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BCEW CHEFS Embed ​

Plugin block reference for blocks provided by bcew-chefs-embed.

Blocks ​

The CHEFS Form block embeds a BC Government CHEFS form on the page. In the editor, authors pick a saved Form ID from block settings. On the front end, the block renders a mount point and loads the CHEFS form viewer with a short-lived token.

Why this block is different from a typical WordPress custom block ​

  • It depends on an external service (CHEFS) and does not render all content from static block attributes alone.
  • Runtime authentication happens server-side while the block renders: the saved credentials are exchanged for a short-lived token, with no public REST endpoint.
  • It is a dynamic integration block: the final form experience is mounted by external viewer logic at runtime rather than being purely saved markup.

Local Development environment ​

Run all of the following commands from the monorepo root:

  • To start your local WordPress development environment

    shell
    pnpm install
npx nx run bcew-chefs-embed:wp-env-start

  • To Build assets if blocks do not appear in the inserter: npx nx run bcew-chefs-embed:build

  • To Stop the local environment: npx nx run bcew-chefs-embed:wp-env-stop

  • To Reset the local WordPress instance: npx nx run bcew-chefs-embed:wp-env-clean

Where to learn more ​

User Docs ​

Admin-focused setup and content authoring guidance is available in User Docs.

Developer Docs ​

A work-in-progress developer guide is available in Developer Docs.