Aditya Kane & Sheeba Abraham will Conduct a Workshop on Basics of Building your FSE/ Block Based Theme on WordPress

We are absolutely delighted to announce yet another workshop, led by the facilitators – Aditya Kane & Sheeba

Aditya loves writing about things from time to time and has been blogging since 2009. I have lived much of my life in the two cities of Mumbai and Pune in India.

He believes that the core tenets of open-source culture and philosophy should make their way into education, politics, law, economics and more. Currently, he contributes a few hours every week on the WordPress.org project. Much of his contributions are to the Community Team as a Program Manager.

Sheeba is a freelance WordPress developer. She has actively worked with WordPress since 2013, specializing in handcrafted websites that align with each client’s unique requirements. She has gained confidence and found her skills improving by attending meetups and seeking guidance from the WordPress community. Inspired by the support she has received, she now wants to help others grow and learn on their WordPress journey. She finds her WordPress journey professionally enriching.

Aditya and Sheeba will present/facilitate a workshop on the topic – Basics of Building your FSE/ Block Based Theme on WordPress

Aditya and Sheeba will guide attendees in building their first block theme using Local/Studio and the Create Block Theme plugin, focusing on minimal coding.

Theory Topics:

• Understanding Blocks: What is a block?
• Full Site Editing (FSE): What is FSE?
• Themes Explained: What are themes?
• Creating Your First Theme: My First Block/FSE Theme

Basics Overview:

• Global Styles: What are they?
• Templates: Understanding templates.
• Patterns: What are patterns and their purpose?

Practical Steps:

• Install the Create Block Theme plugin.
• Create basic templates.
• Develop some patterns.
• Define theme metadata.

Pre-Zip Checklist:

• Identify assets for localization (images, fonts).
• Update the screenshot or feature photo for the theme.
• Download the zip file of your theme.

Don’t miss out on your chance to secure WordCamp Kerala tickets and join this engaging workshop!