Gutenberg + Themes: Week of Aug 4, 2020


Hello! This is the 14th weekly roundup of theme-related discussions, fixes, and developments in Gutenberg. 

Please weigh in on the tickets below — your voice and feedback are welcome! 

In progress / Discussions:

General:

  • Convert all front-end pixel values to rem. 24523
  • Consider the use of the prefers-color-scheme media query in Gutenberg + Themes. 24368
  • Remove --wp-admin-theme-color variable from front-facing styles. 24436
  • Avoid using Gutenberg’s $grid-unit variables in the front end. 24432

Block-based Themes

  • Articulate requirements for porting existing themes. 24313
  • How to sync edits from theme to site editor. 22469
  • Improve template part visibility and enable browse mode. 24252

FSE Blocks

A set of blocks are available with the Gutenberg plugin to enable building templates in FSE.

  • Remove hardcoded colors from the Navigation block. 24462

Global Styles

  • Global styles affecting non-FSE themes. 24326
  • Tracking and consolidating style attributes for blocks. 22700 
  • Make theme.json cross-platform (web & mobile). 24165

Merged:

General

  • Remove editor-only styles from front-facing stylesheets. 24439
  • Remove hardcoded body text color from some block patterns. 24424
  • Remove hardcoded color in recent comments block. 24410
  • Remove hardcoded color from separator styles. 24366

Global Styles

  • Add support for more styles at the global level 24298

General Resources:


Thanks to @itsjusteileen, @jffng, and @joen for help pulling this post together. Please let us know if it was helpful in the comments!

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