[Theme Handbook Overhaul] Getting Started > Quick-start guide

[justintadlock]

This ticket is a part of #816 and will be used for creating new page titled "Quick-start guide" under Chapter 1: Getting Started.

I will draft the content for the new page in a Google Doc: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jThdDosfY9NG-A-0N-azkJg0XR2wjwszYof5UnMm3FE/edit?usp=sharing

Some early thoughts:

• I'll likely incorporate some of the content from the existing Theme Development Examples doc into this one. This page was not included in the new outline, but we should keep as much of that content as needed.
• I'm probably going to lean into using TT3 and the Create Block Theme plugin for this. This way, there's not really any coding involved and the reader can "build" a theme quickly. Then, we can really start diving more into code in the next chapter.

[github-actions]

Heads up @kafleg @carolinan @TeBenachi - the "themes" label was applied to this issue.

[justintadlock]

I've almost completed the first draft of this. The remaining section is on exporting a theme with the Create Block Theme plugin.

I'll be on vacation until July 3, so if anyone wants to draft out that section in the meantime, let me know. I'll be happy to add editing access for you. Otherwise, I'll wrap it up when I return.

[kafleg]

It's detailed and precise. I don't want to get involved in the writing and make it bad. ;) I'll help to add in the site when we start doing that.

Also checked the draft. Some words are quite tough for me, I think we need to use 3 grade standard words to make it even simpler to read it.

[justintadlock]

I've completed the final section of this post with the addition of steps on how to export with Create Block Theme.

@kafleg - Feel free to suggest any word changes in the doc. I'm happy to make changes where needed.

[carolinan]

Looks OK to me, pending screenshots.

We should avoid using yoursite.com as an example because this is an existing commercial third-party site.

[justintadlock]

This doc is now a draft in the Theme Handbook: https://developer.wordpress.org/wp-admin/post.php?post=149320&action=edit

Note that I've updated all of the screenshots to use Twenty Twenty-Four since it will be released before this doc goes live.

Edit: The screenshots leave out yoursite.com too (mentioned above).

[kafleg]

With the new images, the content is even better. Thank you and LGTM.

[justintadlock]

Published here: https://developer.wordpress.org/themes/getting-started/quick-start-guide/