theme.json, and modern workflows using WordPress scripts and the REST API. You’ll also find insights into contributing to core, as well as highlights from my live coding streams on Twitch at @RyanWelcherCodes. If you're ready to go beyond the basics and push WordPress development further, hit subscribe and join the journey. #WordPress #Gutenberg #CustomBlocks #BlockEditor #WordPressDevelopment #RyanWelcherCodes #FSE #WPDev #ThemeJson

I'm SO CLOSE to hitting 2K subs, so if you're in any way interested in advanced #WordPress development topics, consider subscribing

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Thank you so much my friends!

This is amazing and always surprising that people (other than my Mom) actually watch my channel 😍

ChatGPT asked @bph , @jon_bossenger , @briancoords and myself the hard question about the future of #WordPress and AI in the Creators Studio at @WordCampUS.

👀 www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4B...

Last stream, I made a promise and now I have have to deliver... live... with everyone watching.

Drop by tomorrow at 10:30 EST - what could go wrong?

👉 Twitch: www.twitch.tv/RyanWelcher...
👉 YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hL_...

The Block Developer Cookbooks US debut is today at #WCUS!

Here's what you need to be sure you're cooking with gas!

Repo 👉 github.com/ryanwelcher...

My Block Developer Cookbook workshop has it's US debut tomorrow at #WCUS.

Here's what you need to prepare before we start, so you're not relying on conference Wi-Fi!

Repo 👉 github.com/ryanwelcher...

New Block: Icon Block by ryanwelcher · Pull Request #71227 · WordPress/gutenberg What? Closes #16484 This pull request adds a an icon block based on @ndiego Icon Block. To be completed: Current implementation uses the html-react-parser library. Is this something we want to a...

My plan for Contributor Day at #WCUS this year....

github.com/WordPress/g...

Come find me if you're interested in helping out!