I built my first base theme in 2016 using _s (also known as Underscores) and rebuilt the theme this year to be fully Gutenberg-compatible. My original theme used conventions I\u2019d developed during several years working as a developer in agency settings. In rebuilding the theme I incorporated some significant non-Gutenberg-related changes and learned a lot about reasonable Gutenberg defaults.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This talk will cover the changes to my base theme that Gutenberg required, the process I went through to rebuild, and the reasoning behind the architectural changes I made to the theme that are not tied to Gutenberg. We’ll also talk about how I intend to iterate on this theme and add improvements over time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You might ask: but what is a base theme? A base theme, also known as a starter theme, is a bare-bones theme that includes default templates and very basic styling that is intended to be hacked and transformed into a fully custom theme. Using base\/starter themes are often the next step in the learning process for a developer who has been modifying themes by using child themes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This talk is for anyone who wants to build (or rebuild) their own base theme for use in building custom WordPress themes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I built my first base theme in 2016 using _s (also known as Underscores) and rebuilt the theme this year to be fully Gutenberg-compatible. My original theme used conventions I\u2019d developed during several years working as a developer in agency settings. In rebuilding the theme I incorporated some significant non-Gutenberg-related changes and learned a lot … <\/p>\n