Title: Dynamic Block Development
Last modified: December 3, 2022

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# Dynamic Block Development

 *  [arnepedersen](https://wordpress.org/support/users/arnepedersen/)
 * (@arnepedersen)
 * [3 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/dynamic-block-development/)
 * Hi, everyone.
 * I’m new to WP, so I just want to make sure I have understood this correctly;
 * When developing a **static block** both the block editor (back end) markup and
   the front end markup can be done in JS/JSX.
 * However, when developing a **dynamic block**, the markup for the front end _must_
   happen in the plugin.php file – is that correct?
 * You see, the reason I ask is that I am a React developer, and my php skills are
   very poor. So naturally, I would love to be able to develop as much as possible
   in JS/JSX.

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 *  Moderator [bcworkz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bcworkz/)
 * (@bcworkz)
 * [3 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/dynamic-block-development/#post-16257815)
 * The distinction between JSX or PHP isn’t static vs. dynamic, it’s server side
   vs. client side. If your JSX has all the data it needs, it could dynamically 
   render a block client side. If it lacks data, it could fetch it through the REST
   API.
 * PHP is more of a fallback when it’s impractical to dynamically render client 
   side. From the _[Creating dynamic blocks](https://developer.wordpress.org/block-editor/how-to-guides/block-tutorial/creating-dynamic-blocks/)_
   page of the _Block Editor Handbook_:
 * > Server-side render is meant as a fallback; client-side rendering in JavaScript
   > is always preferred

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 * [block](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/block/)
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 * [js](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/js/)
 * [php](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/php/)

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 * Last reply from: [bcworkz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bcworkz/)
 * Last activity: [3 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/dynamic-block-development/#post-16257815)
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