Automattic Releases Bibimbap, a Free Block Theme for Restaurants
Automattic has a new theme in the WordPress Themes Directory. Bibimbap, named for a beloved Korean comfort food, is a restaurant theme. It is described as “simple and fun” but does not come with a live demo, so users will need to be prepared to work with patterns to get their restaurant sites put together. The home page pictured in the screenshot displays a full width Cover block with an image as the background, a call to action, and some contact information. Bibimbap features the Cooper Hewitt typeface throughout for paragraph text and headers. The theme comes with five custom block patterns for building restaurant websites: Contact pattern with a map, location, and hours Cover block pattern for restaurant Specials Default footer Restaurant menu Menu add-ons I took the theme for a test drive and found that is not very intuitive in its current state, although the patterns are nicely designed. When first installed and activated on a new site, the theme looks blank with nothing in place and no hint of how it can be made to look like the screenshot. The most ideal experience a block theme can provide gives the user a ready-to-go website that looks like…
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