Create a better UI with data modeling in WordPress

09/03/2023 29 min
Create a better UI with data modeling in WordPress

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Data modeling is the process of creating a conceptual representation of your data. It's a crucial step in building effective databases and applications. In this episode we discuss why it is important to look at both aspects of data modeling: how data is structured and how it is presented in the user interface for those who work on the website.Highlights00:00 Intro00:10 What is data modeling?  03:09 Two perspectives on data modeling04:11 From Waterfall to Agile05:31 Challenge: Open Source Starter Theme + ACF Pro (paid)09:03 ACF Pro is not easy to replace10:40 The Fields API14:50 Clone Field17:40 Atlas Content Modeler18:50 WP custom fields UX fails19:55 Free alternatives to ACF Pro22:13 Plugin Comparison for custom fields25:25 Carbon fields26:40 Custom fields and Gutenberg27:36 Improve UI with data modelingLinksGutenberg: https://wordpress.org/gutenberg/Flynt: https://flyntwp.com/ACF Pro: https://www.advancedcustomfields.com/pro/Atlas Content Modeler: https://github.com/wpengine/atlas-content-modelerCompare WP: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1mSqienVYxLopTFGLPK0lGCJst2knKzXDtLQRgwjeBN8/edit#gid=3Carbon fields: https://carbonfields.net/More from BleechBlog Posts (WordPress Development)Flynt (WordPress Starter Theme)VRTs (Visual Tests for WordPress)Siegfried, deploy! (YouTube Channel)