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Creating custom block styles in WordPress themes
WordPress introduced the Block Styles API in version 5.3 as a feature for theme authors to create block customizations that […]
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Using the box shadow feature for themes
Gutenberg 14.9 launched on January 4, 2023, and this release featured a long-needed design tool that theme authors have been […]
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A walk-through of layout classes in WordPress 6.1
WordPress 6.1 introduced several necessary changes to its layout framework. Namely, core has now centralized its layout definitions, created semantic […]
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Leveraging theme.json and per-block styles for more performant themes
With each major WordPress update, theme authors gain access to new tools that decrease their development workload and can increase […]
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Demystifying Home and Posts Templates in WordPress theme development
A WordPress user can choose the type of content displayed on the homepage. A new WordPress site’s default behavior is […]
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Creating Themes from a Pattern-first mindset
Throughout most of WordPress’ history, classic theme development was a template-first affair. Templates housed the structure of the eventual document […]