Development Methodology

How Blackbyrd builds websites — the workflows, code standards, and patterns that make a 4-week NP rebuild repeatable.

Sections (planned)

Local → Staging → Production flow — the daily dance with git and ACF JSON sync
Custom plugin patterns — what goes in escsc-custom, what goes in the theme, what goes nowhere
CPT registration patterns — naming, capabilities, REST exposure, archive handling
ACF field group conventions — types, naming, conditional logic, when to use repeater vs flexible content
Etch template patterns — global blocks vs page-specific, ACF binding, ACSS class application
WS Form to ACF binding — submission → structured content pipeline
Performance baselines — Lighthouse targets, CWV thresholds, when to worry
Accessibility implementation — landmarks, focus states, ARIA, screen reader testing
Schema markup patterns — Organization, NonProfit, Event, Article applied per archetype
Migration patterns — pulling content from old WP site to new

Stub. Real content lands during ESCSC Phase 4 (Build) — every meaningful pattern we develop becomes a handbook entry as it stabilizes.