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Block Themes 101 – Part 4: Block Styles, Style Variations and Block Variations
In the last article, I mentioned we’d be diving into block styles, style variations, and block variations. I even used the word “vs”, but honestly, that’s a bit misleading! These three things aren’t competing with each other. They solve different problems and you can use only one of them or all three in the same…
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Block Themes 101 – Part 3: Creating a Block Theme – Where Do We Start?
Setting the stage In Part 2, we explored the architecture of block themes using a house analogy. Now it’s time to actually build one! Whether you’re a developer or someone who prefers working visually, WordPress gives you options. Let’s explore both paths. I’m not a developer (but I want my own block theme!) The easiest…
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Block Themes 101 – Part 2: Understanding the Block Theme Structure – A House Analogy
Setting the Stage In the first part of this series, we talked about the smallest and most important part of a block theme: the block. Now we’re going to zoom out and look at the larger structures that blocks form when combined—templates, template parts, patterns, and pages. Together, these pieces make up the full architecture…