Kanso WordPress Block Theme

Kanso is a simple and intuitive block theme designed with a focus on blogging.

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It offers a clean and distraction-free reading experience, perfect for bloggers who want their content to take center stage. Kanso also includes several patterns for newsletters, providing an easy way to engage with your audience. The theme features 20 color variations and three font variations (sans serif, monospace, and serif), offering a variety of customization options. Additionally, Kanso supports section styles and text styles across all elements, ensuring a cohesive and visually appealing design that you can flex however you'd like.

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Contributing

I welcome contributors to keep iterating on the theme. To get started with developing Kanso WordPress theme, follow these steps:

Prerequisites

Ensure you have the following tools installed:

• Node.js (version 14.x, 16.x, 17.x, 18.x, or 19.x recommended)
• npm (comes with Node.js)
• Composer

Setup

1. Download or clone this repository

You'll want to add it to your local WordPress wp-content/themes/ directory.

git clone https://github.com/richtabor/kanso.git
cd kanso

2. Install dependencies

Run npm run setup to install all necessary development dependencies.

Available scripts

In the project directory, you can run the following scripts:

1. Code formatting

Run npm run format to format both PHP and JSON files according to the WordPress coding standards.

2. Create theme zip

Run npm run theme-zip to build a zip file of the theme for distribution.