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On November 1st, 2022, WordPress 6.1<\/a> is scheduled for release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Typical of any major WordPress release at the end of a calendar year, 6.1 will include a new default theme, Twenty Twenty-Three (TT3)<\/a>, and in keeping with tradition, it will showcase some of the latest and most exciting capabilities in WordPress core. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unlike other releases, however, TT3  will be a new kind of theme<\/a> in that it prominently uses the style variations<\/a> feature released with WordPress 6.0<\/a>, <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A key element for Full Site Editing<\/a>, style variations enable a selection of design presets for users that allow them to apply a new look and feel<\/a> to their website,  without changing their theme<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Introducing style variations is a significant step forward for anyone who’s ever dabbled in WordPress site design. The new design presets provide WordPress users with options for re-skinning their sites while allowing theme builders plenty of latitude to use their imagination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The decision to leverage style variations in TT3 actually began as a proposal during the WordPress team\u2019s initial planning, and  it evolved into a suggestion we\u2019d never seen before, from Automattic Design Director Channing Ritter<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat if, instead of emphasizing the theme itself, we highlighted an opinionated set of style variations designed by community members? We could use Twenty Twenty-Two as the basis for a new theme that\u2019s stripped back and minimal \u2014 a blank canvas to let a diverse range of style variations shine.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

A call for contributors was made, and on August 10th, 2022, the Twenty Twenty-Three Default Theme Project Kickoff was announced<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Committed to Give Back<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

WP Engine is committed to accelerating innovation in WordPress through original contributions<\/a> and helping the community<\/a> transition to the block editor and Full Site Editing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

TT3 and the call for specific style variations submissions offered  two members of our Developer Relations team\u2014myself and Damon Cook<\/a>\u2014an excellent opportunity to give back, and  I submitted a variation called Sherbet<\/a>, while Damon submitted one called Whisper<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In total, 38 submissions from 19 contributors spanning eight different countries were received. This past week, the WordPress team announced that ten variations<\/a> would ship with the TT3 default theme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m proud to say that both submissions from WP Engine were selected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sherbet<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Whisper<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Visit WP Engine<\/a> to find out more about our team’s contributions, our support for WordPress builders, and our wider work with the WordPress community.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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