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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nSay hello to Twenty Twenty\u2011Two<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
And say hello to the first default block theme in the history of OurLocality. This is more than just a new default theme. It\u2019s a brand-new way to work with OurLocality themes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Block themes put a wide array of visual choices in your hands, from colour schemes and typeface combinations to page templates and image filters \u2013 all together, in the site editing interface. By making changes in one place, you can give Twenty Twenty\u2011Two the same look and feel as your brand or other websites \u2013 or take your site\u2019s look in another direction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Twenty Twenty\u2011Two theme is already available to you. It came installed with OurLocality 5.9, and you will find it with your other installed themes<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n More block themes built for full site editing features are in the Theme Directory alongside the Twenty Twenty\u2011Two theme, just waiting to be explored. Expect more to come!<\/p>\n\n\n\n When you use any of those new themes, you no longer need the Customiser. Instead, you have all the power of the Styles interface inside the Site Editor. Just as in Twenty Twenty\u2011Two, you build your site\u2019s look and feel there, with the tools you need for the job in a fluid interface that practically comes alive in your hands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Blocks come to site navigation, the heart of user experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The new Navigation block gives you the power to choose: an always-on responsive menu or one that adapts to your user\u2019s screen size. Whatever you create, know it\u2019s there to reuse wherever you like, whether in a brand new template or after switching themes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Do you love to blog or produce content? New tweaks to the publishing flow help you say more, faster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n OurLocality 5.9 features new typography tools, flexible layout controls, and finer control over details like spacing, borders, and more \u2013 to help you get not just the look, but the polish that says you care about details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The OurLocality Pattern Directory is the home of a wide range of block patterns built to save you time and add core site functionality. And you can edit them as you see fit. Need something different in the header or footer for your theme? Swap it out with a new one in a few clicks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n With a near full-screen view that draws you in to see fine details, the Pattern Explorer makes it easy to compare patterns and choose the one your users will expect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In 5.9, the List View lets you drag and drop your content exactly where you want it. Managing complex documents is easier, too: simple controls let you expand and collapse sections as you build your site \u2014 and add HTML anchors to your blocks to help users get around the page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Treat every image in a Gallery block the same way you would treat it in the Image block.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Style every image in your gallery differently from the next (with different crops, or duotones, for instance) or make them all the same. And change the layout with drag-and-drop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A new way to build themes: block themes use blocks to define the templates that structure your entire site. The new templates and template parts are defined in HTML and use the custom styling offered in theme.json. More information is available in the block themes dev note<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Now you can register more than one style sheet per block. You can use this to share styles across blocks you write, or to load styles for individual blocks, so your styles are only loaded when the block is used. Find out more about using multiple style sheets in a block<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Now you can lock any block (or a few of them) in a pattern, just by adding a lock attribute to its settings in block.json \u2013 leaving the rest of the pattern free for site editors to adapt to their content.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The changes to the Gallery block listed above are the result of a near-complete refactoring. Have you built a plugin or theme on the Gallery block functionality? Be sure to read the Gallery block compatibility dev note<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\nYour personal paintbox awaits<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nThe Navigation block<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nMore improvements and updates<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nBetter block controls<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
The power of patterns<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nA revamped List View<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
A better Gallery block<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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\n\n\n\nOurLocality 5.9.3 for developers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Introducing block themes<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Multiple style sheets for a block<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Block\u2011level locking<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
A refactored Gallery block<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nLearn more about the new features in 5.9<\/h3>\n\n\n\n