Create Block Theme

A WordPress plugin to create block themes.

This tool can be used in six ways:

1.Export

Export the activated theme including the user changes.

2. Create a child theme

Creates a new child theme with the currently activated theme as a parent.

3. Clone the current theme

Creates a new theme by cloning the activated theme. The resulting theme will have all of the assets of the activated theme combined with the user's changes.

4. Overwrite theme files

Saves user's changes to the theme files and deletes the user's changes.

5. Generate blank theme

Generate a boilerplate "empty" theme inside of current site's themes directory.

6. Create a style variation

Saves user's changes as a style variation of the current theme.

Get Started

Step 1 – Setup

Install and activate the Create Block Theme plugin.

Step 2 – Style Customizations

Make changes to your site design using the Site Editor.

Step 3 – Templates

Edit your templates using the Site Editor. For some things you might need to edit the template files again later.

Step 4 – Save

In the WordPress Admin Dashboard, under Appearance there will be a new page called “Create Block Theme”.

Select one of the available options and then, if necessary, add the details for the theme here. These details will be used in the style.css file. Click "Create theme” button, to save the theme.