Let’s create a custom WordPress Gutenberg block that connects to OpenAI’s API. Our block will feed the post content to OpenAI in order to generate social media posts. Along the way, we’ll focus on challenges like integrating API calls, getting post data inside the editor, and securing API keys.
Code: https://github.com/bacoords/example-ai-block
Free Series: https://www.briancoords.com/7-tools-for-modern-wordpress-development/
00:00 Creating a custom block in Gutenberg for WordPress with OpenAI integration
01:55 Creating a custom AI block in WordPress using OpenAI
05:57 Building a custom AI block in WordPress
07:55 Creating a generate tweet function and importing button component
12:01 Create a custom REST API endpoint for security
14:04 Implementing permissions for API endpoint access
17:51 Generate a tweet using OpenAI API for social media management
19:33 Ensure response is clean and contains necessary information
23:03 Using WordPress function add_query_arg to pass parameters and generate tweet
25:02 Custom AI blocks in WordPress can return more data via API endpoints for testing and customization.
28:44 Integrate AI into custom block using PHP for secure server-level interactions
30:22 Integrate AI capabilities into WordPress with OpenAI
