Art 114: Interactive Media and Design

Spring 2026 | Harrisburg Area Community College

Instructor: Rich Hauck, MPS

Block Theme Tutorial

Steps to create a custom Block theme

  1. Install Wordpress.
    This will vary according to your shared hosting. You may need to download it from WordPress.org.
  2. Install the Create Block Theme plugin.
    1. Install and activate it.
    2. Under "Appearance", choose "Create a new Blank Theme"
    3. Provide a Theme Name, Theme Description, and list yourself as the Author. Then clicke the "Create and Activate Blank Theme".
  3. Create a file in your theme named functions.php. Add the code below. This will load CSS you add to style.css into your custom theme.
    <?php
    // Enqueues style.css on the front.
    if ( ! function_exists( 'mytheme_enqueue_styles' ) ) :
    	/**
    	 * Enqueues style.css on the front.
    	 * @return void
    	 */
    	function mytheme_enqueue_styles() {
    		wp_enqueue_style(
    			'mytheme-style',
    			get_parent_theme_file_uri( 'style.css' ),
    			array(),
    			wp_get_theme()->get( 'Version' ) ); } endif; add_action( 'wp_enqueue_scripts',
        'mytheme_enqueue_styles' );
  4. Create Static Front Page