Templates are the WordPress theme files used to render website pages. Getting acquainted with templates is important in learning to build themes for WordPress. In this tutorial, you’ll learn about templates in both block and classic themes, as well as take a tour of a template in a block theme and a classic theme.
Learning outcomes
- What templates area and why they are important.
- The differences between block theme and classic theme templates.
- The different parts of a classic theme.
- The different parts of a block theme.
Comprehension questions
- What is the main difference for templates in block themes vs classic themes?
- What items do classic theme templates have that fetch data from the WordPress database?
- Do block templates contain PHP code?