theme.json in WordPress — a practical guide to WordPress theme.json with clear examples you can reuse in real projects.
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Short description
`theme.json` controls colors, typography, spacing, template parts, and block defaults for modern themes.
theme.json sketch
{
"$schema": "https://schemas.wp.org/trunk/theme.json",
"version": 2,
"settings": {
"color": {
"palette": [
{ "slug": "primary", "color": "#0f766e", "name": "Primary" }
]
}
}
}