{"id":15113575,"date":"2022-01-05T22:49:50","date_gmt":"2022-01-05T22:49:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/support\/?post_type=helphub_article&p=15113575"},"modified":"2023-04-14T14:44:14","modified_gmt":"2023-04-14T14:44:14","slug":"block-themes","status":"publish","type":"helphub_article","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/documentation\/article\/block-themes\/","title":{"rendered":"Block themes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

As of WordPress 5.9, block themes are now a part of the WordPress ecosystem as a new type of theme built with and for blocks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is a block theme?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A block theme is a theme that uses blocks for all parts of a site, including navigation menus, header, content, and site footer. These themes are built for the newest features coming to WordPress that allow you to edit and customize all parts of your site. This allows you to switch up key parts of your theme without ever needing to change themes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

With a block theme, you can place and edit blocks outside your content using the Template Editor<\/a> or Site Editor<\/a>. You can use blocks in templates provided by a theme or plugin. For example, an archive page or a 404 page. You can also create custom templates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For general information about themes, see the support article What is a theme?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

How do this impact widgets and widget areas?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Instead of widgets, a block theme relies on blocks. This means that you can place blocks anywhere you might have previously wanted widgets to appear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How does this impact the Customizer?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Customizer<\/a> is not available in block themes unless you are using a plugin or theme that requires it to be activated. This is because you can make the same changes you might make with the Customizer with blocks. For example, there are now blocks for the site title, tagline, and site logo. You can also select colors for your website in the Styles<\/a> setting by going to Administration Screen<\/strong> > Appearance<\/strong> > Editor (beta). <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to find block themes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

You can find block themes in the WordPress theme directory<\/a> by selecting Block Themes<\/strong> in the toolbar. This automatically takes you to a filtered view of all themes with Full Site Editing functionality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Themes Directory – Block Themes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

For general information about how to get new themes, see the support article Get new themes<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What options are available with block themes?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

After activating a block theme, more tools and features will be available to you including the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n