{"id":382311,"date":"2026-09-25T07:46:47","date_gmt":"2026-09-25T07:46:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/?page_id=382311"},"modified":"2026-09-25T13:44:47","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T13:44:47","slug":"daren","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/themes\/daren\/","title":{"rendered":"Daren"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\" id=\"wpb-content-root\">[vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_p5882005{padding-top:72px !important;padding-bottom:8px !important;background-color:#fff6f6 !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;]<style>.vcex-heading.vcex_6ab6beb999739{font-size:44px;font-weight:700;}@media (max-width:1024px){.vcex-heading.vcex_6ab6beb999739{font-size:40px;}}@media (max-width:959px){.vcex-heading.vcex_6ab6beb999739{font-size:34px;}}@media (max-width:767px){.vcex-heading.vcex_6ab6beb999739{font-size:28px;}}<\/style><h2 class=\"vcex-heading vcex-heading-plain vcex-module wpex-heading wpex-text-2xl wpex-mb-20 wpex-text-center vcex_6ab6beb999739\"><span class=\"vcex-heading-inner wpex-inline-block\">A journal theme where the posts lay out the page<\/span><\/h2>[vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_p5882001{text-align:center !important;font-size:18px !important;line-height:1.65 !important;max-width:820px !important;margin-left:auto !important;margin-right:auto !important;margin-bottom:0 !important;}&#8221;]Daren is a free block theme for a personal blog or magazine about art, design and colour. Its home page is a set of story layouts \u2014 a tall photograph beside a wide one, a checkerboard, category cards and a long list \u2014 that fill themselves from what you publish. It comes with a contact form and a newsletter sign-up that need no plugin, eight colour palettes, dark mode, and full site editing throughout.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_p5882002{text-align:center !important;margin-top:26px !important;margin-bottom:0 !important;}&#8221;][vc_btn title=&#8221;Download Daren&#8221; style=&#8221;flat&#8221; color=&#8221;green&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fupdates.colorlib.com%2Fdownload%2Ftheme%2Fdaren.zip|title:Download%20Daren|target:_blank&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_p5882003{display:inline-block !important;vertical-align:middle !important;margin:0 12px 10px 0 !important;}&#8221; i_icon_fontawesome=&#8221;fa fa-download&#8221; add_icon=&#8221;true&#8221;][vc_btn title=&#8221;Live demo&#8221; style=&#8221;flat&#8221; color=&#8221;grey&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fcolorlibhub.com%2Fdaren-blocks%2F|title:Live%20demo|target:_blank&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_p5882004{display:inline-block !important;vertical-align:middle !important;margin:0 12px 10px 0 !important;}&#8221; i_icon_fontawesome=&#8221;fa fa-eye&#8221; add_icon=&#8221;true&#8221;][\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_p5882006{padding-top:0px !important;padding-bottom:40px !important;background-color:#fff6f6 !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; el_class=&#8221;clt-shot&#8221;]<style>.vcex-image.vcex_6ab6beb999a2e .vcex-image-img{border-radius:12px;}<\/style><figure class=\"vcex-image vcex-module wpex-mb-0 wpex-text-center vcex_6ab6beb999a2e\"><div class=\"vcex-image-inner wpex-relative wpex-inline-block\"><img width=\"1140\" height=\"792\" src=\"https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/daren-block-theme-home.jpg\" class=\"vcex-image-img wpex-align-middle\" alt=\"Daren home page: the header above a split banner with two featured stories, cocktail umbrellas on a pink chair and dyed eggs on green paper, each with a white story card\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/daren-block-theme-home.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/daren-block-theme-home-338x235.jpg 338w, https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/daren-block-theme-home-1024x711.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/daren-block-theme-home-768x534.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1140px) 100vw, 1140px\" \/><\/div><\/figure>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_p5882008{padding-top:80px !important;padding-bottom:0px !important;padding-left:15px !important;padding-right:15px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;]<style>.vcex-heading.vcex_6ab6beb999db7{font-size:34px;font-weight:700;}@media (max-width:1024px){.vcex-heading.vcex_6ab6beb999db7{font-size:34px;}}@media (max-width:959px){.vcex-heading.vcex_6ab6beb999db7{font-size:30px;}}@media (max-width:767px){.vcex-heading.vcex_6ab6beb999db7{font-size:25px;}}<\/style><h2 class=\"vcex-heading vcex-heading-plain vcex-module wpex-heading wpex-text-2xl wpex-mb-12 wpex-text-center vcex_6ab6beb999db7\"><span class=\"vcex-heading-inner wpex-inline-block\">Two versions of Daren<\/span><\/h2>[vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_p5882007{text-align:center !important;font-size:17px !important;line-height:1.65 !important;max-width:780px !important;margin-left:auto !important;margin-right:auto !important;margin-bottom:0 !important;}&#8221;]The same design, built two ways. Both are free.<\/p>\n<style>.clt-card>.vc_column-inner{display:flex;flex-direction:column}.clt-card>.vc_column-inner>.wpb_wrapper{display:flex;flex-direction:column;flex:1 1 auto}.clt-card .clt-card-btns{margin-top:auto !important}@media (min-width:768px){.clt-card:first-child>.vc_column-inner{margin-right:12px}.clt-card:last-child>.vc_column-inner{margin-left:12px}}@media (max-width:767px){.clt-card:first-child>.vc_column-inner{margin-bottom:20px !important}}.clt-shot img{border:1px solid #e3e6ee;box-shadow:0 22px 44px -24px rgba(20,24,40,.28)}<\/style>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_p5882021{padding-top:0px !important;padding-bottom:45px !important;padding-left:30px !important;padding-right:30px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; el_class=&#8221;clt-card&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_p5882014{border:1px solid #e7e9ef !important;border-radius:14px !important;padding:34px 34px 24px !important;margin-bottom:0 !important;background-color:#ffffff !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_p5882011{margin-bottom:10px !important;}&#8221;]\n<p style=\"margin:0;font-size:12px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.09em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#d91010;\">Recommended for new sites<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text]<style>.vcex-heading.vcex_6ab6beb999fad{font-size:24px;font-weight:700;}<\/style><h3 class=\"vcex-heading vcex-heading-plain vcex-module wpex-heading wpex-text-2xl wpex-mb-12 vcex_6ab6beb999fad\"><span class=\"vcex-heading-inner wpex-inline-block\">Block theme<\/span><\/h3>[vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_p5882012{font-size:16px !important;line-height:1.65 !important;margin-bottom:0 !important;}&#8221;]\n<p>This download. Everything is edited in WordPress\u2019s own Site Editor, with no plugins to install: the story layouts are patterns you insert and rearrange, with eight colour palettes, five type pairings and a dark mode for your readers.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;clt-card-btns&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_p5882013{padding-top:22px !important;margin-bottom:0 !important;}&#8221;][vc_btn title=&#8221;Download Daren&#8221; style=&#8221;flat&#8221; color=&#8221;green&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fupdates.colorlib.com%2Fdownload%2Ftheme%2Fdaren.zip|title:Download%20Daren|target:_blank&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_p5882009{display:inline-block !important;vertical-align:middle !important;margin:0 12px 10px 0 !important;}&#8221; i_icon_fontawesome=&#8221;fa fa-download&#8221; add_icon=&#8221;true&#8221;][vc_btn title=&#8221;Live demo&#8221; style=&#8221;flat&#8221; color=&#8221;grey&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fcolorlibhub.com%2Fdaren-blocks%2F|title:Live%20demo|target:_blank&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_p5882010{display:inline-block !important;vertical-align:middle !important;margin:0 12px 10px 0 !important;}&#8221; i_icon_fontawesome=&#8221;fa fa-eye&#8221; add_icon=&#8221;true&#8221;][\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; el_class=&#8221;clt-card&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_p5882020{border:1px solid #e7e9ef !important;border-radius:14px !important;padding:34px 34px 24px !important;margin-bottom:0 !important;background-color:#ffffff !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_p5882017{margin-bottom:10px !important;}&#8221;]\n<p style=\"margin:0;font-size:12px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.09em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#d91010;\">For sites built with Elementor<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text]<style>.vcex-heading.vcex_6ab6beb99a145{font-size:24px;font-weight:700;}<\/style><h3 class=\"vcex-heading vcex-heading-plain vcex-module wpex-heading wpex-text-2xl wpex-mb-12 vcex_6ab6beb99a145\"><span class=\"vcex-heading-inner wpex-inline-block\">Elementor edition<\/span><\/h3>[vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_p5882018{font-size:16px !important;line-height:1.65 !important;margin-bottom:0 !important;}&#8221;]\n<p>The same design built for Elementor. Its post sections and contact block are Elementor widgets built into the theme, so it needs the free Elementor plugin. The source is free on GitHub.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;clt-card-btns&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_p5882019{padding-top:22px !important;margin-bottom:0 !important;}&#8221;][vc_btn title=&#8221;Elementor demo&#8221; style=&#8221;flat&#8221; color=&#8221;grey&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fcolorlibhub.com%2Fdaren%2F|title:Elementor%20demo|target:_blank&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_p5882015{display:inline-block !important;vertical-align:middle !important;margin:0 12px 10px 0 !important;}&#8221; i_icon_fontawesome=&#8221;fa fa-eye&#8221; add_icon=&#8221;true&#8221;][vc_btn title=&#8221;Source on GitHub&#8221; style=&#8221;flat&#8221; color=&#8221;grey&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2FColorlibHQ%2Fdaren|title:Source%20on%20GitHub|target:_blank&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_p5882016{display:inline-block !important;vertical-align:middle !important;margin:0 12px 10px 0 !important;}&#8221; i_icon_fontawesome=&#8221;fa fa-github&#8221; add_icon=&#8221;true&#8221;][\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_p5882023{padding-top:80px !important;padding-bottom:0px !important;background-color:#fff6f6 !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;]<style>.vcex-heading.vcex_6ab6beb99a2ee{font-size:34px;font-weight:700;}@media (max-width:1024px){.vcex-heading.vcex_6ab6beb99a2ee{font-size:34px;}}@media (max-width:959px){.vcex-heading.vcex_6ab6beb99a2ee{font-size:30px;}}@media (max-width:767px){.vcex-heading.vcex_6ab6beb99a2ee{font-size:25px;}}<\/style><h2 class=\"vcex-heading vcex-heading-plain vcex-module wpex-heading wpex-text-2xl wpex-mb-14 wpex-text-center vcex_6ab6beb99a2ee\"><span class=\"vcex-heading-inner wpex-inline-block\">Story layouts that fill themselves<\/span><\/h2>[vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_p5882022{text-align:center !important;font-size:17px !important;line-height:1.65 !important;max-width:780px !important;margin-left:auto !important;margin-right:auto !important;margin-bottom:0 !important;}&#8221;]Every section of the home page is a query. The two newest posts open it, the next three sit in a checkerboard of photographs and words, three more carry their category on a tab, and the rest run as a list beside the sidebar. Publish a post with a featured image and it finds its place; move or remove a section in the editor like any other block.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_p5882024{padding-top:0px !important;padding-bottom:40px !important;background-color:#fff6f6 !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; el_class=&#8221;clt-shot&#8221;]<style>.vcex-image.vcex_6ab6beb99a443 .vcex-image-img{border-radius:12px;}<\/style><figure class=\"vcex-image vcex-module wpex-mb-0 wpex-text-center vcex_6ab6beb99a443\"><div class=\"vcex-image-inner wpex-relative wpex-inline-block\"><img width=\"1140\" height=\"792\" src=\"https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/daren-block-theme-story-layouts.jpg\" class=\"vcex-image-img wpex-align-middle\" alt=\"Daren story layouts: the dyed-eggs story card at the foot of the banner, then a checkerboard of photographs and story cards, among them a jewel beetle, three milk bottles under cotton clouds and a basket of feathers against a yellow wall\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/daren-block-theme-story-layouts.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/daren-block-theme-story-layouts-338x235.jpg 338w, https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/daren-block-theme-story-layouts-1024x711.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/daren-block-theme-story-layouts-768x534.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1140px) 100vw, 1140px\" \/><\/div><\/figure>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_p5882026{padding-top:80px !important;padding-bottom:0px !important;padding-left:15px !important;padding-right:15px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;]<style>.vcex-heading.vcex_6ab6beb99a75c{font-size:34px;font-weight:700;}@media (max-width:1024px){.vcex-heading.vcex_6ab6beb99a75c{font-size:34px;}}@media (max-width:959px){.vcex-heading.vcex_6ab6beb99a75c{font-size:30px;}}@media (max-width:767px){.vcex-heading.vcex_6ab6beb99a75c{font-size:25px;}}<\/style><h2 class=\"vcex-heading vcex-heading-plain vcex-module wpex-heading wpex-text-2xl wpex-mb-14 wpex-text-center vcex_6ab6beb99a75c\"><span class=\"vcex-heading-inner wpex-inline-block\">Eight palettes, checked before release<\/span><\/h2>[vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_p5882025{text-align:center !important;font-size:17px !important;line-height:1.65 !important;max-width:780px !important;margin-left:auto !important;margin-right:auto !important;margin-bottom:0 !important;}&#8221;]Scarlet, Cobalt, Jade, Tangerine, Orchid and Ink, and two dark palettes, Midnight and Graphite. Every one is measured against WCAG AA before the theme is built \u2014 text, links and button labels, in light mode and in dark \u2014 and a palette that fails is not written.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_p5882027{padding-top:0px !important;padding-bottom:40px !important;padding-left:15px !important;padding-right:15px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; el_class=&#8221;clt-shot&#8221;]<style>.vcex-image.vcex_6ab6beb99a8d2 .vcex-image-img{border-radius:12px;}<\/style><figure class=\"vcex-image vcex-module wpex-mb-0 wpex-text-center vcex_6ab6beb99a8d2\"><div class=\"vcex-image-inner wpex-relative wpex-inline-block\"><img width=\"1140\" height=\"356\" src=\"https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/daren-block-theme-colour-palettes.jpg\" class=\"vcex-image-img wpex-align-middle\" alt=\"The top of the Daren journal page in eight colour palettes: Scarlet, Cobalt, Jade, Tangerine, Orchid, Ink and the dark Midnight and Graphite\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/daren-block-theme-colour-palettes.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/daren-block-theme-colour-palettes-338x106.jpg 338w, https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/daren-block-theme-colour-palettes-1024x320.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/daren-block-theme-colour-palettes-768x240.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1140px) 100vw, 1140px\" \/><\/div><\/figure>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_p5882029{padding-top:80px !important;padding-bottom:0px !important;background-color:#fff6f6 !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;]<style>.vcex-heading.vcex_6ab6beb99abdc{font-size:34px;font-weight:700;}@media (max-width:1024px){.vcex-heading.vcex_6ab6beb99abdc{font-size:34px;}}@media (max-width:959px){.vcex-heading.vcex_6ab6beb99abdc{font-size:30px;}}@media (max-width:767px){.vcex-heading.vcex_6ab6beb99abdc{font-size:25px;}}<\/style><h2 class=\"vcex-heading vcex-heading-plain vcex-module wpex-heading wpex-text-2xl wpex-mb-14 wpex-text-center vcex_6ab6beb99abdc\"><span class=\"vcex-heading-inner wpex-inline-block\">Dark mode the reader controls<\/span><\/h2>[vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_p5882028{text-align:center !important;font-size:17px !important;line-height:1.65 !important;max-width:780px !important;margin-left:auto !important;margin-right:auto !important;margin-bottom:0 !important;}&#8221;]The switch in the header is the reader\u2019s, separate from the palette you chose. It follows their system setting until they decide for themselves, and it lifts your palette rather than replacing it.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_p5882030{padding-top:0px !important;padding-bottom:40px !important;background-color:#fff6f6 !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; el_class=&#8221;clt-shot&#8221;]<style>.vcex-image.vcex_6ab6beb99ad43 .vcex-image-img{border-radius:12px;}<\/style><figure class=\"vcex-image vcex-module wpex-mb-0 wpex-text-center vcex_6ab6beb99ad43\"><div class=\"vcex-image-inner wpex-relative wpex-inline-block\"><img width=\"1140\" height=\"792\" src=\"https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/daren-block-theme-dark-mode.jpg\" class=\"vcex-image-img wpex-align-middle\" alt=\"Daren in dark mode: the checkerboard of story cards and photographs on a near-black page, below the dyed-eggs story card\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/daren-block-theme-dark-mode.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/daren-block-theme-dark-mode-338x235.jpg 338w, https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/daren-block-theme-dark-mode-1024x711.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/daren-block-theme-dark-mode-768x534.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1140px) 100vw, 1140px\" \/><\/div><\/figure>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_p5882032{padding-top:80px !important;padding-bottom:0px !important;padding-left:15px !important;padding-right:15px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;]<style>.vcex-heading.vcex_6ab6beb99b03a{font-size:34px;font-weight:700;}@media (max-width:1024px){.vcex-heading.vcex_6ab6beb99b03a{font-size:34px;}}@media (max-width:959px){.vcex-heading.vcex_6ab6beb99b03a{font-size:30px;}}@media (max-width:767px){.vcex-heading.vcex_6ab6beb99b03a{font-size:25px;}}<\/style><h2 class=\"vcex-heading vcex-heading-plain vcex-module wpex-heading wpex-text-2xl wpex-mb-14 wpex-text-center vcex_6ab6beb99b03a\"><span class=\"vcex-heading-inner wpex-inline-block\">A contact form and a newsletter, without a plugin<\/span><\/h2>[vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_p5882031{text-align:center !important;font-size:17px !important;line-height:1.65 !important;max-width:780px !important;margin-left:auto !important;margin-right:auto !important;margin-bottom:0 !important;}&#8221;]The contact page\u2019s form checks every message on the server, carries a nonce and a honeypot, and works with JavaScript turned off. Messages go to the site\u2019s admin address; the footer\u2019s newsletter sign-up does the same with each new address. One filter each hands them to a CRM or a mailing list instead.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_p5882033{padding-top:0px !important;padding-bottom:40px !important;padding-left:15px !important;padding-right:15px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; el_class=&#8221;clt-shot&#8221;]<style>.vcex-image.vcex_6ab6beb99b1c0 .vcex-image-img{border-radius:12px;}<\/style><figure class=\"vcex-image vcex-module wpex-mb-0 wpex-text-center vcex_6ab6beb99b1c0\"><div class=\"vcex-image-inner wpex-relative wpex-inline-block\"><img width=\"1140\" height=\"792\" src=\"https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/daren-block-theme-contact-form.jpg\" class=\"vcex-image-img wpex-align-middle\" alt=\"Daren contact page: a Get in Touch form with message, name, email and subject fields beside the studio address, phone number and email, above the dark footer with About Me, contact details and a newsletter sign-up\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/daren-block-theme-contact-form.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/daren-block-theme-contact-form-338x235.jpg 338w, https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/daren-block-theme-contact-form-1024x711.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/daren-block-theme-contact-form-768x534.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1140px) 100vw, 1140px\" \/><\/div><\/figure>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_p5882034{padding-top:80px !important;padding-bottom:8px !important;background-color:#fff6f6 !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;]<style>.vcex-heading.vcex_6ab6beb99b4ae{font-size:34px;font-weight:700;}@media (max-width:1024px){.vcex-heading.vcex_6ab6beb99b4ae{font-size:34px;}}@media (max-width:959px){.vcex-heading.vcex_6ab6beb99b4ae{font-size:30px;}}@media (max-width:767px){.vcex-heading.vcex_6ab6beb99b4ae{font-size:25px;}}<\/style><h2 class=\"vcex-heading vcex-heading-plain vcex-module wpex-heading wpex-text-2xl wpex-mb-0 wpex-text-center vcex_6ab6beb99b4ae\"><span class=\"vcex-heading-inner wpex-inline-block\">What you get<\/span><\/h2>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_p5882038{padding-top:0px !important;padding-bottom:0px !important;background-color:#fff6f6 !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;]<style>.vcex-icon-box.vcex_6ab6beb99b8f3 .vcex-icon-box-heading{font-size:20px;}.vcex-icon-box.vcex_6ab6beb99b8f3 .vcex-icon-box-icon{font-size:28px;color:#d91010;}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-module vcex-icon-box vcex-icon-box-two wpex-block wpex-text-center vc_custom_p5882035 vcex_6ab6beb99b8f3\"><div class=\"vcex-icon-box-symbol vcex-icon-box-symbol--icon wpex-mb-20\"><div class=\"vcex-icon-box-icon wpex-items-center wpex-justify-center wpex-child-inherit-color wpex-text-center wpex-leading-none wpex-inline-flex wpex-text-1\"><span class=\"wpex-flex wpex-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 30 32\"><path d=\"M13.714 18.286v6.857q0 0.929-0.679 1.607t-1.607 0.679h-9.143q-0.929 0-1.607-0.679t-0.679-1.607v-6.857q0-0.929 0.679-1.607t1.607-0.679h9.143q0.929 0 1.607 0.679t0.679 1.607zM13.714 4.571v6.857q0 0.929-0.679 1.607t-1.607 0.679h-9.143q-0.929 0-1.607-0.679t-0.679-1.607v-6.857q0-0.929 0.679-1.607t1.607-0.679h9.143q0.929 0 1.607 0.679t0.679 1.607zM29.714 18.286v6.857q0 0.929-0.679 1.607t-1.607 0.679h-9.143q-0.929 0-1.607-0.679t-0.679-1.607v-6.857q0-0.929 0.679-1.607t1.607-0.679h9.143q0.929 0 1.607 0.679t0.679 1.607zM29.714 4.571v6.857q0 0.929-0.679 1.607t-1.607 0.679h-9.143q-0.929 0-1.607-0.679t-0.679-1.607v-6.857q0-0.929 0.679-1.607t1.607-0.679h9.143q0.929 0 1.607 0.679t0.679 1.607z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vcex-icon-box-text\"><h3 class=\"vcex-icon-box-heading wpex-heading wpex-mb-10\">Sections that fill themselves<\/h3><div class=\"vcex-icon-box-content wpex-last-mb-0 wpex-clr\"><p>The opening banner, the checkerboard, the category cards and the long list are query blocks. Publish a post with a featured image and it takes its place; nothing on the home page is typed in by hand.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;]<style>.vcex-icon-box.vcex_6ab6beb99bc0c .vcex-icon-box-heading{font-size:20px;}.vcex-icon-box.vcex_6ab6beb99bc0c .vcex-icon-box-icon{font-size:28px;color:#d91010;}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-module vcex-icon-box vcex-icon-box-two wpex-block wpex-text-center vc_custom_p5882036 vcex_6ab6beb99bc0c\"><div class=\"vcex-icon-box-symbol vcex-icon-box-symbol--icon wpex-mb-20\"><div class=\"vcex-icon-box-icon wpex-items-center wpex-justify-center wpex-child-inherit-color wpex-text-center wpex-leading-none wpex-inline-flex wpex-text-1\"><span class=\"wpex-flex wpex-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 576 512\"><path d=\"M339.3 367.1c27.3-3.9 51.9-19.4 67.2-42.9L568.2 74.1c12.6-19.5 9.4-45.3-7.6-61.2S517.7-4.4 499.1 9.6L262.4 187.2c-24 18-38.2 46.1-38.4 76.1L339.3 367.1zm-19.6 25.4l-116-104.4C143.9 290.3 96 339.6 96 400c0 3.9 .2 7.8 .6 11.6C98.4 429.1 86.4 448 68.8 448H64c-17.7 0-32 14.3-32 32s14.3 32 32 32H208c61.9 0 112-50.1 112-112c0-2.5-.1-5-.2-7.5z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vcex-icon-box-text\"><h3 class=\"vcex-icon-box-heading wpex-heading wpex-mb-10\">Eight palettes, five type pairings<\/h3><div class=\"vcex-icon-box-content wpex-last-mb-0 wpex-clr\"><p>Scarlet, Cobalt, Jade, Tangerine, Orchid, Ink and two dark palettes. Every one is measured against WCAG AA before the theme is built, in light mode and in dark.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;]<style>.vcex-icon-box.vcex_6ab6beb99beb7 .vcex-icon-box-heading{font-size:20px;}.vcex-icon-box.vcex_6ab6beb99beb7 .vcex-icon-box-icon{font-size:28px;color:#d91010;}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-module vcex-icon-box vcex-icon-box-two wpex-block wpex-text-center vc_custom_p5882037 vcex_6ab6beb99beb7\"><div class=\"vcex-icon-box-symbol vcex-icon-box-symbol--icon wpex-mb-20\"><div class=\"vcex-icon-box-icon wpex-items-center wpex-justify-center wpex-child-inherit-color wpex-text-center wpex-leading-none wpex-inline-flex wpex-text-1\"><span class=\"wpex-flex wpex-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 384 512\"><path d=\"M144.7 98.7c-21 34.1-33.1 74.3-33.1 117.3c0 98 62.8 181.4 150.4 211.7c-12.4 2.8-25.3 4.3-38.6 4.3C126.6 432 48 353.3 48 256c0-68.9 39.4-128.4 96.8-157.3zm62.1-66C91.1 41.2 0 137.9 0 256C0 379.7 100 480 223.5 480c47.8 0 92-15 128.4-40.6c1.9-1.3 3.7-2.7 5.5-4c4.8-3.6 9.4-7.4 13.9-11.4c2.7-2.4 5.3-4.8 7.9-7.3c5-4.9 6.3-12.5 3.1-18.7s-10.1-9.7-17-8.5c-3.7 .6-7.4 1.2-11.1 1.6c-5 .5-10.1 .9-15.3 1c-1.2 0-2.5 0-3.7 0c-.1 0-.2 0-.3 0c-96.8-.2-175.2-78.9-175.2-176c0-54.8 24.9-103.7 64.1-136c1-.9 2.1-1.7 3.2-2.6c4-3.2 8.2-6.2 12.5-9c3.1-2 6.3-4 9.6-5.8c6.1-3.5 9.2-10.5 7.7-17.3s-7.3-11.9-14.3-12.5c-3.6-.3-7.1-.5-10.7-.6c-2.7-.1-5.5-.1-8.2-.1c-3.3 0-6.5 .1-9.8 .2c-2.3 .1-4.6 .2-6.9 .4z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vcex-icon-box-text\"><h3 class=\"vcex-icon-box-heading wpex-heading wpex-mb-10\">Dark mode<\/h3><div class=\"vcex-icon-box-content wpex-last-mb-0 wpex-clr\"><p>A switch for the reader, separate from the palette you chose. It follows their system setting until they choose, and it lifts your palette rather than replacing it.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_p5882042{padding-top:0px !important;padding-bottom:0px !important;background-color:#fff6f6 !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;]<style>.vcex-icon-box.vcex_6ab6beb99c17b .vcex-icon-box-heading{font-size:20px;}.vcex-icon-box.vcex_6ab6beb99c17b .vcex-icon-box-icon{font-size:28px;color:#d91010;}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-module vcex-icon-box vcex-icon-box-two wpex-block wpex-text-center vc_custom_p5882039 vcex_6ab6beb99c17b\"><div class=\"vcex-icon-box-symbol vcex-icon-box-symbol--icon wpex-mb-20\"><div class=\"vcex-icon-box-icon wpex-items-center wpex-justify-center wpex-child-inherit-color wpex-text-center wpex-leading-none wpex-inline-flex wpex-text-1\"><span class=\"wpex-flex wpex-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"><path d=\"M48 64C21.5 64 0 85.5 0 112c0 15.1 7.1 29.3 19.2 38.4L236.8 313.6c11.4 8.5 27 8.5 38.4 0L492.8 150.4c12.1-9.1 19.2-23.3 19.2-38.4c0-26.5-21.5-48-48-48H48zM0 176V384c0 35.3 28.7 64 64 64H448c35.3 0 64-28.7 64-64V176L294.4 339.2c-22.8 17.1-54 17.1-76.8 0L0 176z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vcex-icon-box-text\"><h3 class=\"vcex-icon-box-heading wpex-heading wpex-mb-10\">A contact form without a plugin<\/h3><div class=\"vcex-icon-box-content wpex-last-mb-0 wpex-clr\"><p>Checked on the server, protected by a nonce and a honeypot, and it works with JavaScript turned off. Messages go to the site\u2019s admin address, or wherever one filter sends them.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;]<style>.vcex-icon-box.vcex_6ab6beb99c3e6 .vcex-icon-box-heading{font-size:20px;}.vcex-icon-box.vcex_6ab6beb99c3e6 .vcex-icon-box-icon{font-size:28px;color:#d91010;}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-module vcex-icon-box vcex-icon-box-two wpex-block wpex-text-center vc_custom_p5882040 vcex_6ab6beb99c3e6\"><div class=\"vcex-icon-box-symbol vcex-icon-box-symbol--icon wpex-mb-20\"><div class=\"vcex-icon-box-icon wpex-items-center wpex-justify-center wpex-child-inherit-color wpex-text-center wpex-leading-none wpex-inline-flex wpex-text-1\"><span class=\"wpex-flex wpex-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"><path d=\"M498.1 5.6c10.1 7 15.4 19.1 13.5 31.2l-64 416c-1.5 9.7-7.4 18.2-16 23s-18.9 5.4-28 1.6L284 427.7l-68.5 74.1c-8.9 9.7-22.9 12.9-35.2 8.1S160 493.2 160 480V396.4c0-4 1.5-7.8 4.2-10.7L331.8 202.8c5.8-6.3 5.6-16-.4-22s-15.7-6.4-22-.7L106 360.8 17.7 316.6C7.1 311.3 .3 300.7 0 288.9s5.9-22.8 16.1-28.7l448-256c10.7-6.1 23.9-5.5 34 1.4z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vcex-icon-box-text\"><h3 class=\"vcex-icon-box-heading wpex-heading wpex-mb-10\">A newsletter sign-up that works<\/h3><div class=\"vcex-icon-box-content wpex-last-mb-0 wpex-clr\"><p>The footer\u2019s sign-up checks the address and emails it to you. Hook it to Mailchimp, Sendy or MailPoet with one filter and the theme stops emailing.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;]<style>.vcex-icon-box.vcex_6ab6beb99c662 .vcex-icon-box-heading{font-size:20px;}.vcex-icon-box.vcex_6ab6beb99c662 .vcex-icon-box-icon{font-size:28px;color:#d91010;}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-module vcex-icon-box vcex-icon-box-two wpex-block wpex-text-center vc_custom_p5882041 vcex_6ab6beb99c662\"><div class=\"vcex-icon-box-symbol vcex-icon-box-symbol--icon wpex-mb-20\"><div class=\"vcex-icon-box-icon wpex-items-center wpex-justify-center wpex-child-inherit-color wpex-text-center wpex-leading-none wpex-inline-flex wpex-text-1\"><span class=\"wpex-flex wpex-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 384 512\"><path d=\"M96 0C78.3 0 64 14.3 64 32v96h64V32c0-17.7-14.3-32-32-32zM288 0c-17.7 0-32 14.3-32 32v96h64V32c0-17.7-14.3-32-32-32zM32 160c-17.7 0-32 14.3-32 32s14.3 32 32 32v32c0 77.4 55 142 128 156.8V480c0 17.7 14.3 32 32 32s32-14.3 32-32V412.8C297 398 352 333.4 352 256V224c17.7 0 32-14.3 32-32s-14.3-32-32-32H32z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vcex-icon-box-text\"><h3 class=\"vcex-icon-box-heading wpex-heading wpex-mb-10\">Your form plugin, styled<\/h3><div class=\"vcex-icon-box-content wpex-last-mb-0 wpex-clr\"><p>Contact Form 7, WPForms, Gravity Forms, Fluent Forms, Forminator and Ninja Forms take on the theme\u2019s colours and spacing instead of looking like another website.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_p5882046{padding-top:0px !important;padding-bottom:0px !important;background-color:#fff6f6 !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;]<style>.vcex-icon-box.vcex_6ab6beb99c8b3 .vcex-icon-box-heading{font-size:20px;}.vcex-icon-box.vcex_6ab6beb99c8b3 .vcex-icon-box-icon{font-size:28px;color:#d91010;}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-module vcex-icon-box vcex-icon-box-two wpex-block wpex-text-center vc_custom_p5882043 vcex_6ab6beb99c8b3\"><div class=\"vcex-icon-box-symbol vcex-icon-box-symbol--icon wpex-mb-20\"><div class=\"vcex-icon-box-icon wpex-items-center wpex-justify-center wpex-child-inherit-color wpex-text-center wpex-leading-none wpex-inline-flex wpex-text-1\"><span class=\"wpex-flex wpex-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\"><path d=\"M352 224c53 0 96-43 96-96s-43-96-96-96s-96 43-96 96c0 4 .2 8 .7 11.9l-94.1 47C145.4 170.2 121.9 160 96 160c-53 0-96 43-96 96s43 96 96 96c25.9 0 49.4-10.2 66.6-26.9l94.1 47c-.5 3.9-.7 7.8-.7 11.9c0 53 43 96 96 96s96-43 96-96s-43-96-96-96c-25.9 0-49.4 10.2-66.6 26.9l-94.1-47c.5-3.9 .7-7.8 .7-11.9s-.2-8-.7-11.9l94.1-47C302.6 213.8 326.1 224 352 224z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vcex-icon-box-text\"><h3 class=\"vcex-icon-box-heading wpex-heading wpex-mb-10\">Comments, reading time, share<\/h3><div class=\"vcex-icon-box-content wpex-last-mb-0 wpex-clr\"><p>Under every story: the comment count, an estimate of the reading time, and a Share link that opens the phone\u2019s share sheet or copies the address.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;]<style>.vcex-icon-box.vcex_6ab6beb99cb40 .vcex-icon-box-heading{font-size:20px;}.vcex-icon-box.vcex_6ab6beb99cb40 .vcex-icon-box-icon{font-size:28px;color:#d91010;}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-module vcex-icon-box vcex-icon-box-two wpex-block wpex-text-center vc_custom_p5882044 vcex_6ab6beb99cb40\"><div class=\"vcex-icon-box-symbol vcex-icon-box-symbol--icon wpex-mb-20\"><div class=\"vcex-icon-box-icon wpex-items-center wpex-justify-center wpex-child-inherit-color wpex-text-center wpex-leading-none wpex-inline-flex wpex-text-1\"><span class=\"wpex-flex wpex-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\"><path d=\"M254 52.8C249.3 40.3 237.3 32 224 32s-25.3 8.3-30 20.8L57.8 416H32c-17.7 0-32 14.3-32 32s14.3 32 32 32h96c17.7 0 32-14.3 32-32s-14.3-32-32-32h-1.8l18-48H303.8l18 48H320c-17.7 0-32 14.3-32 32s14.3 32 32 32h96c17.7 0 32-14.3 32-32s-14.3-32-32-32H390.2L254 52.8zM279.8 304H168.2L224 155.1 279.8 304z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vcex-icon-box-text\"><h3 class=\"vcex-icon-box-heading wpex-heading wpex-mb-10\">The wordmark\u2019s red letter<\/h3><div class=\"vcex-icon-box-content wpex-last-mb-0 wpex-clr\"><p>Write the site title in camel case, like DarEn., and the capital after a lower-case letter is set in the brand colour. One filter turns it off.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;]<style>.vcex-icon-box.vcex_6ab6beb99cdcf .vcex-icon-box-heading{font-size:20px;}.vcex-icon-box.vcex_6ab6beb99cdcf .vcex-icon-box-icon{font-size:28px;color:#d91010;}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-module vcex-icon-box vcex-icon-box-two wpex-block wpex-text-center vc_custom_p5882045 vcex_6ab6beb99cdcf\"><div class=\"vcex-icon-box-symbol vcex-icon-box-symbol--icon wpex-mb-20\"><div class=\"vcex-icon-box-icon wpex-items-center wpex-justify-center wpex-child-inherit-color wpex-text-center wpex-leading-none wpex-inline-flex wpex-text-1\"><span class=\"wpex-flex wpex-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 30 32\"><path d=\"M11.429 27.429q0 0.929-0.679 1.607t-1.607 0.679-1.607-0.679-0.679-1.607 0.679-1.607 1.607-0.679 1.607 0.679 0.679 1.607zM27.429 27.429q0 0.929-0.679 1.607t-1.607 0.679-1.607-0.679-0.679-1.607 0.679-1.607 1.607-0.679 1.607 0.679 0.679 1.607zM29.714 8v9.143q0 0.429-0.295 0.759t-0.723 0.384l-18.643 2.179q0.232 1.071 0.232 1.25 0 0.286-0.429 1.143h16.429q0.464 0 0.804 0.339t0.339 0.804-0.339 0.804-0.804 0.339h-18.286q-0.464 0-0.804-0.339t-0.339-0.804q0-0.196 0.143-0.563t0.286-0.643 0.384-0.714 0.277-0.527l-3.161-14.696h-3.643q-0.464 0-0.804-0.339t-0.339-0.804 0.339-0.804 0.804-0.339h4.571q0.286 0 0.509 0.116t0.348 0.277 0.232 0.438 0.143 0.464 0.098 0.527 0.080 0.464h21.446q0.464 0 0.804 0.339t0.339 0.804z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vcex-icon-box-text\"><h3 class=\"vcex-icon-box-heading wpex-heading wpex-mb-10\">WooCommerce ready<\/h3><div class=\"vcex-icon-box-content wpex-last-mb-0 wpex-clr\"><p>Prints, zines or workshop places: the shop is styled if you install WooCommerce, and the theme loads nothing for it if you do not.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_p5882048{padding-top:80px !important;padding-bottom:0px !important;padding-left:15px !important;padding-right:15px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;]<style>.vcex-heading.vcex_6ab6beb99cffd{font-size:34px;font-weight:700;}@media (max-width:1024px){.vcex-heading.vcex_6ab6beb99cffd{font-size:34px;}}@media (max-width:959px){.vcex-heading.vcex_6ab6beb99cffd{font-size:30px;}}@media (max-width:767px){.vcex-heading.vcex_6ab6beb99cffd{font-size:25px;}}<\/style><h2 class=\"vcex-heading vcex-heading-plain vcex-module wpex-heading wpex-text-2xl wpex-mb-14 wpex-text-center vcex_6ab6beb99cffd\"><span class=\"vcex-heading-inner wpex-inline-block\">A journal, categories and search, each laid out<\/span><\/h2>[vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_p5882047{text-align:center !important;font-size:17px !important;line-height:1.65 !important;max-width:780px !important;margin-left:auto !important;margin-right:auto !important;margin-bottom:0 !important;}&#8221;]The journal runs two stories to a row beside the sidebar; categories and search results use the list. Tag, author and date archives, a 404 and the comments are designed rather than inherited.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_p5882049{padding-top:0px !important;padding-bottom:40px !important;padding-left:15px !important;padding-right:15px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; el_class=&#8221;clt-shot&#8221;]<style>.vcex-image.vcex_6ab6beb99d187 .vcex-image-img{border-radius:12px;}<\/style><figure class=\"vcex-image vcex-module wpex-mb-0 wpex-text-center vcex_6ab6beb99d187\"><div class=\"vcex-image-inner wpex-relative wpex-inline-block\"><img width=\"1140\" height=\"792\" src=\"https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/daren-block-theme-blog.jpg\" class=\"vcex-image-img wpex-align-middle\" alt=\"The Daren journal page: a pink banner titled Journal, two story cards with photographs, and a sidebar with search and latest stories\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/daren-block-theme-blog.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/daren-block-theme-blog-338x235.jpg 338w, https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/daren-block-theme-blog-1024x711.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/daren-block-theme-blog-768x534.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1140px) 100vw, 1140px\" \/><\/div><\/figure>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_p5882051{padding-top:80px !important;padding-bottom:0px !important;background-color:#fff6f6 !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;]<style>.vcex-heading.vcex_6ab6beb99d4bc{font-size:34px;font-weight:700;}@media (max-width:1024px){.vcex-heading.vcex_6ab6beb99d4bc{font-size:34px;}}@media (max-width:959px){.vcex-heading.vcex_6ab6beb99d4bc{font-size:30px;}}@media (max-width:767px){.vcex-heading.vcex_6ab6beb99d4bc{font-size:25px;}}<\/style><h2 class=\"vcex-heading vcex-heading-plain vcex-module wpex-heading wpex-text-2xl wpex-mb-14 wpex-text-center vcex_6ab6beb99d4bc\"><span class=\"vcex-heading-inner wpex-inline-block\">A single post with room to read<\/span><\/h2>[vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_p5882050{text-align:center !important;font-size:17px !important;line-height:1.65 !important;max-width:780px !important;margin-left:auto !important;margin-right:auto !important;margin-bottom:0 !important;}&#8221;]The band above the story carries its category, the title sits under the photograph as in the original design, and the row under it gives the byline, the date, the comment count and the reading time. Quotations, lists and headings are styled for long reading, with the author and the comments below.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_p5882052{padding-top:0px !important;padding-bottom:40px !important;background-color:#fff6f6 !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; el_class=&#8221;clt-shot&#8221;]<style>.vcex-image.vcex_6ab6beb99d63b .vcex-image-img{border-radius:12px;}<\/style><figure class=\"vcex-image vcex-module wpex-mb-0 wpex-text-center vcex_6ab6beb99d63b\"><div class=\"vcex-image-inner wpex-relative wpex-inline-block\"><img width=\"1140\" height=\"792\" src=\"https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/daren-block-theme-single-post.jpg\" class=\"vcex-image-img wpex-align-middle\" alt=\"A Daren single post: a pink band naming its category, the photograph of two men under red neon light with the title, meta and opening paragraphs, and a sidebar with search and latest stories\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/daren-block-theme-single-post.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/daren-block-theme-single-post-338x235.jpg 338w, https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/daren-block-theme-single-post-1024x711.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/daren-block-theme-single-post-768x534.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1140px) 100vw, 1140px\" \/><\/div><\/figure>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_p5882053{padding-top:80px !important;padding-bottom:0px !important;padding-left:15px !important;padding-right:15px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;]<style>.vcex-heading.vcex_6ab6beb99d935{font-size:34px;font-weight:700;}@media (max-width:1024px){.vcex-heading.vcex_6ab6beb99d935{font-size:34px;}}@media (max-width:959px){.vcex-heading.vcex_6ab6beb99d935{font-size:30px;}}@media (max-width:767px){.vcex-heading.vcex_6ab6beb99d935{font-size:25px;}}<\/style><h2 class=\"vcex-heading vcex-heading-plain vcex-module wpex-heading wpex-text-2xl wpex-mb-0 wpex-text-center vcex_6ab6beb99d935\"><span class=\"vcex-heading-inner wpex-inline-block\">Questions<\/span><\/h2>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_p5882054{padding-top:0px !important;padding-bottom:40px !important;padding-left:15px !important;padding-right:15px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243; offset=&#8221;vc_col-sm-offset-2&#8243;]<style>.vcex-toggle.vcex_6ab6beb99daff{--vcex-toggle__padding-block:16px;--vcex-toggle__padding-inline:20px;}.vcex-toggle.vcex_6ab6beb99daff .vcex-toggle__heading{font-size:17px;}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-toggle vcex-module vcex-toggle--boxed wpex-surface-2 wpex-rounded wpex-transition-colors wpex-mb-12 vcex_6ab6beb99daff\" data-animate=\"true\" data-duration=\"300\"><div class=\"vcex-toggle__heading wpex-bold\"><a href=\"#do-i-need-a-plugin\" class=\"vcex-toggle__trigger wpex-transition-colors wpex-flex wpex-items-center wpex-gap-10 wpex-text-1 wpex-hover-text-accent\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"do-i-need-a-plugin\"><div class=\"vcex-toggle__icon wpex-flex wpex-items-center wpex-justify-center\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class=\"vcex-toggle__icon-open wpex-flex wpex-flex-col wpex-items-center\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" height=\"1.5em\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"1.5em\" fill=\"currentColor\" class=\"vcex-toggle__icon-open\"><path d=\"M0 0h24v24H0V0z\" fill=\"none\"\/><path d=\"M19 13h-6v6h-2v-6H5v-2h6V5h2v6h6v2z\"\/><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"vcex-toggle__icon-close wpex-flex wpex-flex-col wpex-items-center\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" height=\"1.5em\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"1.5em\" fill=\"currentColor\" class=\"vcex-toggle__icon-close\"><path d=\"M0 0h24v24H0V0z\" fill=\"none\"\/><path d=\"M19 13H5v-2h14v2z\"\/><\/svg><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vcex-toggle__title\">Do I need a plugin?<\/div><\/a><\/div><div id=\"do-i-need-a-plugin\" class=\"vcex-toggle__content wpex-clr wpex-last-mb-0\"><p>No. The contact form, the newsletter sign-up and dark mode are part of the theme. WooCommerce is styled if you add it, and is not required.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><style>.vcex-toggle.vcex_6ab6beb99dc48{--vcex-toggle__padding-block:16px;--vcex-toggle__padding-inline:20px;}.vcex-toggle.vcex_6ab6beb99dc48 .vcex-toggle__heading{font-size:17px;}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-toggle vcex-module vcex-toggle--boxed wpex-surface-2 wpex-rounded wpex-transition-colors wpex-mb-12 vcex_6ab6beb99dc48\" data-animate=\"true\" data-duration=\"300\"><div class=\"vcex-toggle__heading wpex-bold\"><a href=\"#the-home-page-is-nearly-empty-where-are-the-stories\" class=\"vcex-toggle__trigger wpex-transition-colors wpex-flex wpex-items-center wpex-gap-10 wpex-text-1 wpex-hover-text-accent\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"the-home-page-is-nearly-empty-where-are-the-stories\"><div class=\"vcex-toggle__icon wpex-flex wpex-items-center wpex-justify-center\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class=\"vcex-toggle__icon-open wpex-flex wpex-flex-col wpex-items-center\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" height=\"1.5em\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"1.5em\" fill=\"currentColor\" class=\"vcex-toggle__icon-open\"><path d=\"M0 0h24v24H0V0z\" fill=\"none\"\/><path d=\"M19 13h-6v6h-2v-6H5v-2h6V5h2v6h6v2z\"\/><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"vcex-toggle__icon-close wpex-flex wpex-flex-col wpex-items-center\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" height=\"1.5em\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"1.5em\" fill=\"currentColor\" class=\"vcex-toggle__icon-close\"><path d=\"M0 0h24v24H0V0z\" fill=\"none\"\/><path d=\"M19 13H5v-2h14v2z\"\/><\/svg><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vcex-toggle__title\">The home page is nearly empty. Where are the stories?<\/div><\/a><\/div><div id=\"the-home-page-is-nearly-empty-where-are-the-stories\" class=\"vcex-toggle__content wpex-clr wpex-last-mb-0\"><p>The home page lists your posts: the two newest in the opening banner, the next three in the checkerboard, three more as cards and the rest in the list beside the sidebar. Publish posts with featured images and it fills itself; with sixteen or more, no story appears twice.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><style>.vcex-toggle.vcex_6ab6beb99dda4{--vcex-toggle__padding-block:16px;--vcex-toggle__padding-inline:20px;}.vcex-toggle.vcex_6ab6beb99dda4 .vcex-toggle__heading{font-size:17px;}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-toggle vcex-module vcex-toggle--boxed wpex-surface-2 wpex-rounded wpex-transition-colors wpex-mb-12 vcex_6ab6beb99dda4\" data-animate=\"true\" data-duration=\"300\"><div class=\"vcex-toggle__heading wpex-bold\"><a href=\"#where-do-contact-messages-go\" class=\"vcex-toggle__trigger wpex-transition-colors wpex-flex wpex-items-center wpex-gap-10 wpex-text-1 wpex-hover-text-accent\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"where-do-contact-messages-go\"><div class=\"vcex-toggle__icon wpex-flex wpex-items-center wpex-justify-center\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class=\"vcex-toggle__icon-open wpex-flex wpex-flex-col wpex-items-center\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" height=\"1.5em\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"1.5em\" fill=\"currentColor\" class=\"vcex-toggle__icon-open\"><path d=\"M0 0h24v24H0V0z\" fill=\"none\"\/><path d=\"M19 13h-6v6h-2v-6H5v-2h6V5h2v6h6v2z\"\/><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"vcex-toggle__icon-close wpex-flex wpex-flex-col wpex-items-center\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" height=\"1.5em\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"1.5em\" fill=\"currentColor\" class=\"vcex-toggle__icon-close\"><path d=\"M0 0h24v24H0V0z\" fill=\"none\"\/><path d=\"M19 13H5v-2h14v2z\"\/><\/svg><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vcex-toggle__title\">Where do contact messages go?<\/div><\/a><\/div><div id=\"where-do-contact-messages-go\" class=\"vcex-toggle__content wpex-clr wpex-last-mb-0\"><p>To the site\u2019s admin email address by default. If you use a CRM, a helpdesk or a webhook, the <code>daren_contact_handlers<\/code> filter hands each message to it instead, and Daren sends nothing of its own.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><style>.vcex-toggle.vcex_6ab6beb99df05{--vcex-toggle__padding-block:16px;--vcex-toggle__padding-inline:20px;}.vcex-toggle.vcex_6ab6beb99df05 .vcex-toggle__heading{font-size:17px;}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-toggle vcex-module vcex-toggle--boxed wpex-surface-2 wpex-rounded wpex-transition-colors wpex-mb-12 vcex_6ab6beb99df05\" data-animate=\"true\" data-duration=\"300\"><div class=\"vcex-toggle__heading wpex-bold\"><a href=\"#where-do-newsletter-sign-ups-go\" class=\"vcex-toggle__trigger wpex-transition-colors wpex-flex wpex-items-center wpex-gap-10 wpex-text-1 wpex-hover-text-accent\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"where-do-newsletter-sign-ups-go\"><div class=\"vcex-toggle__icon wpex-flex wpex-items-center wpex-justify-center\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class=\"vcex-toggle__icon-open wpex-flex wpex-flex-col wpex-items-center\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" height=\"1.5em\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"1.5em\" fill=\"currentColor\" class=\"vcex-toggle__icon-open\"><path d=\"M0 0h24v24H0V0z\" fill=\"none\"\/><path d=\"M19 13h-6v6h-2v-6H5v-2h6V5h2v6h6v2z\"\/><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"vcex-toggle__icon-close wpex-flex wpex-flex-col wpex-items-center\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" height=\"1.5em\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"1.5em\" fill=\"currentColor\" class=\"vcex-toggle__icon-close\"><path d=\"M0 0h24v24H0V0z\" fill=\"none\"\/><path d=\"M19 13H5v-2h14v2z\"\/><\/svg><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vcex-toggle__title\">Where do newsletter sign-ups go?<\/div><\/a><\/div><div id=\"where-do-newsletter-sign-ups-go\" class=\"vcex-toggle__content wpex-clr wpex-last-mb-0\"><p>By default the theme emails you each new address, so nothing is lost and nothing needs installing. To add them to a mailing list instead, hook the <code>daren_newsletter_handlers<\/code> filter and return true once the address is on your list; the theme then stops emailing you.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><style>.vcex-toggle.vcex_6ab6beb99e049{--vcex-toggle__padding-block:16px;--vcex-toggle__padding-inline:20px;}.vcex-toggle.vcex_6ab6beb99e049 .vcex-toggle__heading{font-size:17px;}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-toggle vcex-module vcex-toggle--boxed wpex-surface-2 wpex-rounded wpex-transition-colors wpex-mb-12 vcex_6ab6beb99e049\" data-animate=\"true\" data-duration=\"300\"><div class=\"vcex-toggle__heading wpex-bold\"><a href=\"#why-is-one-letter-of-my-site-title-red\" class=\"vcex-toggle__trigger wpex-transition-colors wpex-flex wpex-items-center wpex-gap-10 wpex-text-1 wpex-hover-text-accent\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"why-is-one-letter-of-my-site-title-red\"><div class=\"vcex-toggle__icon wpex-flex wpex-items-center wpex-justify-center\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class=\"vcex-toggle__icon-open wpex-flex wpex-flex-col wpex-items-center\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" height=\"1.5em\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"1.5em\" fill=\"currentColor\" class=\"vcex-toggle__icon-open\"><path d=\"M0 0h24v24H0V0z\" fill=\"none\"\/><path d=\"M19 13h-6v6h-2v-6H5v-2h6V5h2v6h6v2z\"\/><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"vcex-toggle__icon-close wpex-flex wpex-flex-col wpex-items-center\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" height=\"1.5em\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"1.5em\" fill=\"currentColor\" class=\"vcex-toggle__icon-close\"><path d=\"M0 0h24v24H0V0z\" fill=\"none\"\/><path d=\"M19 13H5v-2h14v2z\"\/><\/svg><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vcex-toggle__title\">Why is one letter of my site title red?<\/div><\/a><\/div><div id=\"why-is-one-letter-of-my-site-title-red\" class=\"vcex-toggle__content wpex-clr wpex-last-mb-0\"><p>If the site title is written in camel case \u2014 a capital straight after a lower-case letter, as in DarEn. \u2014 that capital is set in the brand colour. A title without one is left as it is. To switch it off, add <code>add_filter( 'daren_title_accent', '__return_false' );<\/code> to a child theme or a small plugin.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><style>.vcex-toggle.vcex_6ab6beb99e17c{--vcex-toggle__padding-block:16px;--vcex-toggle__padding-inline:20px;}.vcex-toggle.vcex_6ab6beb99e17c .vcex-toggle__heading{font-size:17px;}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-toggle vcex-module vcex-toggle--boxed wpex-surface-2 wpex-rounded wpex-transition-colors wpex-mb-12 vcex_6ab6beb99e17c\" data-animate=\"true\" data-duration=\"300\"><div class=\"vcex-toggle__heading wpex-bold\"><a href=\"#which-form-plugins-does-it-style\" class=\"vcex-toggle__trigger wpex-transition-colors wpex-flex wpex-items-center wpex-gap-10 wpex-text-1 wpex-hover-text-accent\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"which-form-plugins-does-it-style\"><div class=\"vcex-toggle__icon wpex-flex wpex-items-center wpex-justify-center\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class=\"vcex-toggle__icon-open wpex-flex wpex-flex-col wpex-items-center\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" height=\"1.5em\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"1.5em\" fill=\"currentColor\" class=\"vcex-toggle__icon-open\"><path d=\"M0 0h24v24H0V0z\" fill=\"none\"\/><path d=\"M19 13h-6v6h-2v-6H5v-2h6V5h2v6h6v2z\"\/><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"vcex-toggle__icon-close wpex-flex wpex-flex-col wpex-items-center\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" height=\"1.5em\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"1.5em\" fill=\"currentColor\" class=\"vcex-toggle__icon-close\"><path d=\"M0 0h24v24H0V0z\" fill=\"none\"\/><path d=\"M19 13H5v-2h14v2z\"\/><\/svg><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vcex-toggle__title\">Which form plugins does it style?<\/div><\/a><\/div><div id=\"which-form-plugins-does-it-style\" class=\"vcex-toggle__content wpex-clr wpex-last-mb-0\"><p>Contact Form 7, WPForms, Gravity Forms, Fluent Forms, Forminator and Ninja Forms are mapped onto the theme\u2019s own colours and spacing, so a form block does not look like a different website.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><style>.vcex-toggle.vcex_6ab6beb99e291{--vcex-toggle__padding-block:16px;--vcex-toggle__padding-inline:20px;}.vcex-toggle.vcex_6ab6beb99e291 .vcex-toggle__heading{font-size:17px;}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-toggle vcex-module vcex-toggle--boxed wpex-surface-2 wpex-rounded wpex-transition-colors wpex-mb-12 vcex_6ab6beb99e291\" data-animate=\"true\" data-duration=\"300\"><div class=\"vcex-toggle__heading wpex-bold\"><a href=\"#can-i-change-the-colours\" class=\"vcex-toggle__trigger wpex-transition-colors wpex-flex wpex-items-center wpex-gap-10 wpex-text-1 wpex-hover-text-accent\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"can-i-change-the-colours\"><div class=\"vcex-toggle__icon wpex-flex wpex-items-center wpex-justify-center\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class=\"vcex-toggle__icon-open wpex-flex wpex-flex-col wpex-items-center\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" height=\"1.5em\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"1.5em\" fill=\"currentColor\" class=\"vcex-toggle__icon-open\"><path d=\"M0 0h24v24H0V0z\" fill=\"none\"\/><path d=\"M19 13h-6v6h-2v-6H5v-2h6V5h2v6h6v2z\"\/><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"vcex-toggle__icon-close wpex-flex wpex-flex-col wpex-items-center\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" height=\"1.5em\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"1.5em\" fill=\"currentColor\" class=\"vcex-toggle__icon-close\"><path d=\"M0 0h24v24H0V0z\" fill=\"none\"\/><path d=\"M19 13H5v-2h14v2z\"\/><\/svg><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vcex-toggle__title\">Can I change the colours?<\/div><\/a><\/div><div id=\"can-i-change-the-colours\" class=\"vcex-toggle__content wpex-clr wpex-last-mb-0\"><p>Eight palettes and five type pairings ship with the theme, each a one-click choice in the Site Editor under Styles. Beyond that, every colour in the theme is a palette entry you can edit there.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><style>.vcex-toggle.vcex_6ab6beb99e399{--vcex-toggle__padding-block:16px;--vcex-toggle__padding-inline:20px;}.vcex-toggle.vcex_6ab6beb99e399 .vcex-toggle__heading{font-size:17px;}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-toggle vcex-module vcex-toggle--boxed wpex-surface-2 wpex-rounded wpex-transition-colors wpex-mb-12 vcex_6ab6beb99e399\" data-animate=\"true\" data-duration=\"300\"><div class=\"vcex-toggle__heading wpex-bold\"><a href=\"#can-i-turn-dark-mode-off\" class=\"vcex-toggle__trigger wpex-transition-colors wpex-flex wpex-items-center wpex-gap-10 wpex-text-1 wpex-hover-text-accent\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"can-i-turn-dark-mode-off\"><div class=\"vcex-toggle__icon wpex-flex wpex-items-center wpex-justify-center\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class=\"vcex-toggle__icon-open wpex-flex wpex-flex-col wpex-items-center\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" height=\"1.5em\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"1.5em\" fill=\"currentColor\" class=\"vcex-toggle__icon-open\"><path d=\"M0 0h24v24H0V0z\" fill=\"none\"\/><path d=\"M19 13h-6v6h-2v-6H5v-2h6V5h2v6h6v2z\"\/><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"vcex-toggle__icon-close wpex-flex wpex-flex-col wpex-items-center\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" height=\"1.5em\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"1.5em\" fill=\"currentColor\" class=\"vcex-toggle__icon-close\"><path d=\"M0 0h24v24H0V0z\" fill=\"none\"\/><path d=\"M19 13H5v-2h14v2z\"\/><\/svg><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vcex-toggle__title\">Can I turn dark mode off?<\/div><\/a><\/div><div id=\"can-i-turn-dark-mode-off\" class=\"vcex-toggle__content wpex-clr wpex-last-mb-0\"><p>Yes. Add <code>add_filter( 'daren_enable_dark_mode', '__return_false' );<\/code> to a child theme or a small plugin.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><style>.vcex-toggle.vcex_6ab6beb99e4c7{--vcex-toggle__padding-block:16px;--vcex-toggle__padding-inline:20px;}.vcex-toggle.vcex_6ab6beb99e4c7 .vcex-toggle__heading{font-size:17px;}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-toggle vcex-module vcex-toggle--boxed wpex-surface-2 wpex-rounded wpex-transition-colors wpex-mb-12 vcex_6ab6beb99e4c7\" data-animate=\"true\" data-duration=\"300\"><div class=\"vcex-toggle__heading wpex-bold\"><a href=\"#should-i-use-the-block-theme-or-the-elementor-edition\" class=\"vcex-toggle__trigger wpex-transition-colors wpex-flex wpex-items-center wpex-gap-10 wpex-text-1 wpex-hover-text-accent\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"should-i-use-the-block-theme-or-the-elementor-edition\"><div class=\"vcex-toggle__icon wpex-flex wpex-items-center wpex-justify-center\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class=\"vcex-toggle__icon-open wpex-flex wpex-flex-col wpex-items-center\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" height=\"1.5em\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"1.5em\" fill=\"currentColor\" class=\"vcex-toggle__icon-open\"><path d=\"M0 0h24v24H0V0z\" fill=\"none\"\/><path d=\"M19 13h-6v6h-2v-6H5v-2h6V5h2v6h6v2z\"\/><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"vcex-toggle__icon-close wpex-flex wpex-flex-col wpex-items-center\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" height=\"1.5em\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"1.5em\" fill=\"currentColor\" class=\"vcex-toggle__icon-close\"><path d=\"M0 0h24v24H0V0z\" fill=\"none\"\/><path d=\"M19 13H5v-2h14v2z\"\/><\/svg><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vcex-toggle__title\">Should I use the block theme or the Elementor edition?<\/div><\/a><\/div><div id=\"should-i-use-the-block-theme-or-the-elementor-edition\" class=\"vcex-toggle__content wpex-clr wpex-last-mb-0\"><p>For a new site, the block theme: everything is edited in WordPress\u2019s own Site Editor and no plugin is needed. The Elementor edition is the same design built for the free Elementor plugin; it remains free on GitHub for sites already built with it.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><style>.vcex-toggle.vcex_6ab6beb99e62f{--vcex-toggle__padding-block:16px;--vcex-toggle__padding-inline:20px;}.vcex-toggle.vcex_6ab6beb99e62f .vcex-toggle__heading{font-size:17px;}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-toggle vcex-module vcex-toggle--boxed wpex-surface-2 wpex-rounded wpex-transition-colors wpex-mb-12 vcex_6ab6beb99e62f\" data-animate=\"true\" data-duration=\"300\"><div class=\"vcex-toggle__heading wpex-bold\"><a href=\"#is-it-translation-ready\" class=\"vcex-toggle__trigger wpex-transition-colors wpex-flex wpex-items-center wpex-gap-10 wpex-text-1 wpex-hover-text-accent\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"is-it-translation-ready\"><div class=\"vcex-toggle__icon wpex-flex wpex-items-center wpex-justify-center\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class=\"vcex-toggle__icon-open wpex-flex wpex-flex-col wpex-items-center\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" height=\"1.5em\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"1.5em\" fill=\"currentColor\" class=\"vcex-toggle__icon-open\"><path d=\"M0 0h24v24H0V0z\" fill=\"none\"\/><path d=\"M19 13h-6v6h-2v-6H5v-2h6V5h2v6h6v2z\"\/><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"vcex-toggle__icon-close wpex-flex wpex-flex-col wpex-items-center\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" height=\"1.5em\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"1.5em\" fill=\"currentColor\" class=\"vcex-toggle__icon-close\"><path d=\"M0 0h24v24H0V0z\" fill=\"none\"\/><path d=\"M19 13H5v-2h14v2z\"\/><\/svg><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vcex-toggle__title\">Is it translation ready?<\/div><\/a><\/div><div id=\"is-it-translation-ready\" class=\"vcex-toggle__content wpex-clr wpex-last-mb-0\"><p>Yes. Every string is translatable and <code>languages\/daren.pot<\/code> is included.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><style>.vcex-toggle.vcex_6ab6beb99e76d{--vcex-toggle__padding-block:16px;--vcex-toggle__padding-inline:20px;}.vcex-toggle.vcex_6ab6beb99e76d .vcex-toggle__heading{font-size:17px;}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-toggle vcex-module vcex-toggle--boxed wpex-surface-2 wpex-rounded wpex-transition-colors wpex-mb-12 vcex_6ab6beb99e76d\" data-animate=\"true\" data-duration=\"300\"><div class=\"vcex-toggle__heading wpex-bold\"><a href=\"#does-it-check-for-updates\" class=\"vcex-toggle__trigger wpex-transition-colors wpex-flex wpex-items-center wpex-gap-10 wpex-text-1 wpex-hover-text-accent\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"does-it-check-for-updates\"><div class=\"vcex-toggle__icon wpex-flex wpex-items-center wpex-justify-center\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class=\"vcex-toggle__icon-open wpex-flex wpex-flex-col wpex-items-center\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" height=\"1.5em\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"1.5em\" fill=\"currentColor\" class=\"vcex-toggle__icon-open\"><path d=\"M0 0h24v24H0V0z\" fill=\"none\"\/><path d=\"M19 13h-6v6h-2v-6H5v-2h6V5h2v6h6v2z\"\/><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"vcex-toggle__icon-close wpex-flex wpex-flex-col wpex-items-center\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" height=\"1.5em\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"1.5em\" fill=\"currentColor\" class=\"vcex-toggle__icon-close\"><path d=\"M0 0h24v24H0V0z\" fill=\"none\"\/><path d=\"M19 13H5v-2h14v2z\"\/><\/svg><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vcex-toggle__title\">Does it check for updates?<\/div><\/a><\/div><div id=\"does-it-check-for-updates\" class=\"vcex-toggle__content wpex-clr wpex-last-mb-0\"><p>Yes, twice a day, because it is distributed outside the WordPress.org theme directory. It sends the theme, WordPress and PHP versions, the locale, whether the site is a multisite, and an identifier derived from the site\u2019s address with the site\u2019s own secret key, so it cannot be turned back into the address. 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