84EM Block Theme

A modern WordPress block theme for 84EM, based on Twenty Twenty-Four with custom enhancements and styling.

Overview

The 84EM Block Theme is a full site editing (FSE) WordPress theme that provides a flexible foundation for building modern websites. Built on the WordPress block editor, it offers extensive customization options through block patterns and custom templates.

Features

• Full Site Editing (FSE) - Complete control over your site's layout and design
• Block Patterns - Pre-designed content layouts for quick page building
• Custom Templates - Specialized page layouts including sidebar and wide image options
• Typography - Custom web fonts including Cardo, Instrument Sans, Inter, Jost, and Outfit
• Responsive Design - Optimized for all device sizes
• Accessibility Ready - Built with web accessibility standards in mind
• SEO Optimized - Built-in meta tags, schema.org structured data, and XML sitemap
• Google Reviews Block - Custom Gutenberg block for displaying Google Business reviews
• Performance Optimized - Asset minification, lazy loading, and caching support

Requirements

• WordPress 6.0 or higher
• PHP 8.0 or higher
• Tested up to WordPress 6.8.3

Installation

1. Upload the theme files to /wp-content/themes/eightyfourem/
2. Activate the theme through the WordPress admin panel
3. Navigate to Appearance > Site Editor to customize your site

Theme Structure

Templates

• Page Templates: Standard page, page without title, no CTA page
• Post Templates: Single post
• Archive Templates: Archive and index templates
• Custom Post Types: Local pages template (single-local.html)
• Special Templates: 404 error, search results, home template

Block Patterns

The theme includes a minimal set of block patterns in active use:

• posts-3-col: Three-column post layout
• template-home-business: Business homepage template

Note: Unused patterns inherited from Twenty Twenty-Four have been removed to keep the theme lean and focused on actual site needs.

Customization

Using the Site Editor

1. Go to Appearance > Site Editor
2. Select templates or template parts to edit
3. Use block patterns for quick content creation
4. Customize colors and typography from the Global Styles panel

Custom Fonts

The theme includes optimized web fonts stored in /assets/fonts/:

• Instrument Sans: Modern sans-serif for body text
• Jost: Geometric sans-serif for headings

Development

WP-CLI Commands

The theme includes WP-CLI commands for schema regeneration:

# Regenerate schema for all content
wp 84em regenerate-schema --all

# Regenerate schema for specific content types
wp 84em regenerate-schema --pages
wp 84em regenerate-schema --posts
wp 84em regenerate-schema --projects
wp 84em regenerate-schema --service-pages

# Regenerate schema for specific content by slug
wp 84em regenerate-schema --slug=about

Build Process

The theme uses Gulp for asset optimization. Before working with the theme, install dependencies:

npm install

Available Commands

• npm start - Build assets and watch for changes (development mode)
• npm run build - Build and minify all assets (production mode)
• npm run watch - Watch files for changes without initial build
• npm run clean - Remove all generated minified files

What Gets Built

The build process handles:

• CSS files:
  • Theme: customizer.css, sticky-header.css, breadcrumbs.css, highlight.css
  • Google Reviews Block: editor.css, style.css (in assets/google-reviews-block/)
  • Autoprefixer (targets last 2 browser versions)
  • Minification
  • Sourcemaps
• JavaScript files:
  • Theme: sticky-header.js, highlight.js
  • Google Reviews Block: block.js (in assets/google-reviews-block/)
  • Minification with terser
  • Sourcemaps

All minified files are output with .min.css or .min.js extensions.

File Structure

eightyfourem/
├── assets/
│   ├── css/                  # Custom stylesheets
│   ├── fonts/                # Web font files
│   ├── js/                   # JavaScript files
│   └── google-reviews-block/ # Google Reviews block assets
├── includes/                 # Theme functionality modules
│   ├── acf.php              # ACF customizations
│   ├── author-pages.php     # Author page customizations
│   ├── block-styles.php     # Custom block styles
│   ├── block-stylesheets.php # Block-specific stylesheets
│   ├── breadcrumbs.php      # Breadcrumb functionality
│   ├── cli.php              # WP-CLI commands
│   ├── dequeue.php          # Script/style dequeuing
│   ├── disable-comments.php # Comments disabling functionality
│   ├── document-title.php   # Document title filters
│   ├── enqueue.php          # Script/style enqueuing
│   ├── footer.php           # Footer functionality and UAGB scripts
│   ├── google-reviews.php   # Google Reviews block
│   ├── gravity-forms.php    # Gravity Forms integration
│   ├── meta-tags.php        # SEO meta tags
│   ├── pattern-categories.php # Pattern categories
│   ├── permalinks.php       # Permalink customizations
│   ├── schema.php           # Schema.org structured data
│   ├── search.php           # Search customizations
│   ├── shortcode-last-updated.php # Last updated shortcode
│   ├── shortlinks.php       # Shortlink functionality
│   └── sitemap.php          # XML sitemap generation
├── parts/            # Template parts
├── patterns/         # Block patterns
├── templates/        # Page templates
├── functions.php     # Theme loader (includes files from includes/)
├── gulpfile.js       # Build configuration
├── package.json      # Node dependencies
├── style.css         # Main stylesheet
└── theme.json        # Theme configuration

Theme Configuration

The theme.json file controls:

• Color palettes and gradients
• Typography scales
• Spacing options
• Layout settings
• Custom templates and patterns

License

This theme is licensed under the GNU GPL v2.0 or later. See LICENSE file for details.

Copyright (c) 2025 84EM

Based on Twenty Twenty-Four by the WordPress team.

Image Credits

All images are licensed under CC0 (Creative Commons Zero) from Rawpixel, except for icon-message.webp which uses Unicode License V3.

Support

For theme support and customization services, visit 84EM.com.

Version History

See CHANGELOG.md for a detailed version history.