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Options for Block Themes

Options for Block Themes

Import / Export global styles, templates and template parts to Full Site Editing / Block Themes without a child theme!

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Options for Block Themes
Options for Block Themes

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Main benefits

Manage templates easily

Reinstate Customizer links

Edit existing templates

Duplicate templates effortlessly

Download and upload templates

About this plugin

Version: 1.3.3
Last updated: 05-08-2024
WordPress version: 5.8
Tested up to: 6.6.1
PHP version required: 5.6
Languages: Deutsch, 繁體中文
Learning resources: View resources

Overview

The Template Editor WordPress plugin enhances Full Site Editing capabilities introduced with WordPress v5.9 and the Twenty Twenty-Two theme, allowing users to import, export, and manage templates without the need for a child theme. This plugin reintroduces Customizer links that were removed in WordPress v6.0 and provides a host of template management features including editing, duplicating, deleting, downloading, and uploading templates as .json files. Additionally, it supports global style management, enabling the download and upload of global styles. Users can also enable a sticky header, animate the site logo on scroll, and integrate Google Fonts into the editor for versions v5.8 to v6.4 of WordPress. This plugin is especially useful for users looking for more control over their WordPress site's design and customization options within the Gutenberg editor.

Template Management

  • Manage (export/import) templates without needing a child theme.
  • Edit existing templates from the active theme or any other theme.
  • Duplicate templates for custom post types, taxonomies, specific posts, or pages.
  • Delete customized templates without affecting the original theme template.

Global Styles Management

  • Download global styles as .json files for backup or migration.
  • Upload global styles .json files to restore or migrate styles to another site.

Customizer Links

  • Reinstate 'Customize' links in the Dashboard and Admin Bar for WordPress versions prior to v6.0.
  • Option to disable the reinstated Customizer links if preferred.

Enhanced Editor Features

  • Enable the Template Editor in Gutenberg for full site editing for any theme.
  • Add Google Fonts to the full screen editor global styles options (relevant to WordPress v5.8 – v6.4).
  • Remove block theme fonts from the FSE editor to prevent them from loading on the front end (relevant to WordPress v5.8 – v6.4).

Rating and reviews

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User sentiment analysis

Users appreciate the "Options for Block Themes" plugin for its ability to simplify block theme management, especially for those using themes like Twenty Twenty-Four. They highlight its useful features, such as the shrinked header, which enhances their website creation process. Experienced users find it invaluable for creating or modifying templates, as it streamlines otherwise time-consuming tasks. The plugin is especially beneficial for managing multiple websites, significantly reducing the effort required to duplicate templates across sites. However, it may not be suitable for beginners due to the necessary, although minimal, fiddling involved. Overall, it saves users a substantial amount of time and effort in theme customization.
Hans-Gerd Gerhards

Hans-Gerd Gerhards

10 Apr, 2024

The great plugin “Options for Block Themes” offers some interesting things that are very interesting for users who create their websites with a block theme such as Twenty Twenty-Four. For me, an important aspect was the shrinked header. But the other options are also very helpful because they simplify the management of block themes.
Bub

Bub

23 Feb, 2022

Not for rookies as it takes a little bit of fiddling but this fiddling is necessary and not a lot. If you have any experience at all and want to create new or modified template copied this plugin is the bomb.
andynick

andynick

19 Feb, 2022

This plugin has been a huge help to me because we run multiple websites, and even with the Site Editor making all of the sites identical would be tiresome. In our case, it was simply a matter of installing Template Manager on both sites, then one click to select a template on the donor site, and a second click to download it. Then (in the recipient site) after a click or two to delete modifications to the old templates, a final click to upload the new one. All that then remains is to edit a page and select the new template in the setting dropdown. It saves hours and hours of work!

FAQ

What does the Template Editor plugin do?

How do I reinstate Customizer links?

Can I edit existing templates with this plugin?

Is it possible to duplicate templates?

How can I delete templates?

Can I download and upload templates?

What are Global Styles and can I manage them?

What additional features does the plugin offer?