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In this walkthrough, learn how to use them and when to fall back to CSS. * ## 󠀁[You don’t need theme.json for block theme styles](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/2025/07/you-dont-need-theme-json-for-block-theme-styles/)󠁿 * By [Justin Tadlock](https://profiles.wordpress.org/greenshady/) * July 29, 2025 * [Design](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/category/design/), [Themes](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/category/themes/) * When you want or need to step away from using theme.json for styling themes, this guide will walk you through best practices for using stylesheets instead. * ## 󠀁[Mastering theme.json: You might not need CSS](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/2024/10/mastering-theme-json-you-might-not-need-css/)󠁿 * By [Justin Tadlock](https://profiles.wordpress.org/greenshady/) * October 17, 2024 * [Advanced](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/category/advanced/), [Themes](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/category/themes/) * A walkthrough of many tips, tricks, and techniques for using theme.json and style variations to their full extent. * ## 󠀁[Border radius size presets in WordPress 6.9](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/2025/09/border-radius-size-presets-in-wordpress-6-9/)󠁿 * By [Justin Tadlock](https://profiles.wordpress.org/greenshady/) * September 29, 2025 * [Themes](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/category/themes/) * A step-by-step guide on registering and applying border radius size presets coming in the WordPress 6.9 release. * ## 󠀁[Mastering light and dark mode styling in block themes](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/2024/12/mastering-light-and-dark-mode-styling-in-block-themes/)󠁿 * By [Justin Tadlock](https://profiles.wordpress.org/greenshady/) * December 19, 2024 * [Themes](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/category/themes/) * How to build block themes with both light and dark color scheme that’s activated based on the user’s operating system preferences. * ## 󠀁[JSON Schema in WordPress](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/2024/07/json-schema-in-wordpress/)󠁿 * By [Alex Lende](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ajlende/) * July 19, 2024 * [Beginners](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/category/beginners/), [Concepts](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/category/concepts/) * Explore how JSON Schema can help you catch errors early and streamline your WordPress development process for block themes, custom blocks or blueprints. * ## 󠀁[Adding and using custom settings in theme.json](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/2023/08/adding-and-using-custom-settings-in-theme-json/)󠁿 * By [Justin Tadlock](https://profiles.wordpress.org/greenshady/) * August 31, 2023 * [Themes](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/category/themes/) * Learn how to work with custom settings in theme.json files to make CSS custom properties even more powerful. * ## 󠀁[Bridging the gap: Hybrid themes](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/2024/12/bridging-the-gap-hybrid-themes/)󠁿 * By [Troy Chaplin](https://profiles.wordpress.org/areziaal/) * December 3, 2024 * [Beginners](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/category/beginners/), [Blocks](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/category/blocks/), [Themes](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/category/themes/) * Discover the key differences between two common WordPress theme types and learn how to seamlessly integrate modern block theme features into a classic theme. 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