WP-Classic Stack — Bedrock + Classic PHP Theme

Stack

• WordPress 6.x + Bedrock
• PHP 8.2+ (recommended 8.4)
• Theme: Classic WordPress theme — PHP templates, no Blade
• CSS: Tailwind CSS 4 (optional) or vanilla CSS (prefix {{PREFIX}} if configured)
• Bundler: Webpack/Gulp or none (check package.json)
• Custom Fields: ACF Pro (GUI backend) — if configured
• Post Types/Taxonomies: register_post_type() / register_taxonomy() in inc/post-types.php

Typical project structure

{{THEME_DIR}}/
├── templates/            # Page templates (page-*.php, single-*.php, archive-*.php)
├── parts/                # Reusable template partials
├── inc/
│   ├── post-types.php    # CPT and taxonomy registration
│   ├── acf-blocks.php    # ACF blocks (if ACF active)
│   ├── helpers.php       # Helper functions
│   └── enqueue.php       # Scripts and styles enqueue
├── assets/
│   ├── css/              # Stylesheets
│   ├── js/               # JavaScript
│   ├── images/           # Images
│   └── fonts/            # Fonts
├── acf-json/             # Exported ACF field groups (if ACF active)
├── functions.php         # Theme setup, hooks, filters, require inc/*
├── style.css             # Main stylesheet (with theme header)
├── header.php            # Global header
├── footer.php            # Global footer
├── sidebar.php           # Sidebar (if present)
├── index.php             # Fallback template
├── front-page.php        # Homepage
├── page.php              # Generic pages
├── single.php            # Single post
├── archive.php           # Archive
├── search.php            # Search results
└── 404.php               # Error page

Prefix {{PREFIX}} (if configured)

If the project uses a Tailwind CSS 4 prefix:

Type	Format	Example
Tailwind utilities	{{PREFIX}}:{utility}	{{PREFIX}}:flex, {{PREFIX}}:p-4
CSS components	{{PREFIX}}-{name}	.{{PREFIX}}-button, .{{PREFIX}}-card
Semantic utilities	{{PREFIX}}-{cat}-{var}	{{PREFIX}}-content-01

Approach

• Use the WordPress template hierarchy (page-{slug}.php, single-{cpt}.php, etc.)
• Template partials with get_template_part('parts/name', 'variant') — never hardcoded paths
• Avoid complex logic in templates — move to inc/helpers.php
• Use WordPress Coding Standards (WPCS)

Naming

Type	Convention
Template files	kebab-case (page-about.php, single-bando.php)
Functions	snake_case with theme prefix (mytheme_setup(), mytheme_enqueue())
PHP classes	PascalCase
Constants	UPPER_SNAKE_CASE

Code Style

• PHP: WordPress Coding Standards (PHPCS + WPCS)
• JS/CSS: Prettier
• PHP indentation: tabs (WPCS standard)

Templates and Components

• Components are included with get_template_part('parts/name', $args) (WP 5.5+)
• Pass data to templates with the third $args parameter:

  get_template_part('parts/card', 'post', [
      'title' => get_the_title(),
      'excerpt' => get_the_excerpt(),
      'thumbnail_id' => get_post_thumbnail_id(),
  ]);
  

• In the partial template, access data with $args:

  $title = $args['title'] ?? '';
  $excerpt = $args['excerpt'] ?? '';
  

Post Types and Taxonomies

Registered in inc/post-types.php with native WordPress functions.

Example:

function mytheme_register_post_types() {
    register_post_type('bando', [
        'labels' => [
            'name' => __('Bandi', '{{TEXT_DOMAIN}}'),
            'singular_name' => __('Bando', '{{TEXT_DOMAIN}}'),
        ],
        'public' => true,
        'has_archive' => true,
        'show_in_rest' => true,
        'supports' => ['title', 'editor', 'thumbnail', 'custom-fields'],
        'menu_icon' => 'dashicons-media-document',
        'rewrite' => ['slug' => 'bandi'],
    ]);
}
add_action('init', 'mytheme_register_post_types');

Standard ACF (if configured)

ACF Blocks

Registered with acf_register_block_type() in inc/acf-blocks.php:

function mytheme_register_acf_blocks() {
    if (!function_exists('acf_register_block_type')) return;

    acf_register_block_type([
        'name' => 'hero',
        'title' => __('Hero', '{{TEXT_DOMAIN}}'),
        'description' => __('Hero block with image and text', '{{TEXT_DOMAIN}}'),
        'render_template' => 'parts/blocks/hero.php',
        'category' => 'theme',
        'icon' => 'cover-image',
        'keywords' => ['hero', 'banner'],
        'supports' => ['align' => ['wide', 'full']],
    ]);
}
add_action('acf/init', 'mytheme_register_acf_blocks');

Block template

<?php
// parts/blocks/hero.php
$title = get_field('title');
$image = get_field('image');
$classes = 'block-hero';
if (!empty($block['className'])) $classes .= ' ' . $block['className'];
if (!empty($block['align'])) $classes .= ' align' . $block['align'];
?>
<section class="<?php echo esc_attr($classes); ?>">
    <h2><?php echo esc_html($title); ?></h2>
    <?php if ($image): ?>
        <img src="<?php echo esc_url($image['url']); ?>"
             alt="<?php echo esc_attr($image['alt']); ?>">
    <?php endif; ?>
</section>

Field Groups

Created from the ACF Pro GUI. If configured, exported to acf-json/ for version control.

// In functions.php or inc/acf.php
function mytheme_acf_json_save_point($path) {
    return get_stylesheet_directory() . '/acf-json';
}
add_filter('acf/settings/save_json', 'mytheme_acf_json_save_point');

Enqueue Scripts and Styles

// inc/enqueue.php
function mytheme_enqueue_assets() {
    $theme_version = wp_get_theme()->get('Version');

    wp_enqueue_style(
        '{{TEXT_DOMAIN}}-style',
        get_stylesheet_uri(),
        [],
        $theme_version
    );

    wp_enqueue_script(
        '{{TEXT_DOMAIN}}-main',
        get_theme_file_uri('assets/js/main.js'),
        [],
        $theme_version,
        true
    );
}
add_action('wp_enqueue_scripts', 'mytheme_enqueue_assets');

What NOT to do

• Don't use @include() or Blade syntax — this theme uses plain PHP
• Don't use View Composers or Acorn — they are not installed
• Don't use bud.config.js or vite.config.js without verifying first
• Don't hardcode colors if CSS variables exist — use var(--color-*)
• Don't use <a role="button"> or clickable <div> — use native elements
• Don't remove outline on :focus without a visible alternative
• Don't omit aria-hidden="true" focusable="false" on decorative SVGs
• Don't add alt text to decorative images — use alt=""
• Don't register post types inline in functions.php — use inc/post-types.php
• Don't create ACF field groups via complex PHP code — use the GUI and acf-json/
• Don't use fixed heading levels in reusable components — make them parametric
• Don't use echo without escaping — always esc_html(), esc_attr(), esc_url(), wp_kses_post()