Designing Themes
For Gutenberg
An Online Training Event
November 13, 2018 @ 1:00 - 3:30 PM (CT)
Register Now for $79 →
Learn How to Build Gutenberg-Compatible Themes
WordPress 5.0 with the New Gutenberg Editor is
Coming Next Month ... Are Your Themes Ready?
During this online training course, we’ll cover what the new Gutenberg WordPress editor means for themes and how it will impact the frontend experience. Then we’ll dive into code to make a Gutenberg-compatible theme by styling the new blocks and making changes to the Gutenberg editor (like creating custom color palettes and block templates). At the end of this training, you’ll have enough in your tool belt to start designing themes for Gutenberg.
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Designing Themes
for Gutenberg Course AgendaThe course will take just two and half hours with an extensive Q&A time at the end.
Introduction
Why do we need to make themes compatible with Gutenberg?
What Gutenberg-compatible themes currently exist?
Do I need to know Javascript to make my theme Gutenberg-compatible?
The Basics
Enqueuing CSS and Javascript for Gutenberg
Adding the Correct Theme Supports
Making a Page Full-Width
What can you do Specifically with Gutenberg?
Custom Color Pallets
Block Templates
Locking Down Customization Areas
Styling Gutenberg Blocks
Adding the Default Styles
Finding the Default Class Names
Adding Custom Classes
- Example: Cover Images
- Example: Special Button Classes
Starting Points & Resources
What to look for in a good starter theme
Good Starter Themes
Helpful Tutorials
Theming for Gutenberg
Meet Your Instructor, Joe Casabona
Joe Casabona is a Front End Developer, Instructor and Course Creator. When he’s not writing code, he’s teaching people how to build things with and for WordPress.
He also hosts a weekly podcast called How I Built It, where he interviews product developers and business owners about how they create. You can find him at Casabona.org
Buy Your Ticket to the the Course
(YOU'LL BE GLAD YOU DID)
Your Purchase Includes:
- 2.5+ hours of live, online training in the webinar format
- Downloadable replay videos to watch at your convenience
- The workshop chat log
- FREE! Access to the Preparing Clients for Gutenberg Training Course ($47 Value)
FAQs
- I'm a Toolkit member. Do I get access to this course?
- Yes! If you're a current iThemes Toolkit member, you get FREE access to this course.
Toolkit members: Register here for the course after logging in. - Is this course right for me?
- This course is ideal for theme makers, freelancers, website developers, agencies and anyone building or maintaining websites for clients.
- What is the format of this course?
- We use the online webinar format to host our online training events. All instruction is given live and in real-time, along with an interactive webinar chat for attendees to ask questions and interact with other attendees.
- How do the live webinars work?
- Before the first webinar, you'll need to download the download the GoToWebinar launcher software for your computer. You'll receive several email reminders before each session begins with a link to join the live webinar. We'll let you know about the live webinar chat URL before the webinars begin so you can join the live discussion with other attendees.
- What if I can't make the live webinars?
- To really get the most out of this training, we recommend blocking off time in your schedule to attend the live training sessions. If you can't make any or all of the live webinars, attendees still get the webinar replay video and course downloads to watch and learn at your convenience.
- What happens after I make my purchase?
- After your purchase, you'll get an email confirmation with your course registration links. If you don't receive this email, please contact us by sending an email to sales@ithemes.com and we'll make sure you have your registration links.
More questions? Contact our sales team or tweet us @iThemes
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