• I’m a beginner who recently started learning WordPress theme development. At this point, which is recommended to learn first: classic themes or block themes?

    For someone completely new to WordPress development, is it better to start with classic theme development first? (Are there many things that are common between both types of theme development?)

    I’ve learned that migrating a site from a classic theme to a block theme can be challenging. I’m not sure how much the development process overlaps between the two, and I’m having trouble deciding which one to focus on.

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  • Moderator bcworkz

    (@bcworkz)

    There of course is some overlap, but the block theme template schema is entirely different than classic templates. Developing classic theme PHP based templates will give you a good starting point for learning PHP if you are not yet proficient with it, but block patterns will give you some PHP experience as well.

    Everyone learns best differently, what worked well for me may not work well for you. So it’s largely a matter of opinion, but I suggest jumping straight into block theme development. It’s the new WP paradigm going forward. I don’t see a strong need to go back to classic themes unless you intend to modify existing sites that may still be based on classic themes.

    Thread Starter chloe

    (@chloe840)

    @bcworkz I’ve been working on classic theme development for a month, but I’ll start learning block theme development. Thank you! ??

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