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Building a new theme for an existing site.
The site currently has a lot of bloat plugins and runs with elementor as pagebuilder.
I’m looking to strip a lot of the plugins and get closer to core. I am going to start the theme based on underscore_tw.
I’m thinking about if I should leveraging the new full site editor or if I should opt for the old way. I really want to adopt the new paradigm, but wonder if I’ll make it way harder for myself.
My thought was to build the sections and interactivity and then build blocks from the different sections.
For most blocks I would like to lock the lock the styles / look and only have the text be dynamic and take user input.
I’d love to hear your thoughts, recommendations and experiences on this approach.
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It depends on time you have.
FSE is the future, so if you have time to learn, go for it. (https://learn.wordpress.org/courses/). And yes, it will make it way harder for you, at least at this stage of FSE.
> For most blocks I would like to lock the lock the styles / look and only have the text be dynamic and take user input.
I recommend GenerateBlocks; at least for its dynamic data. (https://docs.generateblocks.com/article/dynamic-data-options-overview/); and of course for other functionalities.
> My thought was to build the sections and interactivity and then build blocks from the different sections.
Although I am biased, I have to recommend GeneratePress for its Elements (https://docs.generatepress.com/article/elements-overview/)
You can not miss with Underscore, and I like your approach.
* Pro: total control of all aspects.
* Neg: more work and possible future updates issues, and a little bit on ‘reinventing the wheel’ side.
Success.
You could use Bricks Builder in tandem with Gutenbricks for an easier way to build custom blocks. The latter is a plugin that transforms Bricks templates into custom blocks. It’s quite new, so it’s most definitely rough around the edges.
Another option to ease custom block creation is by using Pinegrow. Its UI and methods may not be your cup of tea, though.