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<p>Hi Ruben et all,</p>
<p>I didn't too much investigation wrt this. I followed the
instructions on <a
href="https://chapter-template.isoc.org/theme-installation/"
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class="moz-txt-link-freetext">https://chapter-template.isoc.org/theme-installation/</a> (mid
April 2026) with PHP 8.4.20. Furthermore, I expect a notification
about a theme update if I am using an outdated version (see
resolved issue
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://github.com/InternetSociety/genesis-child-chapters/issues/1">https://github.com/InternetSociety/genesis-child-chapters/issues/1</a>).</p>
<p>I had a conversation with ChatGPT about the issue. Since our WP
site is from 2010 I asked:</p>
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<p>Find me a wordpress theme fulfilling the following
requirements:<br>
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<ul>
<li>easily migrate a wordpress site using standard post types
(chronological posts, hierarchy of pages) into a responsive
design.</li>
<li>support menus, sidebars, blogrolls, categories, archive, tag
clouds ...</li>
<li>rather use modern CSS than wordpress blocks for styles</li>
</ul>
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The answer was a bit lengthy. I only quote part of the final result:
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<p>Good—your constraints basically rule out 90% of the modern WP
ecosystem. What you want is:<br>
</p>
<ul>
<li>classic theme (no FSE)</li>
<li>[...]</li>
<li>clean PHP templates + CSS styling</li>
<li>full support for menus, widgets, archives, etc.</li>
</ul>
<p>That narrows things down to either lightweight classic themes
or starter themes.</p>
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(Beside this, ChatGPT suggested "hybrid" themes - supporting classic
and block design as well - might be a compromise.)
<p>I tested two of the ChatGPT recommended classic themes - out of
the box - with reasonable results (wrt a responsive design): Astra
and Baskerville. (<span class="HwtZe" lang="en"><span
class="jCAhz ChMk0b"><span class="ryNqvb">Now you might assume
I'm one of those dinosaurs who don't like WP block-oriented
design </span></span></span>at all 😉<span class="HwtZe"
lang="en"><span class="jCAhz ChMk0b"><span class="ryNqvb">.</span></span>
<span class="jCAhz ChMk0b"><span class="ryNqvb">You're perfectly
right - indeed I stopped using WP for new projects.)</span></span></span></p>
<p><span class="HwtZe" lang="en"><span class="jCAhz ChMk0b"><span
class="ryNqvb">For now we (aka ISOC.DE) have not yet decided
how to proceed.</span></span></span></p>
<p>Best regards</p>
<p>Klaus</p>
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Hi all,</div>
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Bumping this email from September, since I know some of you have
been asking about the new Wordpress theme.</div>
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Please, make sure other leaders know about where to find this
resource (also linked form the leader portal resources page).</div>
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<span
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<b>De: </b>European-chapters
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:european-chapters-bounces@elists.isoc.org"><european-chapters-bounces@elists.isoc.org></a> en nombre de
Ruben Martin <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:martin@isoc.org"><martin@isoc.org></a><br>
<b>Fecha: </b>lunes, 29 de septiembre de 2025, 10:47<br>
<b>Para: </b>Chapters European
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:european-chapters@elists.isoc.org"><european-chapters@elists.isoc.org></a><br>
<b>Asunto: </b>[European-chapters] Updated Wordpress theme
for chapters<br>
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I know some of you have been asking for an updated and modern
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on which one was actively maintained.</div>
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Please check this site for installation instructions on the
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