How do I create a banner image in Twenty Twenty-Two?

Hi @douglerner! Twenty Twenty-Two is a new type of theme – called a block theme – which lets you add elements in any spot you wish, instead of being limited to the editable areas designated by a specific theme. This new method for creating sites is called Full Site Editing (FSE).

A good way to start getting familiar with how to craft a site with Twenty Twenty-Two and FSE is by reviewing this post and the resources it links to:

https://www.ads-software.com/support/topic/support-resource-for-twenty-twenty-two/

To add a banner to the header in Twenty Twenty-Two, you’d edit one of its Header templates, adding a Cover Block or an Image block to it.

If you need further help after exploring the guides I mentioned above, feel free to let me know how I can help!

Hi Kathryn,

Thanks very much for your reply! It’s the first time somebody answered my question about this in different forums!

I will read up on this. It seems the Twenty Twenty-One theme also uses the new block theme. When did that start? I understand some theme creators are in despair of being able to maintain their existing themes.

Anyway, I will definitely check out the guides and give it a try.

You’re so welcome!

It seems the Twenty Twenty-One theme also uses the new block theme.

Full Site Editing (FSE) was only introduced in 2022 with WordPress 5.9. Twenty Twenty-One came out before then, so it’s not a block theme, and does not use FSE. Instead, it can be customized in the traditional way, like through options in the Customizer for adding a logo and widgets.

If you need further help with Twenty Twenty-Two, don’t hesitate to ask!

I’ll mark this thread as resolved.

Hi Kathryn,

Can you clarify just one point?

In Twenty Twenty-One while there is an option to add a logo, the option for the full width top banner image that used to be there in previous themes (e.g. Twenty-Ten which I use at hibikinokai.org) is gone.

So at some point the standard themes just stopped having default banner images?

Thanks,

doug

Hi @douglerner,

So at some point the standard themes just stopped having default banner images?

It sounds like you’re referring to the Header Image/Header Media option that is included in some classic (non-block) themes’ Customizer area, right?

The last default theme that had a Header Image/Header Media option was Twenty Seventeen, so it’s a design trend that’s a bit old indeed. ??

OK, thanks. I’m surprised they removed something as basic at a header image. ?? I can’t be the only one confused by that.

Anyway, I’ll give the new block thing-a-ma-jig a try.

Is Twenty Twenty-Two the only theme now in the theme universe to use the block editor method?

Thanks.

Is Twenty Twenty-Two the only theme now in the theme universe to use the block editor method?

Nope, there are other block themes; you can find the free ones in the www.ads-software.com directory here:

https://www.ads-software.com/themes/tags/full-site-editing/

Thanks. I notice some developers have expressed concern about maintaining their current themes that are not block themes now that WordPress has “gone block.” Do you think that is a worry?

Thanks. I notice some developers have expressed concern about maintaining their current themes that are not block themes now that WordPress has “gone block.” Do you think that is a worry?

I’m probably not the best person to answer this. ?? But I can tell you that block (FSE) themes and non-block themes (also called “classic themes”) are built quite differently. The former uses HTML templates, editable by non-developer users in the Full Site Editor, while the latter uses PHP templates that would be edited in a code editor to make changes. So developers can continue to maintain their classic themes while at the same time, also creating block themes.