I am researching block theme development for a theme we want to freely distribute for customers of the plugin for the company I work for. We currently distribute a regular PHP theme for this use but have realized a block theme would give some more flexibility and bring it more up-to-date with current WordPress practices.
I haven't used Tailwind before. But, I'm fascinated with the utility-first approach.
However, I have a few reservations about using it for this use case because of the following:
- Reliance on a third-party library
- The learning curve for our development team after handoff
- Overall maintenance going forward, in particular with the WordPress block system
- Our customers might have a harder time making their own adjustments. This isn't necessarily a bad thing though because we want this theme to be for customers who aren't comfortable with dev and also want more flexibility out-of-the-box.
Has anyone developed a distribution -ready WordPress block theme with Tailwind? If so, how did that go for you?
I have built many themes in the past with the "old" method that I have my own system for. So, I'm prepared to just develop the CSS by hand and not use a framework. But, if this will save us a lot of time in the future, I think it's a good investment now.
Also, I'm not sure if the whole new shiny object excitement is clouding my view. So, I figure it's good to get outside opinions on this.
Thank you!!