Is this the best WordPress Theme ever!

[@richtabor]

I’m thrilled how Twenty Twenty-Four came along. Took a lot of work figuring out the design and implementation; many hands played a part in making this happen as well as it did. Great video!

[@jamiewp]

Cheers Rich, and congrats on all your hard work making the theme so great 👍

[@Natalia_Snape]

thanks for your review. I'm watching from Russia. For some reason, among Russian bloggers I found only one video about a new topic twenty twenty four. and since I am a beginner and am creating my own website on this topic for myself (informational), it was nice to watch your video! I hope you will release another video about this topic ❤️ I don’t know English, sorry, I wrote this through a translator, but I watched your video with automatic translation. ❤️ good mood 🙏

[@jonbloor8661]

Some lovely templates and a chance to learn some new functionality too. Great job as ever Jamie!

[@jamiewp]

Thanks Jon

[@ManassehElBey]

Awesome! Thanks for showing the power of this theme. I realize I need to learn the default or normal Gutenberg blocks. So for my latest project I’m using the Twenty Four theme without any design or block based plugins to force myself to learn what is, for example Spectra, already default in WordPress.

[@jamiewp]

Thats a great approach 👍

[@Goonky100]

Thank you for this. I did not want to buy a page builder, but need design help. You've convinced me to use 2024.

[@pmmueller]

Thanx for this video and it really shows what's possible with Twenty Twenty-Four out of the box. After a fresh installation one hurdle I came across is setting a static homepage and a separate posts page for the blog posts as the template Blog Home per default contains content. There is a sort of well hidden solution by assigning a different template to Blog Home: 1. Edit the template Blog Home in the Site Editor 2. Choose the 3-dot-menu on the Template tab in the right sidebar next to the template name 3. Click on Replace Template (or whatever it is called in English) 4. Assign one of the four templates shown to Blog Home (the three TT4 use cases + simple one column posts page) This is easier than having to delete all the content in the template Blog Home and then fill it with other blocks or patterns.

[@jamiewp]

Brilliant- thanks for sharing the tip Peter 👍

[@RichardWadeUK]

Excellent overview Jamie. The 2024 theme appears to be a strong improvement over previous iterations. I'm using Gutenberg more and more with pages and layouts, and it might be a good time try a complete site build.

[@jamiewp]

Yup its time 👍

[@AnnexusGroup]

Add Kadence Blocks Pro and you can build anything. Wave goodbye to bloated page builders.

[@vaughanprint]

Very Impressive. Over all the years of default theme releases this is the first time I’ve seen something I would use, if there were no other tools to hand. It’s those patterns that do the trick in addition to being able to customise with the flexibility of blocks to hand. I’ll add that I’ve just crossed the floor from Divi to Bricks as a challenge to up my game. In terms of workflow it’s very solid and Kevin Geary’s bootcamp 101 is what’s needed to get started.

[@jamiewp]

thanks 🙏 , interesting to hear your now a Bricks users (i'm hearing a lot of good things) i'm actually working on a video called 'how to choose a page builder' based on this article i wrote a couple of weeks ago www.pootlepress.com/2023/11/how-to-choose-a-wordpress-page-builder-balancing-developer-expertise-and-client-needs/ ..atm sections include , Functional Capabilities, Global Styles, Class based, Performance, Customer business objectives, content editing workflow, technical debit, migration path, training implications for customer, sustainability of business, risk profile, community support.

[@vaughanprint]

@@jamiewp I've appraised a lot of the builders over the last 7 years, since I started using Divi. A lot of them were on par but not enough for me to change over. With Bricks there is something different giong on in that you are forced to follow best practice, if you are listening to Kevin and Dave. I still have a lot of time for Divi but they need time to get the foundation re-written so that it performs better, both on the backend for workflow and the front end needs some work in terms of performance. Moving to markup akin to the block editor should move it closer for better interopperability. But once, Divi 5 is launched they will have to to move quick to make sure it's more in line with what Bricks is doing, at least in some areas, for those of us who need something that facilitates a more streamlined workflow. No fear, Elegant Themes gets plenty of feedback from me on these matter.

[@CarlMadsen]

Great video. I really like Twenty Twenty-Four and your video showed me some cool tricks about Gutenberg - the Query Loop skip 3 posts! I did a workaround for the exact same functionality, and now I can fix it. Thanks again.😀

[@jamiewp]

Glad it was helpful!

[@christianukpong4101]

Thank you. your videos are very helpful. But can you take on how you built each one, please?

[@jamiewp]

I was hoping some-one would ask that 👍

[@wpgeni]

Nicely done Jamie. A fantastic overview of the power of the 2024 WordPress theme. This will help solve the on boarding of new users to WordPress and the block theme environment. I certainly will be using this theme for some projects. A really great video. Thank you.

[@jamiewp]

Cool and thanks 🙏

[@tobiaslofi]

This is extremely exciting!! As you know I had given up on WordPress some years ago but this reminds me of 2006 when I started using Wordpress and the default themes were just so good that half of all Wordpress sites kept it … this is that just updated to current standards!

[@jamiewp]

Thanks Tobias 👍

[@bobtournoux1825]

Hi Jamie, I love your videos and am so happy that you think so highly of the TT4 theme. I am trying to use it to build a membership website. I tried modifying the Navigation and then got it locked up somehow. I want to add submenus. Do you have or will you have a video on building a membership website with login and registration with TT4? I would love that. I am struggling at the moment, but keep getting closer by watching your videos. Thanks. Oh - when do your next courses become available?

[@metawala]

Great one... You are the best block theme designer I have seen... Appreciate all your work sir 🙏 thanks for sharing.

[@jamiewp]

thank you 👍

[@zeno2712]

I've always designed my own templates (with the old Artisteer and now with Nicepage page builder) but I think I need to get on to using the twenty twenty-four and finally bite the Gutenberg bullet. However, although older default themes (eg twenty twenty-one) have been updated over time, new default themes have usually changed significantly each year. What will happen to twenty twenty-four in the future? Will it be replaced by a completely different theme next year? I think what I'm asking is there a migration path for the themes so we can keep sites up-to-date and using all the new features added to WordPress instead of having to re-design every so often?

[@jamiewp]

hi, that is a great question - as you say the default themes are always updated, and now with block patterns we have the ability to update themes and increase longevity. My guess is that there will be a 2025 theme, but you could carry on using 2024 if it meets your needs. The migration path between block themes is also pretty easy (and getting easier) .

[@ceateio]

So updating the 2024 theme to a newer version of it is no problem at all (obviously) but no, you probably won‘t update a company website each year to the newest one. The old ones remain working meaning there‘s no issue with keeping it.

[@jamiewp]

👍@@ceateio

[@DesWalsh]

I've always thought of the WordPress free themes as a second best option. This tutorial and another of yours on WordPress 6, now have me reconsidering. By the way, I found you when looking for guidance on creating a single blog post template.

[@jamiewp]

Great to hear 👍

[@MrDeSilva]

outstanding Jamie!! thank you very much for your take... I was strugeling lately in this department ,,,going very crazy between astra and blocksy..this is very fresh to me... a "new begining" lol,,,thanks again mate and cheers from the City of Knowledge at the Panama Canal.

[@jamiewp]

thank you - great to hear you are on a journey

[@manifestandvisualize]

You are so inspiring. I will try it out, I am a bit scaredas I am not so experienced but you are so convincing and make it look easy. If only it really wasthank you, love your videos👏

[@jamiewp]

Good luck!!

[@MarioGZito]

I created my first project using twenty twenty three theme few weeks ago but the new TT4 theme launched this week is really amazing. I agree with you. The best WP theme ever.

[@jamiewp]

Great to hear 👍🔥

[@StretchFletcher]

That was stunning. BTW I was going to post on another of your vids, the following - Enunciate clearly and increase volume. I was having trouble understanding you and hearing. part of the problem was sound setting. English is my home language but I'm from the Last Outpost of the British Empire, down south. It is an accent thing. I have been gung ho on blocks and moving away from page builders for some time, but struggling to get to grips with it. Your vids have been a boon to me, so thanks for that.

[@jamiewp]

Thanks Stretch - where are you from (down south is a big area)

[@StretchFletcher]

@@jamiewp sunny downtown South Africa. I was a bit reticent mentioning that though, given the recent history between our two countries.

[@jamiewp]

ah ok - 👍@@StretchFletcher i could try a south african accent in the next video 😉

[@richmaniow]

Apologise if you've covered this already Jamie, but i think I've figured out what I'm struggling with Full Site Editing, it's trying to understand the difference between "Styles" "Templates" and Themes" as they all seem to effect the look of the site but in different ways, am i correct in thinking that a "Theme" is what you get when customise the "Styles" and "Templates"? and how do you save that as a "Custom Theme" so it doesn't mess up your current "Theme" once you start tweaking the "Styles" and "Templates", I have a feeling you have covered this previously but not sure if 6.4 has effected things, thanks as always.

[@jamiewp]

Hi Rich, I'll try to put a video together on that for you

[@herseem]

@@jamiewpthat would help me enormously as well. Coming from Joomla, and using Artisteer to create templates which made things super-easy, I'm really struggling to understand the structure of Wordpress

[@spitsparrow]

There needs to be a simple way to reverse the stacking order in a column. That pattern thats in your business example has a 2 column text then image left to right.. then next block has 2 column image then text. this second block should stack right to left for mobile consistency yet it doesn't. Any advice?

[@underflo43tky]

like your channel. i need to make a site to sell prints of my photos. some are in landscape and some are in portait orientation. so was wondering how to overcome the mix of the two orientations. basically i just want an image shown and have the ability to buy it. i dont want much on my site but the ability to sell prints while not letting users just get images for free off my site. my original files are really big / high res. i wonder if i should just have the top page be just images for sale and allow the user to buy them and choose the size of the print. ie top page straight to store. i was a little confused if i should install a wp theme or a woo theme but im guessing install a wp theme then add the woo plug in. also what is the best hosting to just play around with designing sites and not spending a lot? just for testing and learning at first? just been wondering about these things. need to get a real simple and clean store design up to post images for print sales. you make the block design seem pretty easy to implement. was considering hiring someone to design it but this doesnt look so complicated. at least i hope. 🤞

[@user-cr2sp7my8h]

Great review, it makes me really enthusiastic to check out this theme, thank you!

[@jamiewp]

Cool 👍

[@yasminegerer3096]

Hello Jamie. I want to use the new block theme twenty twenty four. I only have one problem. I don´t know how can i get my own fonts on it. Have you any tipp or trick for this? And thank you for this great video!

[@jamiewp]

Yup, use this free plugin :) wordpress.org/plugins/create-block-theme/

[@yasminegerer3096]

@@jamiewp thank you very much! I will try it tomorrow

[@jamiewp]

👍@@yasminegerer3096

[@letssolveitten1728]

We need full video on how to customize the theme as a new beginner. Thank you

[@jamiewp]

Any specific aspect?@@letssolveitten1728

[@stuartmorley6338]

Another great Video Jamie - Thanks very much. This theme looks great and the fact now with FSE you can ditch the hundreds of plugins you once needed to do simple tasks is great. WP has got so bloated in the last few years with all these plugins. I was talking to my hosting company the other day and they said the server resources you need to host a WP site now compared with a few years ago has grown massively. It's good to see that this trend might now start to be reversed. Just keeping all your plugins up to date is a real pain (and security issue) albeit I would guess providers make changes often is mainly for financial reasons.

[@jamiewp]

Cheers Stu 👍100% agree

[@vinayp5944]

Sir please make a video on query loop. How to set it up properly. It would be lovely to set up blogs in a slider style using QL but when i tried and clicked on older posts the page reloads.

[@jamiewp]

Hi - here is one The WordPress Gutenberg Query Loop Block - a beginners guide kzbin.info/www/bejne/f5_dZnxtitqoe5Y - can you give example of slider style ?

[@HenrikLindqvist]

I’ve just started exploring block themes. I have one major issue. If I customize the colors, fonts, etc, and then switch to another style and back, all edits disappear. Is there a way to save my changes to a custom style preset or am I doing it wrong? BTW, love your videos. Appropriate in length an to the point!

[@jamiewp]

Hi Henrik, firstly thank you for kind words on my videos ..now to your question (great question). There is now revisions in Global Styles, so you can switch there :) . Another option is to use the create block theme (free plugin) and export out as a style variation (then you could re-import later, or use on another site)

[@DejanBuric]

When you increase the text font size in the Twenty Twenty-Four theme, for example to 1.1 REM or 1.2 REM, the text on the phone becomes very small.

[@jamiewp]

Nope i didnt , but you can edit clamp if you wish

[@aijokker]

is it possible to "save as" your own style?

[@jamiewp]

Yes - the free create block theme plugin lets you do this

[@kaid3566]

Great video! I filled in the info to get the free themes yesterday, and I haven't received anything (I tried it twice, with two different emails).

[@jamiewp]

Sorry about that - could you check spam?

[@kaid3566]

@@jamiewp Checked spam, yes, nothing in there. Just tried it again, still not getting anything. Is this working for anyone else?

[@jimbagsh9569]

Can you post the CSS for the "smooth scroll"?

[@jimbagsh9569]

And do you think it would be easy enough to make a magazine/news style site with the theme?

[@jamiewp]

Oops - just added to the description 👍

[@jamiewp]

Yup - if you have anything in mind let me know and i might do as a rapid recreate video

[@jonbloor8661]

Can you stick the menu in the one-pager? I can't figure out how for the life of me!

[@jamiewp]

Yup - a little hard to explain but ill make a version with sticky menu tomorrow

[@jonbloor8661]

@@jamiewp amazing - thanks. I can see lots of places to make an element sticky but they don't seem to work for me (user error probably)

[@pmmueller]

In a nutshell: You put a Group block around the Header block and give that Group block the option Position Sticky in the block inspector (right sidebar).

[@jonbloor8661]

@@pmmueller thank you. I will give it a whirl

[@estate0007]

Elementor and the likes really have to bundle up!

[@jamiewp]

Yes they do 😉

[@onkelzaufsendung-dervideop2943]

how can i go to the site where you have the menu on the left side?

[@jamiewp]

It's the portfolio theme that's included in the free theme downloads

[@onkelzaufsendung-dervideop2943]

Thanks for your answer. How can i apply it to an other pagestyle? I want to create regular with blocks but with a menu on the left site. Sorry. Newby

[@montyksycki4092]

Thank You!!! ~ Peace :)

[@jamiewp]

🙏

[@WPSoul]

First default wordpress theme which I didn't remove once installed WP

[@jamiewp]

Cool 😎

[@RecipesLive]

Very nice ❤❤❤ can you do a demonstration membership website using the 2024 theme to make a cooking membership website with Paid Membership Pro and social media networking? 😮😊🎉 Merry Christmas 🎅 🎄 🤶 Also, how do you collect subscribers on your website? Thanks Brendan 😊

[@jamiewp]

Great suggestion!

[@Sonya_Makepeace]

I'm not keen on the 2024 theme. Does anyone have a problem with a modal popping up everytime a new block is added? Because this became so annoying, I'm doing everything with the 2023 theme.

[@jamiewp]

That happens when you create a new page

[@Sonya_Makepeace]

@@jamiewp I think it happens when creating or adding a pattern too. I've just tried to migrate my site from my home server, to an online host, and it's completely ruined. I used a plugin called Go Live Update URLs and it has ruined it. I'm tearing my hair out over this.

[@sorinciprian7579]

Great tutorial, I think in the near future WP will put most of builders out of business. I am a bricks user but WP seems really promising but not yet a mature builder from my pov

[@jamiewp]

Thanks , what's missing for you atm?

[@yannickmichel2566]

Somehow every time I install one of your themes needs to be updated and since it's using the 2024 WordPress theme base it needs to be updated and it overwrites your themes. maybe you should update them to the latest 2024 WordPress theme find another way

[@jamiewp]

Noted - i’ll take a look 👍

[@yannickmichel2566]

@@jamiewp awesomeness 😍 I actually think those themes are an amazing way to start a project so things like the the glassmorphism header or the one page site or the woo shop are like a convenient headstart and perfect time saver. is there even a way for u to add some sample pages too so we can install ur theme before starting to add any plugins cause twentig is also awesome and a no-brainer install.

[@Drugvigil]

Is that Free?

[@jamiewp]

Yup 👍

[@ABumann]

Attention to detail? This Wordpress theme is garbage. Plug-ins for a sidebar don't work with it, it won't fill the whole desktop screen, getting text exactly where I want it is impossible. I had to just code the whole thing. This template is infuriating.

[@chaoswolf-1985]

twenty twenty four is the theme with the most horrible usability I've ever seen.

[@jamiewp]

Why?

[@chaoswolf-1985]

@@jamiewp I really like the design, which is why I decided to use this theme for my new website. I wasted the whole day today trying to personalize even the simplest things. The template functions are totally confusing and overloaded (what do I have to change where?) If I change the template I can’t preview it, so I can’t even check if the change would work. Example: Design the menu on the desktop page differently than in the mobile view. With other themes you click through the customizer and then you have a theme as you would like it, here you have to change something here and there, but then again it doesn’t have an effect everywhere. The whole thing has really become far too complicated. I’m afraid that the Block Editor has really lost its way and too much time has been invested in it to go back. In my opinion, it is not a good product for the end user. Professionals will code their own themes anyway and the “normal” user is overwhelmed. If I, as a quality manager, had to audit the organization in terms of ISO 9001, I would clearly say that products are being developed here that do not meet customer requirements.