A typical WordPress custom application is built by defining some Custom Post Types, adding custom meta fields (often with Advanced Custom Fields), and maybe an underlying plugin for membership management or commerce. It’s good stuff, but since Gutenberg arrived, it’s possible to create custom blocks that carry out functions like collecting data, displaying it, and managing application logic. If you’re developing the blocks, it’s not exactly no-code, but for end users tweaking business applications on their sites, it actually can be. Here’s how to do it, and why you might want to.
