Block themes represent an existing shift in how WordPress themes are developed. It's now possible to create an entirely new WordPress theme in the Site Editor and export it to be used wherever you need it. In this session, we'll be looking at a new WordPress plugin called Create Block Theme, that allows to you export your newly designed theme over your existing theme, as a new custom theme, or even as a child theme.

1. Jonathan Bossenger
Using Create Block Theme
Learn.WordPress.org
Creating and Exporting a New Block Theme
(or Child Theme)

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5. Learning Outcomes
○ A quick intro to block themes for beginners
• Install an existing block theme - Blockbase
○ Comparison of a block theme to a classic theme
○ Making changes to a block theme in the Site Editor
• Style changes
• Changing a template or template part
○ How to export the changes from the Site Editor
○ Installing the Create Block Theme plugin
○ Exporting the edited theme to a child theme or a new theme
○ Reviewing the exported child theme or new theme content

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8. Link Vault
○ https://developer.wordpress.org/block-editor/how-to-guides/themes/
○ https://developer.wordpress.org/themes/block-themes/
○ https://wordpress.org/themes/blockbase/
○ https://wordpress.tv/2022/07/11/lets-code-creating-your-first-wordpress-child-
theme/
○ https://wordpress.org/plugins/create-block-theme/
○ https://developer.wordpress.org/themes/advanced-topics/theme-json/