The Case for a Shared CSS Toolkit in WordPress

The Case for a Shared CSS Toolkit in WordPress

Posted by WP Tavern on February 22, 2022 at 6:21 pm
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Earlier today, Mark Root-Wiley published an in-depth proposal around standardized design tokens and CSS for WordPress. The goal is to create a consistent, customizable, and interoperable system around the design tools in core. Essentially, he is proposing a standardized design framework or, as he refers to it, a “shared CSS toolkit” that WordPress, themes, and plugins can rely on. The blog post clocks in at nearly 4,000 words. He also added a shorter version of the proposal via a Gutenberg GitHub ticket. However, the post expands on the idea, linking to resources that span a few years. I responded to Root-Wiley via email. This was a subject near and dear to me. It has also been a source of frustration from other theme authors I have had the privilege of talking to over the last few years. These are themers who have been 100% behind the block system since Day 1, not the random guy in the back shouting, “Gutenberg sucks!” The primary thought I shared was that there has been a bit of fatigue on the topic. There is a push to bring standard presets to core every so often. But, it always feels like the wheels are spinning…

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