A few weeks ago, during the Accessibility Team’s meeting, @poena brought up for discussion if and how to use the accessibility-ready tag for block-based themes. The Team agreed to have a preliminary discussion about this topic during our next meeting, happening on Friday, Continue reading Use of accessibility-ready tag for block-based themes
Block themes are expanding to include more niches beyond the simple one-column blogging themes, and Catch Themes is one of the companies at the forefront of this new frontier. Pentatonic, the company’s latest release on WordPress.org, is a free theme Continue reading Catch Themes Releases Pentatonic: A New Block Theme for Bands and Musicians
In the days before Gutenberg, the maturity of the WordPress theme ecosystem offered a diverse selection of dozens of well-known starter themes where developers were likely to find one that suited their individual preferences or could easily be modified. Theme Continue reading Theme Redone: A New Block-Based Starter Theme for Building WordPress Websites and Gutenberg Blocks with an MVC Framework
In July, WordPress’ Themes and Meta teams collaborated to add a new “Block Themes” menu item to the filter menu on the directory homepage in an effort to improve block themes’ visibility. Block themes currently account for less than 2% of Continue reading WordPress 6.1 to Add a Block Themes Filter to Menu on the Theme Install Screen
YITH, a WooCommerce plugin development company that was acquired by Newfold Digital in March 2022, has released its first block theme on WordPress.org. YITH Wonder is now listed among 122 other block themes that support full-site editing and have recently Continue reading YITH Wonder: A New Free WordPress Theme with Support for WooCommerce and Full-Site Editing
Last month, WordPress design contributors proposed creating a new kind of default theme that would bundle a curated set of style variations, instead of creating a new theme from scratch. This idea resonated with participants in the discussion and plans Continue reading New Twenty Twenty-Three Default Theme Now in Development
The WordPress.com team is always working on new design ideas to bring your website to life. Below you’ll find the six newest themes that we’ve added to our library, giving you beautiful options for a product showcase, photography portfolio, travel Continue reading Hot Off the Press: New WordPress.com Themes for August 2022
The WordPress Themes team is poised to change its guidelines on remote hosting Google Fonts and is once again strongly urging theme authors to host their fonts locally. Yoast-sponsored contributor Ari Stathopoulos published an update today to answer some questions Continue reading WordPress Theme Authors Are Moving to Host Fonts Locally
Meta contributors have turned on a new feature in WordPress.org theme listings that allows visitors to preview themes’ bundled patterns. A grid displaying the patterns is now shown underneath a theme’s description and tags. These are automatically fetched from any Continue reading WordPress Themes Directory Launches Pattern Previews in Beta
Brian Gardner, founder of StudioPress and co-creator of the Genesis Framework, has a new block theme in the directory called Bright Mode. The theme features a vibrant color palette with tasteful gradients, 14 beautifully designed block patterns, and so many Continue reading Bright Mode: A New Block Theme with Vibrant Colors, Patterns, and Custom Block Styles
WordPress design contributors are cooking up a new idea for this year’s default theme release that would put the spotlight on style variations instead of the theme itself. The idea is rooted in comments that Twenty Twenty-Two designer Kjell Reigstad Continue reading WordPress Design Contributors Propose Shipping a Curated Set of Style Variations Instead of a New Default Theme
The WordPress Themes Directory is sitting at 99 block themes today and will soon cross a major milestone. This momentum has been driven in part by independent designers like Brian Gardner, Anders Norén, and Rich Tabor, to name a few, Continue reading Poe: A Bold New Portfolio Theme with 30+ Block Patterns and 10 Style Variations
The layout of a website primarily depends on the theme of the website, doesn’t it? If you explore Themeforest, you will find umpteen themes to use for your website. On top of that, WordPress.org also offers countless free themes that Continue reading 8 Top-rated WooCommerce Themes to Build your Online Store
This week has been heavy with theme news, as the discussion around improving block themes’ visibility in the directory became heated before the Themes Team landed on a course of action. Meta contributors added a new “Block Themes” menu item Continue reading WordPress Themes Directory Adds Block Themes to Filter Menu
Axton is a beautiful new addition to the WordPress Themes Directory from the team at Catch Themes. Those who have been waiting for more full-site editing-enabled themes that go beyond a simple blogging layout should have a look at Axton, Continue reading Axton: A Free Block-based Portfolio Theme with Full-Site Editing Support
Seven weeks ago, WordPress Theme Team contributors proposed several ideas for improving block themes’ visibility on WordPress.org. These included the possibility of changing the popular themes algorithm to more prominently feature block themes, and/or adding a new “Block” menu item Continue reading WordPress Themes Team Contributors Get Pushback on Proposal to Improve Block Themes’ Visibility in the Directory
WordPress theme author Anders Norén has remade his popular Davis theme to support full-site editing. The new theme, Davis Blocks, is sporting the same clean design as its predecessor, and can be used as a starter theme or a lightweight Continue reading Anders Norén Remakes Davis Theme as Davis Blocks with Full-Site Editing Support
photo credit: Artsy Crafty Two weeks ago, WordPress theme author Rich Tabor tweeted, “Even with my theme developer hat on, I’m finding it easier and easier to create block themes ~ within ~ WordPress. I’m positive one day (soon) this Continue reading WordPress Themes Team Releases New Plugin for Creating Block Themes
WordPress theme authors and contributors from the Themes team are exploring ways to make block themes more prominent on the official directory. These are themes that are specifically tagged with support for full-site editing. Despite WordPress having a block theme Continue reading WordPress Contributors Propose Improving Block Themes’ Visibility in the Directory
Rich Tabor’s new Wei theme is one of the most well-designed contributions to hit WordPress.org’s free themes directory this month. Wei is a minimalist block theme that keeps things simple while offering users a range of artfully selected accent color Continue reading Wei: A Free Minimalist WordPress Theme from Rich Tabor