Create Block Theme
This plugin allows you to: Create a blank theme Create a new theme based on the currently active theme Create a child theme of the active parent theme Create a new style variation Export a theme Save user changed templates and styles to the active theme Expand the typography controls in the block in
This plugin allows you to:
- Create a blank theme
- Create a new theme based on the currently active theme
- Create a child theme of the active parent theme
- Create a new style variation
- Export a theme
- Save user changed templates and styles to the active theme
- Expand the typography controls in the block inspector while authoring a theme (opt-in, under Editor preferences)
All newly created themes or style variations will include changes made within the WordPress Editor.
This plugin also makes several changes to the contents of a theme, including:
- Adds all images used in templates to the theme’s assets folder.
- Ensures the block markup used in templates and patterns is export-ready.
- Ensures most strings used in templates and patterns are translate-ready.
Disclaimer: The Create Block Theme plugin offers critical developer-friendly features; you can think of it as a Development Mode for WordPress, and you should keep in mind that changes made through this plugin could change your site and/or theme permanently .
(Make sure you know what you’re doing before hitting that ‘Save’ button 😉)
Step 1 – Setup
Install and activate the Create Block Theme plugin.
There will be a new panel accessible from the WordPress Editor, which you can open by clicking on a new icon to the right of the “Save” button, at the top of the Editor.
Step 2 – Style Customizations
Make changes to your site styles, fonts and templates using the Editor.
Step 3 – Export
Still in the WordPress Editor, navigate to the Create Block Theme menu at the top of the Editor.
To save recent changes made in the Editor to the currently active theme:
- Select “Save Changes” to save any recent changes to the currently active theme.
