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TEMPLATES & PLUGINS & BLOCKS, Oh my! Creating The Theme That Thinks Of Everything

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@marktimemedia I Design & Build DIGITAL INTERFACES HI, I’M MICHELLE. Rockstar at saying stuff. Adorable badass. Carefully curated spontaneity. Master suitcase packer. Accidental fitness buff. likely not coffee

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@marktimemedia WHAT THIS TALK WILL NOT BE

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@marktimemedia VISUAL DESIGN LESSONS

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@marktimemedia THEME CODING LESSONS

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@marktimemedia WHAT THIS TALK WILL BE

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@marktimemedia HOW TO PLAN FOR THE UNKNOWN

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@marktimemedia HOW TO STYLE THE MOST CONTENT WITH THE LEAST WORK

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@marktimemedia WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF A THEME?

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@marktimemedia SUPPORT ALL CONTENT Content is meant to change Content will never be perfect Themes should account for any future decision that is possible

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@marktimemedia SUPPORT ALL DEVICES Design breakpoints/context changes based on screen size, not device Keep accessibility in mind (contrast, resizing, navigation, focus, semantics, etc)

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@marktimemedia SUPPORT ALL ELEMENTS All semantic HTML should be styled All WordPress content types should be styled All added elements should be styled

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@marktimemedia Post Types Metadata Plugins & Functions Third-Party Integrations One-to-one Relationships One-to-many Relationships

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@marktimemedia LIMITATIONS of traditional themes

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@marktimemedia CONTENT IS DYNAMIC AND INTERACTIVE

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@marktimemedia UNIQUE CONTENT CAN BE SMALLER THAN PAGES

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@marktimemedia HOW IT WORKS IS NOT DEPENDENT ON WHAT IT SAYS

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@marktimemedia EXPERIENCES SHOULD BE CUSTOMIZABLE

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@marktimemedia Patterns Systems Iterating Prototyping Maintaining Scaling

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@marktimemedia THE IDEA

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@marktimemedia Reorderable, reusable elements that combine to build unique content

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@marktimemedia Content dictates layout rather than layout dictating content

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@marktimemedia Elements can exist within any context or location

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@marktimemedia Seamless functional and stylistic integration

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@marktimemedia EMBRACE THE CASCADE

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@marktimemedia Style cascade: LEVERAGING CSS

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@marktimemedia Abstract your styling for the broadest use case

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@marktimemedia ITCSS https://www.creativebloq.com/web-design/ manage-large-css-projects-itcss-101517528 https://www.xfive.co/blog/itcss-scalable-maintainable-css-architecture/

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@marktimemedia reset > global variables > html elements > utility classes > block-level classes > template-level classes > overrides

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@marktimemedia Structural cascade: LEVERAGING ATOMIC DESIGN

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@marktimemedia Abstract your structure for the broadest use case

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@marktimemedia ATOMIC DESIGN BRAD FROST

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@marktimemedia ATOMS THE SMALLEST BUILDING BLOCKS

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@marktimemedia http://zqsmm.qiniucdn.com/data/20110511083224/index.html

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@marktimemedia http://demo.patternlab.io

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@marktimemedia MOLECULES UNIQUE COMBINATIONS OF ATOMS

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@marktimemedia http://demo.patternlab.io

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@marktimemedia ORGANISMS MOLECULES COMING TOGETHER ALLOW ACTION

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@marktimemedia http://demo.patternlab.io

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@marktimemedia TEMPLATES ORGANISMS TOGETHER BECOME LAYOUTS

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@marktimemedia http://demo.patternlab.io

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@marktimemedia PAGES TEMPLATES WITH SPECIFIC CONTENT

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@marktimemedia http://demo.patternlab.io

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@marktimemedia GUTENBERG & The Block Model

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@marktimemedia the_content() From the blob to the block

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@marktimemedia At the core of Gutenberg lies the concept of the block. From a technical point of view, blocks both raise the level of abstraction from a single document to a collection of meaningful elements, and they replace ambiguity—inherent in HTML—with explicit structure. developer.wordpress.org

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@marktimemedia From a user perspective, blocks allow any kind of content, media, or functionality to be directly added to their site in a more consistent and usable way. The “add block” button gives the user access to an entire library of options all in one place. developer.wordpress.org

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@marktimemedia HTML elements > block & template parts > single blocks > block patterns > block templates > core/custom templates

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@marktimemedia ATOMS h1-h6 Paragraphs Links Code, Pre Separators Buttons

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@marktimemedia ATOMS Settings Colors Gradients Font Sizes Image Sizes

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@marktimemedia MOLECULES Ordered & Unordered Lists Tables, Headers, & Footers Quote + Citation Image + Captions

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@marktimemedia MOLECULES Image + Captions Video, Audio More, Page Break Navigation Button Groups

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@marktimemedia ORGANISMS Gallery Media + Text

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@marktimemedia ORGANISMS Groups Columns Cover Images

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@marktimemedia ORGANISMS Dynamic Blocks Reusable Blocks Custom Blocks

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@marktimemedia TEMPLATES Post Type block templates Standard Page templates Standard WordPress templates

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@marktimemedia TEMPLATES Post Type block templates Standard Page templates Standard WordPress templates

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@marktimemedia THE FUTURE of block editing

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@marktimemedia Block Patterns https://developer.wordpress.org/ block-editor/developers/block-api/block-patterns/

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@marktimemedia

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@marktimemedia Block Template Parts https://developer.wordpress.org/block-editor/developers/ themes/block-based-themes/

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@marktimemedia Gutenberg Experiments

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@marktimemedia Whole Site Editor https://wptavern.com/themes-of-the-future-a-design-framework-and- a-master-theme

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@marktimemedia WHAT IS A THEME IN THE AGE OF BLOCKS?

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@marktimemedia Global styling for core blocks and content

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@marktimemedia Curating Block Editor options

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@marktimemedia Including block patterns & templates

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@marktimemedia Detailed styling to target specific plugins

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@marktimemedia Support recommended block libraries

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@marktimemedia RESOURCES

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@marktimemedia Resources • Block Editor https://developer.wordpress.org/block-editor/ • Atomic Design http://atomicdesign.bradfrost.com/ • Style Guides http://styleguides.io/tools.html • Style Prototype http://sparkbox.github.io/style-prototype/ • “Ish” variable viewport tool http://bradfrost.com/demo/ish/ • HTML Elements http://zqsmm.qiniucdn.com/data/20110511083224/index.html • My block plugin: https://github.com/marktimemedia/mtm-blocks

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@marktimemedia Modular design • https://www.toptal.com/designers/ux/getting-started-with-modular-front-end- development • https://room34.com/philosophy/modular-design/ • https://www.crema.us/blog/atomic-design-systems • https://ethanmarcotte.com/wrote/pattern-patter/ • http://alistapart.com/article/language-of-modular-design • https://airbnb.design/building-a-visual-language/ • https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2013/08/other-interface-atomic-design-sass/ • https://blog.alexdevero.com/atomic-design-scalable-modular-css-sass/ • https://blog.prototypr.io/atomic-design-in-practice-does-it-work-9655bacb49d7

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@marktimemedia The future of themes • https://make.wordpress.org/themes/2020/03/18/block-based-themes-meeting- notes/?mc_cid=8b1c91717b&mc_eid=ad2f6116f3 • https://wptavern.com/where-gutenberg-went-wrong-theme-developer-edition • https://wptavern.com/key-takeaways-from-the-first-future-of-themes-meeting • https://twitter.com/carolinapoena/status/1255324873137762306 • https://matiasventura.com/post/thoughts-on-themes/ • https://richtabor.com/block-patterns/

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@marktimemedia QUESTIONS? Here’s how to get in touch: Michelle Schulp [email protected] @marktimemedia michelleschulp.pink bit.ly/themes-plugins-blocks-2020 WHERE TO FIND ME NEXT: NOW: General Q&A Twitter & WP Slack ONLINE: Fitness & Freelance, Meetups, WordCamp MSP IN PERSON: Maybe someday?