Confessions of a theme developer who has read the theme review guidelines more times than his own wedding vows. Well — except that one time. This is about that one time.
The email
A few weeks ago, I submitted a block theme to WordPress.org.
Some context: I've been building WordPress things for about ten years. Themes on ThemeForest. Plugins on WordPress.org. I've watched this platform grow, argued with it, made a living from it, and honestly — loved it. Ten years is long enough that you stop reading the rulebook before every submission. You are the rulebook. Or so you think.
So when I built this block theme, I did what any veteran does: I poured a decade of accumulated solutions into it. The patterns that worked. The options users always ask for. The little conveniences I'd refined across dozens of client projects. My greatest hits album, remastered for the block era.
