In reply to Phil Johnston.

Good point, Phil.

Otto, I thought the full-site editing interface would provide the simplicity to do WYSIWYG design.

And, I understand the template hierarchy. I just think the WordPress UI needs some work to be clear to end users.

If I have to do things programmatically, fine. But if the point is to easily allow front-end design, then the current version isn’t quite there yet.

Prior to all the massive changes for FSE, I simply modified the CSS stylesheet and changed some PHP here and there.

Now, WordPress is in some kind of in-between state of being. In fact, I’ve seen StudioPress (https://www.studiopress.com/) pause on launching any new themes. That’s pretty significant because it’s one of the most well known theme development companies.

WP Engine, owner of StudioPress, was working on FSE Studio but reportedly paused development. I’m not sure that anyone really knows where WordPress is going.