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Ronald Huereca
Oklahoma City Local Time
React WordPress Developer · Clevyr, Inc.
Since April 2026 176 views
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Developer Content Creator Technical Writer
Company
Clevyr
Preferred Hosting
Servebolt
First WP Version Used
Before 3.0
Birthday
June 26
Joined WP.org
May 2006
Joined WPFolks
April 2026

Currently shipping

WordPress Plugins and a Course Site

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About

Ronald Huereca is an independent WordPress plugin developer and educator focused on building practical, user-friendly tools for the block editor era. He is the creator of multiple plugins, including Pattern Wrangler, WP Plugin Info Card, Slash Edit, and Comment Edit Pro, with a strong emphasis on improving workflows inside the WordPress admin and enhancing how users interact with blocks, patterns, and content.

His work often centers on addressing real-world usability gaps in WordPress, particularly in areas such as pattern management, content editing shortcuts, and developer-facing tooling. He has a deep understanding of the block editor, block.json architecture, and modern WordPress development practices, and frequently experiments with new APIs and interfaces to push the platform forward.

Beyond plugin development, Ronald shares in-depth tutorials and resources through DLX Plugins, where he helps developers navigate WordPress concepts ranging from plugin development to working effectively with the block editor. He is also actively exploring ways to make WordPress more approachable through structured learning, including course development and educational content aimed at both beginners and experienced developers.

His approach blends technical depth with a strong focus on UX, aiming to make WordPress more intuitive, flexible, and powerful for creators and developers alike.

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Ronald Huereca

One of the things @wpankit suggested for my plugin @pattern-wrangler was to allow Multisites to have one shared pattern library.

I've been working on a concept, but I've hit a brick wall, as I detailed in my tweet: https://x.com/MediaRonLLC/status/2056185412641579193?s=20

Basically, sharing one pattern library, or even a hybrid setup, across a network works. However, not all block suite plugins used are guaranteed to be installed, theme configuration differs from site to site, and even some plugins like GenerateBlocks/Kadence store global styles site-specific.

Rather than go down the rabbit hole of ensuring compatibility with everything, I'm wondering if enabling the feature is enough and perhaps throwing an "advanced" or "experimental" label on the feature?

What are your thoughts?

#buildinpublic

Krupal Panchal and 6 others
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Ronald Huereca

@betterwithagency Nexter looks good. Is the theme required? I'd rather use the blocks with something like Blocksy, which I'm used to.

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Reacted to a post by Nazim Husain
That's great.
4 months ago
Ronald Huereca

I'm definitely in the market for a Kadence Blocks alternative. I already use GenerateBlocks, so I'm looking more for a suite that covers the blocks GenerateBlocks doesn't have, such as countdown blocks, timers, etc.

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Ronald Huereca

I'm polishing up the Block Pattern Version Control feature idea by Ankit Panchal. I'm building it into the next version of Pattern Wrangler.

You can see an MP4 demo via this Dropbox link. See it in action via instant InstaWP Demo.

#buildinpublic

Block Pattern Version Control
Hardik Prajapati and 6 others
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4 months ago
4 months ago
Ronald Huereca
I'm considering building a WordPress Playground generator for plugins that'll serve as a demo builder, letting users try out a plugin on a site with real demo content. Not all plugins on .org have previews enabled, and generating a playground preview for a plugin doesn't provide realistic content or layout. I'm thinking of building out a demo site with realistic placeholder content and allowing users to generate a playground site based on it. Everything would be hosted publicly on GitHub, and I would also allow installing extra content, such as the block and theme test pages most theme developers use. Non-developers can search for a plugin, see if a public preview already exists, and, if not, use my playground URL to install the plugin and play with it there. #playground #plugins
Nazim Husain and 1 other
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Ronald Huereca
I'm actually writing a course write now on how to find WordPress plugins, and I'm placing a big emphasis on these points. It's not the number of plugins that slow down the site. I've seen site with 80+ screaming. It's knowing which ones to use, and knowing how to measure where the slowdowns are.
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4 months ago
Added a business: MediaRon LLC
4 months ago
Added a plugin: Reorder by Term
4 months ago
Added a plugin: Reorder Terms
4 months ago