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25 articles in the WordPress Themes & Editor category · page 1 of 2.
- WordPress Elementor pages loading slow: a real-world diagnostic A WordPress Elementor page that takes six seconds to render is rarely an Elementor problem alone. The diagnostic that separates plugin bloat, asset waterfalls, and theme-level damage.
- WordPress block development — the modern workflow with @wordpress/scripts WordPress block development now means @wordpress/scripts, block.json, and the apiVersion=3 model. The workflow that gets a custom block from scaffold to a working save() in under an hour.
- Migrating a classic-theme WordPress to Full Site Editing without breaking SEO FSE migrations break the SEO surface in three predictable places. The runbook that holds the URL structure, the schema markup, and the meta tags through a classic-to-block-theme conversion.
- theme.json governance at scale — central source of truth for distributed teams theme.json starts simple. Once five teams edit block patterns and color tokens in parallel, it becomes the most-merged and most-broken file in the repo. The governance pattern that holds.
- WordPress block themes (FSE) vs classic themes: picking one Block themes and classic themes solve overlapping problems in WordPress with different tradeoffs. The operator's framework for picking the one that matches the team, not the trend.
- WordPress Classic Editor — when to keep it and how The WordPress Classic Editor is not deprecated, just out of fashion. When it remains the right choice for a WordPress site, and how to install and lock it without future drama.
- WordPress theme update broke the layout: a rollback path A WordPress theme update that shipped a CSS change or template restructure can break dozens of pages overnight. The rollback path that gets the site back without rebuilding.
- WordPress child theme creation: when to and when not to WordPress child themes are reflexively recommended for every customization, but most of the time they're the wrong tool. The decision tree for when to actually create one.
- Custom CSS conflicts in WordPress: a survival pattern Custom CSS in WordPress lives in five different places, and theme updates can silently overwrite three of them. The survival pattern that keeps your CSS where you can find it.
- WordPress Elementor with Hello theme: when to migrate off Hello theme is the minimalist canvas Elementor recommends, but it has trade-offs that become limits at scale. The WordPress operator's view on when staying costs more than moving.
- WordPress Full Site Editing template part conflicts Template parts in WordPress FSE override silently when the theme ships an update or when user-edited copies coexist with the theme defaults. The conflict map and the resolution.
- WordPress dashboard widgets failing to load: diagnostic and fix A WordPress dashboard widget that spins forever or shows "Cannot load" is a specific failure pattern. Here is what causes it on WordPress and how to fix each variant.
- WordPress Customizer settings lost after theme switch: recovery Customizer settings in WordPress are scoped to the active theme. After a theme switch they appear lost — but they're still in the database. The recovery procedure.
- WordPress custom post types — best practices and the gotchas A WordPress custom post type is one register_post_type() call away. The decisions that separate a CPT that ages well from one that needs to be deprecated in two years.
- WordPress Elementor plugin conflict: an isolation workflow When a WordPress Elementor site breaks after a plugin update, the conflict is rarely obvious. The workflow that isolates the offending extension in under an hour without taking the site down.
- WordPress dashboard customization for client handoffs A WordPress dashboard fresh out of the box overwhelms non-technical clients with widgets they will never use. The customization patterns that produce a calm, useful handover.
- WordPress Bricks Builder vs other page builders: an honest assessment Bricks is the newest WordPress page builder to gain serious traction, and its tradeoffs are different from Elementor, Divi, or Beaver. The operator's assessment of when Bricks is the right call.
- WordPress Gutenberg block editor — diagnosing common slowdowns The WordPress Gutenberg block editor crawls on long posts and busy admin sessions. A diagnostic walkthrough that separates plugin bloat, REST API latency, and asset weight.
- WordPress Gutenberg blocks broken after a core update — recovery A WordPress core update silently bumps block API versions, breaking blocks that worked yesterday. How to spot the deprecated markup, recover content, and prevent the next round.
- WordPress block themes from scratch — the file structure that ships A WordPress block theme is theme.json plus a folder of HTML templates. The minimal file structure that produces a working block theme, with notes on what each file actually does.
- WordPress custom homepage construction patterns A WordPress homepage can be built six different ways depending on the theme and the team's skills. The patterns we recommend by configuration, with the tradeoffs of each.
- WordPress block patterns broken: a recovery walkthrough WordPress block patterns can break for half a dozen distinct reasons — missing block dependencies, stale registrations, theme update incompatibilities. The walkthrough that surfaces and fixes each cause.
- WordPress Divi performance issues: what actually helps A Divi-built WordPress site can hit Core Web Vitals targets, but only with a specific set of toggles and a discipline most agencies never enforce. The honest performance pass.
- WordPress Beaver Builder common issues: an operator's field notes Beaver Builder is the quietest of the WordPress page builders, but it has its own failure modes. The field notes on what breaks, why, and the verified fixes.