wp engine contributes two style variations to upcoming twenty twenty-three default wordpress theme

Typical of any WordPress release at the end of year, 6.1 will include new default theme, Twenty Twenty-Three, and in keeping with tradition, case some of the latest and most exciting capabilities WordPress core. .   Unlike other releases, however, TT3  will be new kind of in that it uses the style variations feature released with WordPress 6.0,  .   element for Full Site Editing, style variations enable selection of design presets for users that allow them to apply new look and feel to their website,   without changing their theme. .   The decision to leverage style variations TT3 began and  it evolved into suggestion we'd never seen before, from Automattic Design Director Channing Ritter..   We could use Twenty Twenty-Two as the basis for theme that's stripped back and minimal — blank canvas to let diverse range of style variations shine...   call for contributors was made, and on August 10th, 2022, Twenty Twenty-Three Default Theme Project Kickoff was announced..   WP Engine is committed to accelerating WordPress through original contributions and helping the transition to the editor and Full Site Editing. .   TT3 and the call for specific style variations submissions offered  two members of our Developer Relations, opportunity to give back, and  I submitted variation called Sherbet, while Damon submitted one called Whisper..   This past, WordPress team announced that ten variations would ship with TT3 default theme..   Visit WP Engine to find out more about our team's contributions, our support for WordPress builders, and our wider work with WordPress community...   Read more