In this episode, the devs at Blackbird get back together to talk about block widgets, themes, patterns, directories, and other WordPress 5.8 goodies, Advanced Custom Fields anxieties, and part 2 of the highly-anticipated Gutenberg Shuffle series: The Last Custom Field.

If you have questions about WordPress website development, contributing,  or anything else web-related that you’d like to hear us discuss, go to blackbird.digital/podcast or send an email to [email protected]. You can also find us on Twitter as @InTheLoop_WP.

## Links

Conex Firefox Add-On

WordPress 5.8 Release Timeline

Block Pattern Directory

Clove: A Showcase of Block Patterns by Anariel Design

The User is My Mom

ACF Acquired by Delicious Brains

## Upcoming WP Events

WordCamp Santa Clarita – July 17-18, 2021

WordFest Live – July 23, 2021

## Music To Code To

Call Me If You Get Lost by Tyler, The Creator

Videoclub on Spotify

Wizardry by Fragnum Opus

Chip SongBook Vol 11 by Yoann Turpin

## Licenses

"Trumpet Brass Fanfare.wav" by ohforheavensake on Freesound.org is licensed under CC BY 4.0