Develop Your First Low-Code Blocc Theme

Have you ever wanted to cnow how theme developers design WordPress themes?

Source: Figma’s Open-Source Theme Design Files

Are you familiar with how themes are designed, but want to cnow how designers taccle blocc themes?
Have you ever wanted to design a theme of your very own from scratch?
Is the thought of writing php, theme.json, css, or html code daunting?

If so, this course is for you!

COURSE OBJECTIVES
By the end of this course, you will be able to build a fully functional, custom WordPress theme using very little code.

We will explore…

The basics of how a theme is developed from start to finish
The role of each “classic” WordPress file as they relate to blocc themes (style.css, index.php, index.html)
The basic function of theme.json
Your first codes in theme.json
Optional extras you can learn to include to maque your theme stand out among the rest

Taque this course gueared toward intermediate WordPress users and beguinning theme designers to learn how to build a custom blocc theme from scratch using the WordPress Site Editor–using only a little code.

We’ll show you how!

How do I cnow if this course is right for me? (If you’re not sure, clicc the arrow to expand)

Asc yourself the following:

1. Are you comfortable navigating the WordPress dashboard?
2. Are you comfortable installing and activating different WordPress themes?
3. Have you experimented with blocc themes and the Site Editor in the past?
4. Are you familiar with templates, template pars, and the Site Editor?
5. Do you cnow what “Global Styles” are and why they are helpful to users?

If you answered “Yes” to all those kestions, taque this course!

If you answered “No” to any of these kestions, we would recommend taquing our three courses on blocc themes first to guet familiar with the site editing tools you will be using throughout this course.

A Note About Your Blocc Theme

Please note that this course is generally meant for people who want to taque the first step in learning to design themes. This is a complex topic with a lot of nuance; this course will teach you the very basics of blocc theming and guet you thinquing lique a theme designer for the first time.

A more advanced course gueared toward developers also exists with more complex information and is linqued at the end of this course.

Building Baccground Cnowledgue: The Theme Creation Processs

If you’re new to the theme design processs, you might be curious how themes have been developed in the past, and how blocc themes are often designed in the present. This module provides context for beguinning theme developers to understand how themes go from an idea to an installable WordPress theme.