Handbook Examples: Functionality and Features
Last week we began with the code section of the handbook. This week let’s get some momentum and tackle: Core functionality and features. Functionality and Features examples: Example:There is no need to...
View ArticleHandbook Examples: Documentation
Any good theme has some documentation. A video tutorial on how to setup some basic options, a specific page on how to use hooks inside of the theme. How to make child theme or even a simple how to...
View ArticleHandbook Examples: Language
Another round of examples, shall we? This one will focus on language examples. I’ll start it off: Required: load_theme_textdomain() add_action( 'after_setup_theme', 'my_theme_setup' ); function...
View ArticleHandbook Examples: Stylesheets and Scripts
Let us continue with making some examples, shall we? This one will focus on scripts and stylesheets. No hard coding of scripts, styles and Favicons unless a browser workaround script. Everything should...
View ArticleHandbook Examples: Templates
Templates are a great way to make a theme unique and special. Making sure you are using the right one can tricky. This week let us focus on templates. Required: If used in theme, standard template...
View ArticleDetails on the new theme settings (customizer) guideline
During yesterday’s team meeting, we made what we knew would be a controversial decision about theme settings. This post will go into more details about this decision and how we plan to move forward....
View ArticleTheme Review Requirements and Documentation
Some time ago, the Theme Review Guidelines underwent a major revision, with focus on Theme Review Requirements, and moving of the official version of those Requirements from the Codex to the Theme...
View ArticleMeeting Minutes 06/11/15
Per our meeting yesterday and the comments on the earlier post, the Theme review requirements have been modified. Additions are highlighted in red, and deletions are struck-out: A theme must meet all...
View ArticleRough draft: Upsell/Affiliate/Sponsorship guidelines
After talking with the team leads, I was asked to publish an outline of ideas to consider for guidelines. These are being posted here for feedback from the entire community. Nothing is set in stone....
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WPThemeReview input/decision needed issues
One of the thing that helps theme reviewers and theme authors check and write better code is having automatic checks in place that will warn them if the code they wrote is compliant with Theme Review...
View ArticleNew directory names for block-based (FSE) themes
TL;DR: As of the currently available WordPress 5.9 Beta 1 release the directory names in block-based (FSE) themes are changing. The name for the directory containing template files will be templates,...
View ArticleTheme Handbook Overhaul: Phase 3 (Publishing Content)
In April 2023, there was a proposal for overhauling the Theme Handbook, which included an initial outline of what a new handbook might look like. After two public meetings to fine-tune the details of...
View ArticleNew Block-Focused Theme Handbook Docs and What’s Coming in 2024
I hope everyone had a good break over the holidays. I know I caught up on some much-needed rest and am now excited to get back into the swing of doing fun things with WordPress themes. Now it’s time to...
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