This course presents an efficient and enjoyable development experience of converting a Tailwind CSS landing page into a functional WordPress block theme.
This mini-course will teach you about:
- Converting static landing pages into modern WordPress block themes.
- Automating block creation with Pinegrow’s AI assistant.
- Configuring WordPress for site editing and block-based theme development.
- Styling blocks for front-end and editor consistency.
- Using live data for precise previews.
- Creating custom templates for various content types.
- Implementing dynamic content via the WordPress loop.
- Integrating and customizing contact forms.
- Implementing social sharing features.
- Utilizing Tailwind CSS in WordPress themes.
- Exploring design variations with Pinegrow’s design panel.
- Resolving styling conflicts between Tailwind CSS and WordPress.
The course comes with a Quick starter Tailwind block theme template that you can use to quickly build your own block themes.
How to make the best use of this course?
First, just watch the course video.
Then, download the Quick starter template and use it to build your own WordPress theme. Watch the video guide and follow the steps. You can download the finished project if you would like to poke around.
You will need:
- Pinegrow Web Editor on your desktop computer (a trial version will do), or Pinegrow WordPress Plugin installed on your WordPress site.
- Anthropic or OpenAI API key, if you want to use the AI Assistant (recommended).
- A development WordPress site.
Watch the course
Open the video on YouTube to see the chapters.
Advantages of the presented approach
- Faster Development: Automating block creation with AI significantly reduces development time, allowing you to concentrate on design and functionality.
- Intuitive Visual Editor: Pinegrow’s visual editor simplifies theme structuring and styling, even for those with limited coding experience.
- Tailwind CSS Integration: Utilizing Tailwind CSS offers a robust and adaptable styling framework for efficient prototyping and design adjustments.
- Contemporary WordPress Development: The block-based approach aligns with current WordPress development standards, ensuring your theme is up-to-date and manageable.
- Hybrid Block Structure: The tutorial employs hybrid blocks, merging React’s dynamic front-end with PHP’s back-end reliability, preventing block recovery and update problems.
A quick start template
Use this template to jump straight into creating WordPress block themes with consistent Tailwind CSS styling on the front-end and in the editor.
Download the template
Clone the Git project or download the zip file. Unzip it to your local drive and open the folder as project in desktop Pinegrow Web Editor, or import it as a new project in Pinegrow WordPress Plugin.
Watch the video guide and follow along
Watch the guide and follow the steps building a similar project: