How We Automated Migrating Thousands Of Blog Posts From ACF Flexible Content To The Block Editor
Before the introduction of the block editor, the Advanced Custom Fields flexible content field was one of the main ways developers could build custom layouts while giving clients control over the content. While the introduction of the block editor in WordPress 5.0 was rocky initially, it wasn't long before it offered a far more powerful experience than the flexible content field could provide. But what do you do when you want to move to the block editor on a website already has thousands of posts? Learn how we were able to automate the process with just a few lines of code.
Cameron Jones
Cameron Jones is the owner and lead developer of Shortie Designs, a web design agency based in the little beach town of Victor Harbor. With over a decade of experience building websites at various local and international agencies, he acquired Shortie Designs in 2024 to take the leap from developer to business owner.
With a particular specialty in plugin development, Cameron is also the founder of Mongoose Marketplace, where his free and premium plugins have been downloaded over 400,000 times. He also works with the free donation platform Ko-fi to maintain their official WordPress plugin, and authored the popular “WordPress Plugin Development For Beginners” course which has been taken by almost 1,000 students.
With a love for sport and music, away from the laptop Cameron can often be found playing cricket and AFL, or in mosh pit at a metal concert.