Alara Block Theme Promises a New Pattern or Design Variation Every Week for the Next Year

One month ago, UXL Themes released Alara. It was a theme that carried with it one bold promise: every week for the next year, users could expect a new design variation, child theme, or block pattern. And, all of this would be done on the back of the block theme system that is slated to launch with WordPress 5.9 next month. Aside from one part-time member of the support crew, Andrew Starr is the sole developer for UXL Themes. With the promise, he put a whole lot of creative work on his shoulders for most of 2022. Alara already has 41 block patterns and one child theme available. Presumably, he will ship global style variations when the feature lands. Alara is the third block theme by UXL Themes. In February, I covered the first, Hansen. Block theming was still in its infancy at the time. The system has matured, and Starr has built some experience on top of it. It shows with his latest outing. And, for this theme, he has thus far kept up with his plan to offer new features every week. I am not the biggest fan of the theme’s default typography. The font-size and line-height work…

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