v1.3.0

What's New

• Tufte Hero margin figure: New "Tufte Hero" block style variation on core/post-featured-image that positions the featured image in the right margin alongside the post title and metadata — a classic Tufte margin figure layout.
• Restructured single post template: <main> uses constrained left-justified layout with a wide hero group wrapping title, metadata, and featured image.
• Responsive breakpoint: Margin figure displays at 1200px+ viewports; stacks below the title on narrower screens.

v1.2.0

What's New

• Query loop link styling — removed animated underline from links inside query loops (post titles, dates, categories, excerpts); they now get color-only hover. The "Continue reading" read-more link is excluded and keeps its underline. Paragraph links in regular content are unaffected.
• Post title links — simplified to color change only (no background-image underline) in both frontend and editor CSS

v1.1.0

What's New

• Homepage pattern styles — post card hover (gold border, lift, stretched link) and note row (fixed-width date column, stretched link) CSS for homepage layouts
• Editor layout fix — removed manual max-width overrides in editor.css that prevented wide-aligned blocks from rendering correctly in the block editor
• Template cleanup — removed hardcoded theme slug from template-part references

v1.0.1 – First release

Bug Fixes

• Fix header and footer missing on single and page templates — Remove hardcoded theme attribute from template-part blocks so header and footer render correctly when the theme is installed under different directory names (e.g. from release zip).

v1.0.0

Tufte Blocks v1.0.0

First stable release of Tufte Blocks, a WordPress block theme inspired by Edward Tufte's design principles.

Features

• Typography-first design — ET Book serif, optimal line length, generous margins
• Dark mode default — Easy-on-the-eyes dark palette with gold accents
• Light mode style variation — Switch via Appearance → Editor → Styles
• Block patterns — Header, footer, about card, reading list, newsletter CTA, syllabus, testimonial, stats row, and more
• Full-site editing — Customize templates and styles in the Site Editor
• Minimal ornamentation — Content-first, Tufte-inspired aesthetic

Requirements

• WordPress 6.4+
• PHP 7.4+

Installation

1. Download the theme ZIP (or clone this repo into wp-content/themes/)
2. Activate in Appearance → Themes