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Tutorial

Manage your block theme fonts with Create Block Theme

Create Block Theme has a fantastic new feature that enables theme developers to add external fonts to their block theme. Whether you want to download a font from Google fonts, or install a font you’ve […]

  • Topic: Extending WordPress, Theme Development, theme.json
  • Duration: 6 mins
  • Language: English
Tutorial

Streamline your Block Theme development with Create Block Theme

Learn how to use the Create Block Theme plugin to streamline your Block Theme development processes. Learning outcomes Comprehension questions Video Transcript Introduction Hey there, and welcome to Learn WordPress. Today you’re going to learn […]

  • Topic: Theme Development, theme.json
  • Duration: 10 mins
  • Language: English
Tutorial

Displaying the Comments block in Block Themes

In this tutorial, we are going to take a closer look at how post comments are displayed when you are using a block theme. Learning outcomes Comprehension questions Resources Intro to the Site Editor and […]

  • Topic: Site Editor
  • Duration: 5 mins
  • Language: English
Tutorial

Exploring category templates with block themes

The category template allows you to create a custom page layout for a specific category of posts. In this tutorial, we are going to explore how you can create and customise a category template to […]

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  • Duration: 4 mins
  • Language: English
Tutorial

Importing widget areas from a classic theme to a block theme

The 6.2 WordPress release brought an exciting new feature that allows you to import widget areas from a classic theme into a block theme with a few clicks of a button. Find out how in this tutorial!

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  • Duration: 6 mins
  • Language: English
Tutorial

Anatomy of a Block Theme

What is a block theme, and what is it made of? Quickly learn the key components of what makes up a block theme. Learning outcomes Identify the different parts of a block theme. Explain what […]

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  • Duration: 4 mins
  • Language: English
Tutorial

How to switch from a classic to a block theme

Are you curious about the process of how to switch from a classic theme to a block theme? If so, this tutorial is for you! Watch to discover what you can expect when you switch from a classic to a block theme, learn the recommended steps to switch a site safely, and find additional resources to get you started in a block theme’s site editor.

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  • Duration: 12 mins
  • Language: English
Lesson Plan

Create a Basic Child Theme for Block Themes

Description With the release of WordPress 5.9 in January 2022, a brand new theme development experience was created with new block themes. Creating a child […]

  • Duration 60 mins
  • Audience Developers
  • Experience Level Intermediate
  • Instruction Type Demonstration, Exercises, Tutorial
  • WordPress Version: 5.9, 6.0
  • Language: English
Course

A Developers Guide to Block Themes – Part 1

Learn the fundamentals of block theme development in part 1 of the Developers Guide to Block Themes.

The course will guide you through the process of developing a block theme from scratch. It covers the fundamental elements of a block theme, teaching you the concepts via real world examples.

What you will learn:

  • The minimum requirements of a block theme
  • Turning design requirements into a theme.json file
  • How to utilize the Site Editor to build out your theme templates
  • Taking the changes from the Site Editor and saving them as theme files
  • Creating Custom Templates, Template Parts, and Variable Templates
  • Lessons: 19

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