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wp-block-themes

development

Covers WordPress block theme development: editing theme.json for global settings and styles, building templates and template parts, registering patterns, adding style variations, and debugging Site Ed

Setup & Installation

npx skills add https://github.com/WordPress/wp-block-themes --skill wp-block-themes
or paste the link and ask your coding assistant to install it
https://github.com/WordPress/wp-block-themes
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What This Skill Does

Covers WordPress block theme development: editing theme.json for global settings and styles, building templates and template parts, registering patterns, adding style variations, and debugging Site Editor issues like style hierarchy conflicts and user customization overrides. Block theme file layout and style hierarchy are non-obvious, and mistakes like editing the wrong theme root or forgetting that user customizations override theme defaults are common — this skill surfaces those checks automatically.

When to use it

  • Working with wp block themes functionality
  • Implementing wp block themes features
  • Debugging wp block themes related issues