{"id":32418,"date":"2022-01-07T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-07T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dhblog.dream.press\/blog\/?p=32418"},"modified":"2026-08-19T21:52:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T04:52:14","slug":"wordpress-full-site-editing-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dreamhost.com\/blog\/wordpress-full-site-editing-update\/","title":{"rendered":"WordPress 5.9 Full Site Editing Update Delayed Until Late January"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Full site editing (FSE) lets you design every part of a WordPress site \u2014 header, footer, page templates, and site-wide styles \u2014 with blocks, no custom code or page builder plugin required.<\/strong> It shipped in <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/news\/2022\/01\/josephine\/\">WordPress 5.9 \u201cJosephine\u201d<\/a><\/span> on January 25, 2022, and it has since grown into the tool WordPress now calls the Site Editor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This post originally broke the news that 5.9 had slipped past its December 2021 target. That delay is history now: 5.9 arrived on schedule in January 2022, full site editing matured across the 6.x releases, and as of this update the current version is <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/download\/releases\/\">WordPress 7.1, released August 19, 2026<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So we\u2019ve updated the whole story: what full site editing is, how the delayed launch actually played out, the three features that still define it, and where the project goes next \u2014 useful whether you\u2019re a longtime site owner or <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dreamhost.com\/wordpress\/\">new to WordPress<\/a><\/span>. Let\u2019s take a look!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n\tclass=\"article-cta-shared article-cta-small\"\n>\n    <div class=\"tr-img-wrap-outer jsLoading\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"js-img-lazy \" src=\"https:\/\/www.dreamhost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/themes\/blog2018\/assets\/img\/lazy-loading-transparent.webp\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dreamhost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/themes\/blog2018\/assets\/img\/article-small-ad-cta-placeholder.webp 1x, https:\/\/www.dreamhost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/themes\/blog2018\/assets\/img\/article-small-ad-cta-placeholder-x2.webp 2x\"  alt=\"Ad background image\" \/><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  <div class=\"content-btm\">\n    <h2\n      class=\"h2--md\"\n    >\n      Want to Skip the Setup?\n    <\/h2>\n    <p\n      class=\"p--md\"\n    >\n      Describe the site you want in plain language and Remixer, DreamHost\u2019s AI website builder, builds and publishes it for you. Try it free for 30 days \u2014 no credit card required.\n    <\/p>\n\n            <a\n            href=\"https:\/\/www.dreamhost.com\/remixer-website-builder\/\"\n                        class=\"btn btn--white-outline btn--sm btn--round\"\n                                    target=\"_blank\"\n            rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\n            >\n                            Try Remixer Free                    <\/a>\n\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-what-you-need-to-know-about-wordpress-full-site-editing\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">What you need to know about WordPress full site editing<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For most of WordPress\u2019 life, customizing a site meant one of three things: picking a theme and living with its options, writing custom code, or installing a page builder plugin to get more control over your site\u2019s look and layout. Themes vary widely in what they let you change, which is why the other two workarounds became so common.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WordPress 5.0 took a big step toward fixing that with <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dreamhost.com\/blog\/wordpress-full-site-editing\/\">the block editor<\/a><\/span> \u2014 Phase 1 of the long-term <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/about\/roadmap\/\">Gutenberg project<\/a><\/span>. But the block editor was built for posts and pages. Headers, footers, and templates still belonged to your theme, and editing them without a plugin wasn\u2019t easy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Full site editing closed that gap. With a block theme active, the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/documentation\/article\/site-editor\/\">Site Editor<\/a><\/span> (found under Appearance &gt; Editor in your dashboard) lets you redesign your entire site with the same drag-and-drop blocks you already use in posts. One thing to keep straight: \u201cfull site editing\u201d is the capability, and the Site Editor is the tool where you use it. If you learned the block editor, you already know most of how it works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-wordpress-full-site-editing-update-delayed\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">The delay that started this post \u2014 and how it turned out<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here\u2019s the original news: WordPress 5.9 was scheduled to ship on December 14, 2021, but the core team <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/core\/5-9\/\">announced a revised release schedule on November 22, 2021<\/a><\/span>, moving the release to January 25, 2022. WordPress is open source, so decisions like this happen in public \u2014 you can read the full development cycle, feature scope, and schedule for any release on the Make WordPress Core blog.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.dreamhost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2022\/01\/2dce8d3b-017b-4212-8c0a-64f312cf47ec_WordPress-Full-Site-Editing-January-DreamHost-1.jpg.webp\" alt=\"\u201cThe WordPress 5.9 development roadmap.\u201d\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 900px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 900\/549;\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The extra six weeks paid off. <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/news\/2022\/01\/josephine\/\">WordPress 5.9 \u201cJosephine\u201d<\/a><\/span> shipped on January 25, 2022, with full site editing intact \u2014 plus Twenty Twenty-Two, the first default block theme in WordPress history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And the story kept going. Phase 2 of the Gutenberg project \u2014 the customization phase that 5.9 kicked off \u2014 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/about\/roadmap\/\">culminated in WordPress 6.3 with the launch of the Site Editor<\/a><\/span>. Today, full site editing is the site-design experience for WordPress sites using a block theme, and WordPress 7.1 is the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/download\/releases\/\">current release<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"single__related-article\">\n\t<span>Related Article<\/span>\n\t<div class=\"single__related-article__wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"single__related-article__title\">\n\t\t\tWordPress Plugin Development: Build Your First Plugin By Hand Or With AI\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dreamhost.com\/blog\/how-to-create-your-first-wordpress-plugin\/\" class=\"btn btn--sm btn--brand\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\tRead More\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-what-to-expect-from-wordpress-full-site-editing-3-features\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">What full site editing gives you (3 features)<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Full site editing makes customizing a WordPress site easier than it\u2019s ever been, without leaning on third-party tools. The Site Editor is available only when a block theme is active. Here are the three features that defined the 5.9 release and still define full site editing today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-1-you-ll-have-more-control-over-the-way-your-site-looks\"><strong>1. More control over the way your site looks<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You already edit posts and pages with WordPress\u2019 visual block editor, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dreamhost.com\/blog\/wordpress-full-site-editing\/\">introduced in the 5.0 update<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.dreamhost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2022\/01\/41684669-54f7-415b-8ac0-9125dffba52f_WordPress-Full-Site-Editing-January-DreamHost-3.jpg.webp\" alt=\"\u201cThe Gutenberg Block Editor.\u201d\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 900px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 900\/546;\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With a classic theme, though, you still <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dreamhost.com\/blog\/how-to-pick-wordpress-theme\/\">depend on the theme<\/a><\/span> to change how your site looks overall. You make changes through the Theme Customizer, which may offer a few options or a lot of them \u2014 whatever the theme\u2019s developers decided to provide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With full site editing, you edit page layouts directly through a drag-and-drop interface. Place blocks in your header or footer, control their positioning, or modify the size and placement of your text \u2014 no waiting on a theme setting. Rather than hoping the theme developer made it possible to edit <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dreamhost.com\/blog\/website-color-schemes\/\">your site\u2019s color scheme<\/a><\/span>, you change it yourself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can also copy ready-to-go layouts, called block patterns, from <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/patterns\/\">the WordPress Pattern Directory<\/a><\/span> and drop them straight into your site. Need a different header or footer? Swap it for a new one in a few clicks, and use the Pattern Explorer\u2019s near-full-screen view to compare patterns before you commit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"single__related-article\">\n\t<span>Related Article<\/span>\n\t<div class=\"single__related-article__wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"single__related-article__title\">\n\t\t\tWordPress Themes: How to Choose the Right One (18 Pro Tips)\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dreamhost.com\/blog\/how-to-pick-wordpress-theme\/\" class=\"btn btn--sm btn--brand\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\tRead More\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-2-you-ll-be-able-to-change-styles-through-a-global-styles-interface\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">2. Site-wide changes through the Styles interface<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In WordPress, a site\u2019s overall \u201cstyle\u201d consists of font faces, font colors, font sizes, and formatting. A header might be \u201c14-point, blue Trebuchet, centered,\u201d for example. Not every theme lets you edit its default style, yet those details shape how your whole site reads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The old workaround, when your theme didn\u2019t expose those settings, was editing your site\u2019s style sheets by hand. That requires <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dreamhost.com\/blog\/learn-css\/\">some knowledge of CSS<\/a><\/span>, a style sheet language.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.dreamhost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2022\/01\/26f65dab-d87a-4644-8444-d4b69dbab37d_WordPress-Full-Site-Editing-January-DreamHost-4.jpg.webp\" alt=\"\u201cEditing a theme\u2019s stylesheet.\u201d\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 900px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 900\/510;\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/documentation\/article\/site-editor\/\">Styles interface in the Site Editor<\/a><\/span> handles this without code. Set the typography, color palettes, and layout for your entire site, or customize the appearance of a specific block type everywhere it appears. The result: you can <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dreamhost.com\/blog\/wordpress-templates-template-parts\/\">\u201cbrand\u201d your WordPress site<\/a><\/span> without ever digging into a style sheet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many block themes also ship style variations \u2014 alternative looks you can browse and apply from the Styles panel, like swatches for your whole site. Themes and plugins are still the way to add complex functionality, such as slideshows or scrolling news tickers, but day-to-day design decisions no longer require them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"single__related-article\">\n\t<span>Related Article<\/span>\n\t<div class=\"single__related-article__wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"single__related-article__title\">\n\t\t\tHow To Make a Website: A Complete Beginner\u2019s Guide\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dreamhost.com\/blog\/beginners-website-guide\/\" class=\"btn btn--sm btn--brand\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\tRead More\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-3-you-ll-have-better-access-to-wordpress-design-tools\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">3. Design tools built into the blocks themselves<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last but not least, WordPress 5.9 integrated design tools into existing blocks: new typography tools, flexible layout controls, and finer control of details like spacing and borders. That makes it much easier to build a consistent design that spans your entire site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A quick refresher: the block editor is built around creating and manipulating blocks of content. A \u201cblock\u201d is a discrete element or piece of content, such as a header, paragraph, or image.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.dreamhost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2022\/01\/1ac29078-ca5e-4a18-b860-81482c6832d8_WordPress-Full-Site-Editing-January-DreamHost-5.jpg.webp\" alt=\"\u201cAdding a block to a WordPress post.\u201d\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 900px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 900\/555;\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With full site editing, you edit those blocks across your entire site \u2014 not just in posts and pages. The revamped List View helps you manage complex layouts, letting you drag and drop content exactly where you want it and expand or collapse sections as you build.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Best of all, you see how every change looks immediately. No code, no guesswork, no switching between an editor and a preview tab.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n\tclass=\"article-cta-shared article-cta-small\"\n>\n    <div class=\"tr-img-wrap-outer jsLoading\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"js-img-lazy \" src=\"https:\/\/www.dreamhost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/themes\/blog2018\/assets\/img\/lazy-loading-transparent.webp\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dreamhost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/themes\/blog2018\/assets\/img\/article-small-ad-cta-placeholder.webp 1x, https:\/\/www.dreamhost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/themes\/blog2018\/assets\/img\/article-small-ad-cta-placeholder-x2.webp 2x\"  alt=\"Ad background image\" \/><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  <div class=\"content-btm\">\n    <h2\n      class=\"h2--md\"\n    >\n      Bulletproof Website Backups\n    <\/h2>\n    <p\n      class=\"p--md\"\n    >\n      DreamPress, our managed WordPress hosting solution, makes it easy to protect and restore your site with automated and on-demand backups.\n    <\/p>\n\n            <a\n            href=\"https:\/\/www.dreamhost.com\/wordpress\/managed\/\"\n                        class=\"btn btn--white-outline btn--sm btn--round\"\n                                    target=\"_blank\"\n            rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\n            >\n                            Find Out More                    <\/a>\n\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-what-to-expect-from-the-future-of-wordpress-full-site-editing\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Where full site editing goes from here<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WordPress started as an easy way to build a simple blog. Over the years, it\u2019s become a fully featured <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dreamhost.com\/glossary\/web-design\/content-management-system-cms\/\">Content Management System (CMS)<\/a><\/span> that powers major community sites, e-commerce stores, and much more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Full site editing moved WordPress closer to being a complete website development kit \u2014 the same territory as <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dreamhost.com\/blog\/website-builders\/\">website builders<\/a><\/span> such as Squarespace, Wix, and Weebly, but on a platform you own. And it was never the finish line. The <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/about\/roadmap\/\">Gutenberg project roadmap<\/a><\/span> lays out four phases: easier editing, customization, collaboration, and multilingual.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.dreamhost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2022\/01\/d9ef0496-be35-4993-b16d-1ad4aaf29f4f_WordPress-Full-Site-Editing-January-DreamHost-2.jpg.webp\" alt=\"\u201cThe long-term Gutenberg roadmap.\u201d\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 900px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 900\/541;\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Phase 1 delivered the block editor in WordPress 5.0, and Phase 2 \u2014 the customization phase that 5.9 opened \u2014 culminated in WordPress 6.3 with the Site Editor. Phase 3 is underway now, centered on collaborative editing and workflows, and the project\u2019s 2026 goals include WordPress 7.0 advancing those collaboration features. Phase 4 will bring core support for <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dreamhost.com\/blog\/translate-website\/\">multilingual sites<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"single__related-article\">\n\t<span>Related Article<\/span>\n\t<div class=\"single__related-article__wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"single__related-article__title\">\n\t\t\tHow To Translate a Website Into Multiple Languages (Quick &#038; Easy)\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dreamhost.com\/blog\/translate-website\/\" class=\"btn btn--sm btn--brand\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\tRead More\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-wordpress-full-site-editing-faqs\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">WordPress full site editing FAQs<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-when-was-wordpress-5-9-released\"><strong>When was WordPress 5.9 released?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WordPress 5.9 \u201cJosephine\u201d was released on January 25, 2022. It was originally scheduled for December 14, 2021, but the core team announced a revised schedule on November 22, 2021, adding six weeks to the release timeline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-is-the-latest-version-of-wordpress\"><strong>What is the latest version of WordPress?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As of this update, the latest version is WordPress 7.1, released on August 19, 2026. The next major release, WordPress 7.2, is planned for December 10, 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-is-full-site-editing-the-same-as-the-site-editor\"><strong>Is full site editing the same as the Site Editor?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nearly. \u201cFull site editing\u201d is the capability \u2014 designing your whole site with blocks. The Site Editor is the tool where you do it, under Appearance &gt; Editor in your dashboard. WordPress 6.3 marked the Site Editor\u2019s official launch, completing Phase 2 of the Gutenberg project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-do-i-need-a-block-theme-to-use-full-site-editing\"><strong>Do I need a block theme to use full site editing?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yes. The Site Editor is only available when a block theme is installed and activated. You can find a growing list of them by filtering for block themes in the WordPress theme directory \u2014 and with one active, you no longer need the Theme Customizer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-conclusion\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Conclusion<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Full site editing was worth the (brief) wait. Since WordPress 5.9, it has given site owners:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Direct control over layout \u2014 headers, footers, and templates \u2014 plus ready-made layouts from the Block Pattern Directory<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A Styles interface for changing fonts, colors, and other stylistic elements across your whole site, no CSS required<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Typography, spacing, and layout tools built directly into blocks<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trying it is simple: activate a block theme and open Appearance &gt; Editor. 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