Ryan Kienstra – @ryankienstra

Member Since: August 31st, 2014
Location: Mexico City, Mexico
Website: ryankienstra.com
GitHub: kienstra
Job Title: WordPress Engineer
Employer: XWP
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I’m a WordPress Engineer at XWP, a WordPress.com VIP partner agency.

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Posted a reply to error loading block with some, but not all, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @omniafausta, Thanks for bringing this up, and for your great details. 1. Does this…

1 hour ago
Posted a reply to Nested Blocks, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
OK, thanks. Could you please share a link to the topic you added it to?

17 hours ago
Posted a reply to Render block somewhere else in PHP, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @creativetags, Thanks for bringing that up. That could be useful, but unfortunately I don't…

22 hours ago
Posted a reply to Absolutely Perfect!, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thanks, @hermananglersson! It means a lot to have your trust.

1 week ago
Posted a reply to Some blocks not visible on front-end, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thanks, @hermananglersson! Glad that worked. If you like the plugin, a review from you would…

1 week ago
Posted a reply to Some blocks not visible on front-end, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @hermananglersson, This might not fix the issue, but could you please change the last…

1 week ago
Posted a reply to Post Categories for Post Grid, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Yeah, it's definitely not ideal manually populating the categories. There is a better solution for…

2 weeks ago
Posted a reply to Post Categories for Post Grid, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @dbetts, Ah, that makes sense. Sorry for the misunderstanding. I'm not sure if this…

2 weeks ago
Posted a reply to Post Categories for Post Grid, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @dbetts, Thanks for reading the tutorial, and for asking about this. Sorry, I don't…

2 weeks ago
Posted a reply to Installation welcome screen, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @gotwickdotcom, Thanks for trying the plugin, and sorry it didn't work out. It helps…

3 weeks ago
Posted a reply to How to create custom block in Classic Editor style?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @huetherb, Thanks for bringing that up. Unfortunately, there's no way to do that with…

3 weeks ago
Posted a reply to Installation welcome screen, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @gotwickdotcom, Thanks for bringing that up. In /wp-admin > Block Lab > All Blocks,…

3 weeks ago
Posted a reply to Template not showing up on the front end, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @ericburnard, Thanks for letting me know. Hm, do you know how ACF was stopping…

4 weeks ago
Posted a reply to Template not showing up on the front end, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thanks, Eric!

4 weeks ago
Posted a reply to Template not showing up on the front end, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Is there any other block-related plugin running? Maybe something that could disable blocks, or throw…

4 weeks ago
Posted a reply to Template not showing up on the front end, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @ericburnard, Thanks, that's interesting. It looks like the block parsing is not running on…

4 weeks ago
Posted a reply to block_lab_add_blocks, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @tonylewis, Thanks for bringing this up. That action is mainly for using the PHP…

4 weeks ago
Posted a reply to Template not showing up on the front end, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @ericburnard, Thanks for checking that. Do non-Block Lab blocks render as expected, especially dynamic…

4 weeks ago
Posted a reply to Template not showing up on the front end, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @ericburnard, Thanks for bringing this up. Is there a way to look at the…

1 month ago
Posted a reply to Adding controls to Gutenberg side panel, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @menathor, Sure, most controls can be added to the side panel by selecting 'Inspector':…

1 month ago
Posted a reply to Hovering on blocks in popup causes more block groups to appear, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @hongpong, Thanks a lot for bringing this up, and for using Block Lab! It…

2 months ago
Posted a reply to How to insert existing blocks into Custom Block, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @lodisy, Thanks for asking about that, and sorry for the delay. Sorry, there isn't…

2 months ago
Posted a reply to integrate a block via shortcode, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Ah, that's interesting. Like you mentioned: That could be a useful way to use blocks…

2 months ago
Posted a reply to integrate a block via shortcode, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @sirius123, Ah, interesting. What's the 'Global site variable plugin'?

2 months ago
Posted a reply to integrate a block via shortcode, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @alexwpec, That's interesting, but unfortunately I can't think of a way to do that…

2 months ago
Posted a reply to Changing the type of the field, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Also, there's a new control in development that doesn't have this issue: https://github.com/getblocklab/block-lab/pull/432

2 months ago
Posted a reply to Import and export block-lab blocks, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @sirius123, Sorry for the delay. I don't think that was an intended use case…

2 months ago
Posted a reply to Changing the type of the field, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @sirius123, Thanks for your great details, and for your patience. I also saw this…

2 months ago
Posted a reply to Changing the type of the field, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @sirius123, Thanks for sharing the text. If it's alright, I'll look at this much…

2 months ago
Posted a reply to Changing the type of the field, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @sirius123, Ah, I can see how that'd be frustrating. What does the text look…

2 months ago
Posted a reply to Custom Image Block, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @hatschiii, Unfortunately, the image field doesn't use the code from the Core Image block,…

2 months ago
Posted a reply to Custom Image Block, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @hatschiii, Thanks for bringing this up, and I hope you're having a great weekend.…

2 months ago
Posted a reply to Template Path Not Generating Properly, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thanks, @steve-from-breathe4u! Sorry about the issue.

3 months ago
Posted a reply to Template Path Not Generating Properly, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
This probably won't fix it, but if you're up for it, could you add this:…

3 months ago
Posted a reply to Template Path Not Generating Properly, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @steve-from-breathe4u, Thanks for helping. It looks like locate_template() isn't returning the template. Maybe the…

3 months ago
Posted a reply to Game changer, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@wiwimaster, Thanks for your very kind review and recommendation! It's great to hear that you're…

3 months ago
Posted a reply to Template Path Not Generating Properly, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Possible Workaround Hi @steve-from-breathe4u, Also, maybe you saw this, but here's a workaround that might…

3 months ago
Posted a reply to Template Path Not Generating Properly, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @steve-from-breathe4u, Sorry for asking another question, but does the notice that references blocks/block.php look…

3 months ago
Posted a reply to Template Path Not Generating Properly, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @steve-from-breathe4u, Thanks for your information, and sorry for the delay. If it's alright, I'll…

3 months ago
Posted a reply to Template Path Not Generating Properly, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @steve-from-breathe4u, Thanks, that's interesting. It looks like it found a template for the block.…

3 months ago
Posted a reply to JSON error, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @max2411, Good question, I don't know how Advanced Custom Fields deals with this. Hm,…

3 months ago
Posted a reply to Template Path Not Generating Properly, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @steve-from-breathe4u, Hm, I'm not sure what could cause this. Would you be able to…

3 months ago
Posted a reply to Template Path Not Generating Properly, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thanks, @steve-from-breathe4u! Let me look at this more and get back to you.

3 months ago
Posted a reply to Template Path Not Generating Properly, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @steve-from-breathe4u, Thanks for bringing this up. Sorry to hear about the template path. Could…

3 months ago
Posted a reply to Adding a post field repeating block to the sidebar, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @bluestcube, Thanks for bringing this up! That's a tough one, as the block editor…

3 months ago
Posted a reply to JSON error, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @scue0363, Thanks for letting me know. Sorry, I'm not sure if there could be…

3 months ago
Posted a reply to JSON error, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @scue0363, Are there a lot of characters in the Rich Text fields?

3 months ago
Posted a reply to JSON error, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@max2411, Great point, thanks a lot for bringing that up. There is a related issue…

3 months ago
Posted a reply to JSON error, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @scue0363, Thanks for your responses, and for your patience with the error. I didn't…

3 months ago
Posted a reply to JSON error, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @scue0363, Thanks for the screenshot. 1. Are there any errors or warnings in the…

3 months ago