Block theme development

Block Themes Built by a WordPress Core Contributor

Page builders like Elementor and Divi bolt 500KB of CSS and JavaScript onto every page, then trap your content in proprietary markup. A block theme loads faster, edits in the block editor, and stays aligned with WordPress itself. I’ve contributed to WordPress Core and I build themes the way Full Site Editing was meant to work.

50+Themes built
18+Years on WordPress
<50KBTotal CSS shipped
CoreContributor

Why your current theme holds you back

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Page builder bloat

Elementor, Divi, and WPBakery add 500KB or more of CSS and JS to every page. The builder becomes your single biggest Core Web Vitals bottleneck.

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Vendor lock-in

Try moving off Elementor. Your content is welded into shortcodes and proprietary markup. Years of work, held hostage by one plugin.

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No design system

Every page looks slightly different because there’s nothing enforcing colors, spacing, and type. The site reads as stitched together.

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Update anxiety

Classic themes crack on WordPress updates. You’re stuck on old PHP because updating means a rebuild. That’s compounding technical debt.

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Mobile afterthought

A theme designed desktop-first in 2019 has responsive bolted on. Google’s mobile-first index doesn’t forgive that.

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No pattern library

Your team rebuilds the same hero, pricing, and testimonial layouts from scratch every time. No reusable patterns, no consistency.

What’s in your block theme

A complete theme.json design system, a reusable pattern library, and zero page builder overhead. Built to outlive the next ten WordPress releases.

  • Custom theme.json with colors, typography, and spacing tokens
  • Reusable block patterns for every page type
  • Editable template parts for header, footer, and sidebar
  • Sub-2-second loads with zero page builder weight
  • Automatic dark mode via CSS custom properties
  • WCAG 2.2 AA pass with an accessibility audit
  • Style variations for seasonal or campaign redesigns
  • Optional custom blocks, docs, and a team training session

Before and after

500KB of page builder CSSUnder 50KB total CSS
Developer needed for every editEdit everything in the block editor
Breaks on WP updatesCore-aligned, future-proof architecture
No design consistencyDesign tokens enforced site-wide

How I build your theme

1

Design system audit

I document your brand’s colors, type, spacing, and components. That becomes the theme.json foundation.

2

Theme architecture

I build the template hierarchy, pattern categories, and style variations. Everything in the block editor, nothing hardcoded.

3

Pattern library

Every recurring layout becomes a reusable pattern, so your team drags and drops instead of rebuilding.

4

Launch & train

I migrate content, test across devices, and run a training session. Your team owns the theme from day one.

Get a theme that works with WordPress, not against it

No page builder tax. No vendor lock-in. A clean, fast, Core-aligned block theme built by someone who helps build WordPress itself.

Build my block theme →