Jamie, I really love that you pushing for Blocks themes, the videos you present are very well thought out and planned. I always turn to your channel for the latest Block News. Thanks for sharing these valuable insights with us.
Thanks Jamie. As usual a great demo of all the features, pros and cons. I definitely think that the block editor is far better than the older editor for post content. I'm still not sold on FSE, specifically in the area of templating, though a lot of the other work in FSE looks really promising. I quite like the Kadence theme, especially in the way that the header and footer ( I know it's done via the customiser) but it seems not to have moved to the FSE option. As for the theme size that is quite a big difference. As a Divi user it will be interesting to see how they pair things down for version 5. By the way I see you almost everyday day now when I scroll the homepage of The Guardian.
"Block Themes are light and fast" segment is the best Jamie! The block builder produces a lightweight HTML structure and brings significant improvements in accessibility. Love the video!
Can you easily create scroll effects with block editor ? I'm currently migrating my wix site to WordPress and im a bit intimidated. I haven't used it in 10 years and it's so different now. Hoping to just find themes to buy and use but I'm afraid it might not be compatible . Can you recommend some ? Im not allowed to user elementor either...
Don’t I feel daft, I actually thought Divi was a block theme. I currently use Gutenberg for my posts and Divi for my site, but I am quite tempted to try out a block theme.
Came here to learn about block themes and got peace just watching the video. This is when you see someone doing their passion. Don't stop creating videos like this.
So true. Came here to decide whether I should give Wordpress another try, I am now sure that I should. Even want to build my portfolio site using Blocks now, they seem to give me the freedom I want. Been hardcoding my sites due to templates being too restrictive for me.
Why can’t I use Gutenberg in customiser it how been much better than to take aye customer! It was very sad then I blogger like me have to make new design every time I will post a WordPress post! WordPress don’t accept that some of us as do only have same design on all posts & some how do use same design on all websites don’t ever need this stupid blocks! It was much better to use WordPress before WordPress created Gutenberg! It is very sad for us want to use a real much better template builder then Gutenberg! Them don’t accept new users how Gutenberg is to difficult to use! For me how was a WordPress user long time ago before Gutenberg! Please help us to get back WordPress to be like WordPress was before Gutenberg! Please accept us how never will use Gutenberg! It must better to use classic themes & Gutenberg is to bad! If I what to use Gutenberg I what to have it In customer! To go back end every time we use WordPress is a very bad way to do it!
Good overview of the parts of Block themes. I would like to see someone convert a classic theme (such as GeneratePress) to a block theme but I will try to create my own block theme . I would like to see how CSSGrid will be implemented into 6.3. Nice surprise!!
Came here to learn how to create block themes but realized its only feature video which is great. Liked your passion mate but would love to learn how to make block themes myself as I don't want to be a mere consumer only. Anyways, great work and highly appreciable effort for taking time out to deliver such an informative video.
Thanks for sharing. Ollie is very good. The Page/Post select template is an absolute winner for me. I have so many clients who want to choose templates on a per-article basis (because different articles suit different layouts) and yet it is a feature we rarely see. I think Beaver Builder has something similar but all the other themes completely miss the point.
Interesting! I am currently building a theme as Ollie (shown in the video). Can you elaborate on when exactly your clients chose differente templates? What are the differences between the templates on a per-article basis?
@@Hanneslsm I'll give you a simple example from experience. Layouts are often determined by the availability of good photos. Sometimes there are landscape photos. Other times the photos are in portrait mode. Portrait photos do not make good headers! So, when the person crafting the article only has a single portrait featured image available, it would be nice to switch to a layout that places it (for example) to the side of the text - not across the top of the page. By being able to switch the template at the time you create the post, you give the author the flexibility to choose how their piece will be presented..
Great video and insight. As you focus on block themes and plugins, I would recommend looking and reviewing Sensei LMS, they have some really cool features like the Ai Quiz and also the Ai Tutor too and it's ALL block based - only LMS we've seen like that.
@@jamiewp they even have a jaw-droppingly gorgeous theme you can use with it but as it's a fse theme we just couldn't use it just yet with the time constraints we had for a project we ended up completing.
You mentioned that most of your builds include a static landing page and a blog page as well. Are you a free lancer who builds for clients or do you work for an agency?
Hi Jamie, are you sure for CSS Grid coming in WordPress 6.3? We don't see it in beta 4 of 6.3. Furthermore, in Gutenberg Changelog #84 (Gutenberg Times) , Isabelle Brison the woman behind CSS Grid for WordPress said " And what is marked experimental, and will not be shipped in 6.3, is the group grid variation. So the group block has a few different layout variations, and behind an experimental flag in the plugin, there is a grid variation for the group block. However, that hasn’t been marked stable yet because what we have currently, the grid layout is a very basic version. It’s a very basic type of layout.".
@@jamiewp Thanks Jamie, so we will be able to have CSS grids in the Query Loop instead of the Flexbox model . Hoping in the future that the CSS Grid implementation layout will be full one (not the case of the current Flexbox unfortunately 😐)
Nope ! I’ll do a video if there is something special or unique that my viewers will get value from . At the moment there are other priorities as there is so much Gutenberg dev happening 👍
In #5 where you created the page with no title, is there a way to have the navigation sitting over the image rather than above it so there isn't a solid, separate navigation and then the big hero image, but instead a transparent navigation sitting over the top of the image?
Thanks for this video! 😮
Excellent Jamie, well explained, as usual, and free of upsell, so I can share this video link with lots of folks. Thank you 🙂
thanks Mark
Thank you for keeping my interest in WP intact !!
thank you
I don't know what's driving you, Jamie, but I really appreciate your enthusiasm and spirit of curiosity that goes into making these videos. Thank you!
Thank you 🙏
Truly good content!!!
Thanks 🙏
Wow! Good job, very interesting info :) Kadence is a classic theme?? I hope it will go to blocks soon...
Tks - yup Kadence is a classic theme - from my understanding it’s not moving to a block theme for the foreseeable future
Jamie, I really love that you pushing for Blocks themes, the videos you present are very well thought out and planned. I always turn to your channel for the latest Block News. Thanks for sharing these valuable insights with us.
thanks Christopher
wow ! css grid coming in WP 6.3 ! great news for web designers.
Yup 100%
Thanks Jamie. As usual a great demo of all the features, pros and cons. I definitely think that the block editor is far better than the older editor for post content. I'm still not sold on FSE, specifically in the area of templating, though a lot of the other work in FSE looks really promising. I quite like the Kadence theme, especially in the way that the header and footer ( I know it's done via the customiser) but it seems not to have moved to the FSE option.
As for the theme size that is quite a big difference. As a Divi user it will be interesting to see how they pair things down for version 5.
By the way I see you almost everyday day now when I scroll the homepage of The Guardian.
thank you for watching and writing such a great comment 👍
"Block Themes are light and fast" segment is the best Jamie! The block builder produces a lightweight HTML structure and brings significant improvements in accessibility. Love the video!
Thank you 🙏
is this in the wordpress core or is this a plugin?Then what does the spectra one plugin add to this?
Can you easily create scroll effects with block editor ? I'm currently migrating my wix site to WordPress and im a bit intimidated. I haven't used it in 10 years and it's so different now. Hoping to just find themes to buy and use but I'm afraid it might not be compatible . Can you recommend some ? Im not allowed to user elementor either...
Yup , there’s an animation css plugin that will do this
Don’t I feel daft, I actually thought Divi was a block theme. I currently use Gutenberg for my posts and Divi for my site, but I am quite tempted to try out a block theme.
It’s a very common misconception- not helped by divi marketing in some cases
Came here to learn about block themes and got peace just watching the video. This is when you see someone doing their passion. Don't stop creating videos like this.
Thank you Vito ❤
So true. Came here to decide whether I should give Wordpress another try, I am now sure that I should. Even want to build my portfolio site using Blocks now, they seem to give me the freedom I want. Been hardcoding my sites due to templates being too restrictive for me.
@@banele_tshabalala great 👍
Why can’t I use Gutenberg in customiser it how been much better than to take aye customer! It was very sad then I blogger like me have to make new design every time I will post a WordPress post! WordPress don’t accept that some of us as do only have same design on all posts & some how do use same design on all websites don’t ever need this stupid blocks!
It was much better to use WordPress before WordPress created Gutenberg!
It is very sad for us want to use a real much better template builder then Gutenberg! Them don’t accept new users how Gutenberg is to difficult to use! For me how was a WordPress user long time ago before Gutenberg!
Please help us to get back WordPress to be like WordPress was before Gutenberg! Please accept us how never will use Gutenberg!
It must better to use classic themes & Gutenberg is to bad! If I what to use Gutenberg I what to have it In customer!
To go back end every time we use WordPress is a very bad way to do it!
You can still use a classic theme if you don’t want to use block themes :)
How am I suppose to get that blurry effect on image or any container ? Or background @2:51 and what template u use ?
It's the Ollie Theme
Good overview of the parts of Block themes. I would like to see someone convert a classic theme (such as GeneratePress) to a block theme but I will try to create my own block theme . I would like to see how CSSGrid will be implemented into 6.3. Nice surprise!!
Check out other videos on my channel, I’ve created a hybrid theme with generatepress and also a few tutorials on how to create a block theme .
Can I edit block theme using elementor? how can make it compatible to do it so, do i need to install plugin ?
Nope - you should just use their Hello theme as it’s designed for Elementor
Came here to learn how to create block themes but realized its only feature video which is great. Liked your passion mate but would love to learn how to make block themes myself as I don't want to be a mere consumer only. Anyways, great work and highly appreciable effort for taking time out to deliver such an informative video.
Hi, Jamie! Wich WP Block theme did you use in this video?
The Ollie theme
Thanks for sharing. Ollie is very good. The Page/Post select template is an absolute winner for me. I have so many clients who want to choose templates on a per-article basis (because different articles suit different layouts) and yet it is a feature we rarely see. I think Beaver Builder has something similar but all the other themes completely miss the point.
Interesting! I am currently building a theme as Ollie (shown in the video).
Can you elaborate on when exactly your clients chose differente templates? What are the differences between the templates on a per-article basis?
@@Hanneslsm I'll give you a simple example from experience. Layouts are often determined by the availability of good photos. Sometimes there are landscape photos. Other times the photos are in portrait mode. Portrait photos do not make good headers! So, when the person crafting the article only has a single portrait featured image available, it would be nice to switch to a layout that places it (for example) to the side of the text - not across the top of the page. By being able to switch the template at the time you create the post, you give the author the flexibility to choose how their piece will be presented..
@@Perchpole Never thought of it, but it totally makes sense! I will include this in my theme. Thanks for sharing!
Totally agree!
Couldn't follow, sorry. Ways too fast for me!
Sorry about that - there is a slow option in TH-cam if that helps
Great video and insight. As you focus on block themes and plugins, I would recommend looking and reviewing Sensei LMS, they have some really cool features like the Ai Quiz and also the Ai Tutor too and it's ALL block based - only LMS we've seen like that.
Cool idea 👍
@@jamiewp they even have a jaw-droppingly gorgeous theme you can use with it but as it's a fse theme we just couldn't use it just yet with the time constraints we had for a project we ended up completing.
You mentioned that most of your builds include a static landing page and a blog page as well. Are you a free lancer who builds for clients or do you work for an agency?
Hi , through my business here pootlepress.com
Hi Jamie, are you sure for CSS Grid coming in WordPress 6.3? We don't see it in beta 4 of 6.3. Furthermore, in Gutenberg Changelog #84 (Gutenberg Times) , Isabelle Brison the woman behind CSS Grid for WordPress said " And what is marked experimental, and will not be shipped in 6.3, is the group grid variation. So the group block has a few different layout variations, and behind an experimental flag in the plugin, there is a grid variation for the group block. However, that hasn’t been marked stable yet because what we have currently, the grid layout is a very basic version. It’s a very basic type of layout.".
Yes as far as i know it's coming to the Query Loop block
@@jamiewp Thanks Jamie, so we will be able to have CSS grids in the Query Loop instead of the Flexbox model . Hoping in the future that the CSS Grid implementation layout will be full one (not the case of the current Flexbox unfortunately 😐)
Awesome stuff Jamie... 🤯and inspired to give it a go!
Great to hear 👍
Jamie, please, don't forget about Greenshift Block Theme review, that you promised to make! Or do you make reviews only if devs pay for it?
Nope ! I’ll do a video if there is something special or unique that my viewers will get value from . At the moment there are other priorities as there is so much Gutenberg dev happening 👍
In #5 where you created the page with no title, is there a way to have the navigation sitting over the image rather than above it so there isn't a solid, separate navigation and then the big hero image, but instead a transparent navigation sitting over the top of the image?
HI Helen, yes you can add the cover block , and then put the nav in that
@@jamiewp Thanks. I'll give it a go again. Last time I tried with the Ollie theme there was something that wasn't working for me.