{"id":47653,"date":"2018-12-12T08:30:43","date_gmt":"2018-12-12T14:30:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/?p=47653"},"modified":"2025-05-14T13:33:56","modified_gmt":"2025-05-14T18:33:56","slug":"introducing-gutenberg-optimized-themes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/introducing-gutenberg-optimized-themes\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing Gutenberg Optimized Themes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/blog\/wordpress-5-0-is-here\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WordPress 5.0<\/a> is here, and with it comes <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/blog\/gutenberg-for-beginners-a-basic-tutorial\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gutenberg<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the new content editing platform that will serve as the default replacement for the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/classic-editor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">classic editor<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We\u2019re excited about what <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/blog\/gutenberg-believe-in-beauty-of-dreams\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gutenberg has in store<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and as users ramp up and start to get a feel for it, we\u2019re re-releasing six <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/studiopress-themes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">StudioPress themes<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that now include built-in features and advanced Gutenberg support to help you get the most out of the new editing experience. Those six themes are: <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/themes\/authority-pro\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Authority Pro<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/themes\/essence-pro\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Essence Pro<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/themes\/magazine-pro\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Magazine Pro<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/themes\/infinity-pro\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Infinity Pro<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/themes\/monochrome-pro\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Monochrome Pro<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/themes\/breakthrough-pro\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Breakthrough Pro<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While all <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/my.studiopress.com\/themes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">StudioPress themes<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are Gutenberg-ready, these six themes have been modified specifically to let you do more with the new editor. Gutenberg allows you to quickly build and create sleek, \u00a0high-performing websites, and these six themes include optimizations that have been added with the power and promise of Gutenberg in mind. Our goal is to not only help you start building with Gutenberg, but to harness its full potential so you can win with it. With that goal in mind, these six themes now all include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Easy access and control of branding features. Now you can quickly make changes to block color palettes and font styles. \u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Custom styling and default Gutenberg block styling that all work with the full range of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/gutenberg\/handbook\/extensibility\/theme-support\/#default-block-styles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">available editor widths<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to save you time when building sites.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Effortless editing and page building so you can see what your site will look like on the front-end when creating and editing in the back-end.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_47654\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-47654\" style=\"width: 833px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-47654\" src=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Screen-Shot-2018-11-28-at-11.18.19-AM-1024x693.png\" alt=\"Genesis Gutenberg images\" width=\"833\" height=\"564\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Screen-Shot-2018-11-28-at-11.18.19-AM-1024x693.png 1024w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Screen-Shot-2018-11-28-at-11.18.19-AM-300x203.png 300w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Screen-Shot-2018-11-28-at-11.18.19-AM-768x519.png 768w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Screen-Shot-2018-11-28-at-11.18.19-AM.png 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 833px) 100vw, 833px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-47654\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Changing things like image width in Gutenberg is easy with WP Engine&#8217;s Gutenberg-optimized themes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This advanced Gutenberg-specific support will allow you to dive into the new editor without having to pause repeatedly to make these modifications. Instead, you can focus your attention on putting Gutenberg to work, exploring the new block-based structure it employs, and building websites and pages that meet the expectations of today\u2019s digital audiences. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Over the coming months, we plan to bring all of our StudioPress themes up to this new advanced level of Gutenberg support and we\u2019ll also be releasing brand-new advanced Gutenberg themes along the way. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With our expanding theme library, including the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/blog\/bringing-array-themes-into-the-wp-engine-family\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">recent acquisition of Array Themes<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and its award-winning Atomic Blocks library, the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/hs.wpengine.com\/webinar-genesis-framework\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Genesis Framework<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is quickly becoming the best way to develop sites using Gutenberg. Our suite of premium StudioPress themes make it easy to put Gutenberg to use, and as we roll out additional Gutenberg-optimized themes, we\u2019ll continue to lead by example and show our customers how they can win with Gutenberg. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition to all of the above, the Genesis Framework will be further upgraded for Gutenberg with the release of version 2.8 in Q1 2019. 2.8 will include built-in features that allow you to easily and efficiently style and control Gutenberg blocks as well as auto-load demo content, which can arm Genesis themes with content blocks and make them even easier to use with Gutenberg. With more flexibility when installing new themes, you\u2019ll be able to set and more easily control all styling and quickly build new sites that look like your demo sites, enabling you to jump straight into customizing site content without wasting time on initial site configuration. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stay tuned as we continue to add new ways for you to win with Gutenberg. Want more info in the meantime? Check out these on-demand webinars: <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gettin\u2019 Down and Nerdy with the Genesis Framework<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/on-demand-webinar-how-to-win-with-gutenberg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Embracing the Change: How to Win with Gutenberg<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WordPress 5.0 is here, and with it comes Gutenberg, the new content editing platform that will serve as the default replacement for the classic editor. We\u2019re excited about what Gutenberg has in store, and as users ramp up and start to get a feel for it, we\u2019re re-releasing six StudioPress themes that now include built-in<span class=\"tile__ellipses\">&hellip;<\/span><span class=\"tile__ellipses--animated\"><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":200,"featured_media":55287,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[372,9],"tags":[1288,1238],"class_list":["post-47653","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-announcement","category-product-updates","tag-genesis","tag-gutenberg"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Introducing Gutenberg Optimized Themes<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"As users start to get a feel for the new Gutenberg editor, WP Engine is re-releasing six StudioPress themes that now include advanced Gutenberg support.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Introducing Gutenberg Optimized Themes\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"As users start to get a feel for the new Gutenberg editor, WP Engine is re-releasing six StudioPress themes that now include advanced Gutenberg support.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/introducing-gutenberg-optimized-themes\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"WP Engine\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/wpengine\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2018-12-12T14:30:43+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-05-14T18:33:56+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/gutenberghero.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"628\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Abe Selig\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@wpengine\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@wpengine\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Abe Selig\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/introducing-gutenberg-optimized-themes\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/introducing-gutenberg-optimized-themes\/\",\"name\":\"Introducing Gutenberg Optimized Themes\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2018-12-12T14:30:43+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-05-14T18:33:56+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/#\/schema\/person\/b732a884dbf4917dcd15ce2e9fbd3652\"},\"description\":\"As users start to get a feel for the new Gutenberg editor, WP Engine is re-releasing six StudioPress themes that now include advanced Gutenberg support.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/introducing-gutenberg-optimized-themes\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/introducing-gutenberg-optimized-themes\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/introducing-gutenberg-optimized-themes\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Introducing Gutenberg Optimized Themes\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/\",\"name\":\"WP Engine\",\"description\":\"Managed Hosting for WordPress\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/#\/schema\/person\/b732a884dbf4917dcd15ce2e9fbd3652\",\"name\":\"Abe Selig\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/6deb04da8be57a16bed1b5ad7722572beaa7ed7292795763c9324d46b0ad9454?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/6deb04da8be57a16bed1b5ad7722572beaa7ed7292795763c9324d46b0ad9454?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Abe Selig\"},\"description\":\"Abe Selig is a writer, amateur musician and accomplished inshore fisherman. He began his career as a journalist and now tells stories about technology and the ways it\u2019s helping businesses thrive. He is an Austin, TX native who has lived in New York City and traveled all around the world. You can reach him at abe.selig@wpengine.com.\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Introducing Gutenberg Optimized Themes","description":"As users start to get a feel for the new Gutenberg editor, WP Engine is re-releasing six StudioPress themes that now include advanced Gutenberg support.","robots":{"index":"noindex","follow":"follow"},"og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Introducing Gutenberg Optimized Themes","og_description":"As users start to get a feel for the new Gutenberg editor, WP Engine is re-releasing six StudioPress themes that now include advanced Gutenberg support.","og_url":"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/introducing-gutenberg-optimized-themes\/","og_site_name":"WP Engine","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/wpengine","article_published_time":"2018-12-12T14:30:43+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-05-14T18:33:56+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1200,"height":628,"url":"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/gutenberghero.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Abe Selig","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@wpengine","twitter_site":"@wpengine","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Abe Selig","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/introducing-gutenberg-optimized-themes\/","url":"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/introducing-gutenberg-optimized-themes\/","name":"Introducing Gutenberg Optimized Themes","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/#website"},"datePublished":"2018-12-12T14:30:43+00:00","dateModified":"2025-05-14T18:33:56+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/#\/schema\/person\/b732a884dbf4917dcd15ce2e9fbd3652"},"description":"As users start to get a feel for the new Gutenberg editor, WP Engine is re-releasing six StudioPress themes that now include advanced Gutenberg support.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/introducing-gutenberg-optimized-themes\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/introducing-gutenberg-optimized-themes\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/introducing-gutenberg-optimized-themes\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Introducing Gutenberg Optimized Themes"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/#website","url":"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/","name":"WP Engine","description":"Managed Hosting for WordPress","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/#\/schema\/person\/b732a884dbf4917dcd15ce2e9fbd3652","name":"Abe Selig","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/6deb04da8be57a16bed1b5ad7722572beaa7ed7292795763c9324d46b0ad9454?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/6deb04da8be57a16bed1b5ad7722572beaa7ed7292795763c9324d46b0ad9454?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Abe Selig"},"description":"Abe Selig is a writer, amateur musician and accomplished inshore fisherman. He began his career as a journalist and now tells stories about technology and the ways it\u2019s helping businesses thrive. He is an Austin, TX native who has lived in New York City and traveled all around the world. You can reach him at abe.selig@wpengine.com."}]}},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47653","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/200"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47653"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47653\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/55287"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47653"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47653"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47653"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}