FAQ

How do I customize X part of this theme?

I put together a neat little how-to video going over the options for the theme. You can click on the video comments to jump to specific sections.

I built this theme to be hacked and improved on. So if you’re looking to customize more than what’s available to you in the customizer, I recommend writing your own CSS.

Do you offer support for this theme?

Yes and no. If you discover a site-breaking bug or incompatibility, please report it to me here. I’ll do my best to try and debug the issue and find you a solution.

Since I’m releasing this as a free theme, I don’t offer support for installation, configuration, or customization of this theme for free. If you’re looking to have someone customize the theme for you, I’d be happy to do so at my standard hourly rate. You can inquire about support services here.

If you don’t know how to install a WordPress theme, I recommend reading the guides on WordPress.org.

Does YourSpace support the Block (Gutenberg) editor?

This is a “Classic” WordPress theme, meaning it doesn’t utilize Full Site Editing. However, it does support the block editor insofar as you can use the block editor to create posts and pages. Standard elements like buttons and columns work just fine.

It doesn’t have a theme.json file, and there are no editor styles. This theme was meant to be hacked and customized and I didn’t see the point in restricting the choices users had available to them in the editor. I’ve disabled the Block Widget editor, as I think standard widgets provide a better overall user-experience.

Does YourSpace support X plugin?

Most likely. It’s an extremely bare-bones theme, meant to be hacked and tweaked to create something fun. While I haven’t gone in and written styles for any specific plugins, odds are any WordPress plugin you want will be compatible with this theme.

Does YourSpace pass the WordPress Theme Check?

Technically no. But it’s pretty close. It doesn’t pass because I use base64_encode and base64_decode to sanitize JavaScript put in the Header/Body Snippets section. Since I’m not submitting this to the WP Theme Directory I don’t think it should be a problem.

A screenshot of the WordPress Theme Check plugin, showing that the theme fails due to using base64_encode and decode in the code.

Can I remove the footer link?

Knock yourself out. This theme is distributed under the GPL V.2 so you can do whatever you want to with it.

Can I download the source code for this theme?

Yup! I’ve posted it to Github here. If you download the source code you’ll be able to directly modify the SCSS files I used to build the theme, which will allow for deeper customization.