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WordPress Styling with Blocks, Patterns, Templates, and Themes

By : Tammie Lister
Book Image

WordPress Styling with Blocks, Patterns, Templates, and Themes

By: Tammie Lister

Overview of this book

Experience a revolutionary WordPress styling transformation with WordPress Styling with Blocks, Patterns, Templates, and Themes by uncovering a wealth of features that redefine the future of WordPress. This guide introduces you to full-site editing and block design tools that enable you to shape the overall aesthetics and layout of your dream website with unprecedented ease. Get ready to harness the power of diverse cutting-edge features as you delve into this WordPress book, focusing on the Gutenberg editing experience. Guided by examples that demonstrate effortless customization entirely suited to your preferences, you’ll master the design tools, patterns, and full site editing capabilities to shape impactful websites that mirror your distinct vision and creativity. As you immerse yourself in the core of WordPress styling, you’ll understand the rationale and terminology underpinning each element and how to use it to its full potential. By the end of this book, you'll be equipped to build your dream website, reflecting your distinctive style.
Table of Contents (23 chapters)
1
Part 1: Styling and Design Tools
6
Part 2: Block Patterns
11
Part 3: Template Parts and Templates
14
Chapter 11: Discovering and Creating Templates
16
Part 4: Themes
17
Chapter 13: Understanding How Themes Have Changed

Stepping into design tools

In the previous chapter, we learned about the different types of design tools and how they can be helpful in unlocking the power of complex design combinations. We also discussed how their simple interfaces make them accessible to anyone. In this chapter, we will delve into each type of tool and learn how to use their interfaces to unlock their full capabilities for ourselves.

It’s worth noting that some design tools are experimental. So, when you want to use them in your own theme, always check whether it has the “experimental” flag. Carefully consider implementing those tools in your code and evaluate whether to use them or not.

Variations in design tools

As we embark on our exploration of design tools, it’s important to note that the appearance and functionality of these tools can differ based on various factors. Firstly, the theme being used can affect the availability of tools and their default values, which can be...