Title: Learning Develop Your First Low-code Block Theme
Last modified: April 21, 2023

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# Learning Develop Your First Low-code Block Theme

 *  [jaynecliffordgreening](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jaynecliffordgreening/)
 * (@jaynecliffordgreening)
 * [3 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/learning-develop-your-first-low-code-block-theme/)
 * I am learning the Develop Your First Low-Code Block Theme and everything was 
   going well until I realised that the theme.json code doesn’t work properly as
   it isn’t showing the Layout feature which it should. I have highlighted in yellow
   where it should appear: [http://block-theme-test-site.local/wp-admin/site-editor.php?postType=wp_template&postId=block-theme-test-site%2F%2Findex&canvas=edit](http://block-theme-test-site.local/wp-admin/site-editor.php?postType=wp_template&postId=block-theme-test-site%2F%2Findex&canvas=edit)
 * I copied the code from the learning unit but nothing. The lesson is run by Sarah
   Snow. There is no way of troubleshooting this and no way of contacting the tutor
   for help! I can’t progress to the next lesson until it is resolved!!
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Flearning-develop-your-first-low-code-block-theme%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  [Dan Soschin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dansoschin/)
 * (@dansoschin)
 * [3 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/learning-develop-your-first-low-code-block-theme/#post-16676903)
 * I happen to know the lesson plan creator and will send her the link to this topic
   thread to see if she can help.
 *  [Sarah Snow](https://wordpress.org/support/users/arasae/)
 * (@arasae)
 * [3 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/learning-develop-your-first-low-code-block-theme/#post-16677167)
 * Hi there! Sarah Snow here. 🙂
 * I’m taking a look now. It sounds like your “Appearance Tools” aren’t working 
   from the lesson “[Your First Codes](https://learn.wordpress.org/lesson/your-first-codes-in-theme-json/)“.
   Is that right, or are you somewhere else?
 * I just double-checked this lesson and looked to make sure that the code (at the
   very end of the module) works. I was able to see “Appearance Tools”–so, my first
   thought is that one of the curly brackets { or } might have been missed. I noticed
   that it’s tough to see the scrollbar in the code, so my first theory is that 
   the full code may not have gotten copied and pasted.
 * Please try this first:
    1. Make sure you’re copying and pasting the full code from top to bottom. You can
       [watch this gif](https://d.pr/i/vxWkJ3) to see what I mean just in case.
    2. If that doesn’t do the trick, can you tell me a little more? 🙂
 * Specifically:
 * a. What lesson are you on?
   b. Can you copy and paste the code you’re using in
   your theme.json in your reply so I can take a look?
 * I am not able to see your test website, as it’s on Local, which means it’s not
   connected to the internet. It’s just on your computer, which is normal. 🙂 However,
   I’m happy to help you troubleshoot this further! Let me know, and we will work
   on this together.
 * Thank you for your time!
 *  Thread Starter [jaynecliffordgreening](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jaynecliffordgreening/)
 * (@jaynecliffordgreening)
 * [3 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/learning-develop-your-first-low-code-block-theme/#post-16677914)
 * Thank you Dan, for giving a shout to Sarah on my behalf. I appreciate it.
 * Jayne
 *  Thread Starter [jaynecliffordgreening](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jaynecliffordgreening/)
 * (@jaynecliffordgreening)
 * [3 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/learning-develop-your-first-low-code-block-theme/#post-16677930)
 * Hi Sarah,
 * I copied and pasted the code, but no change I afraid. I have some coding experiences
   and am aware of the curly brackets. I would like to share my vs code with you
   but it won’t let me do it.
 *  [Sarah Snow](https://wordpress.org/support/users/arasae/)
 * (@arasae)
 * [3 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/learning-develop-your-first-low-code-block-theme/#post-16686939)
 * I would love to take a look!
 * Let’s try copying and pasting the code you are using into this box here. Rather
   than write it as a paragraph, select the ‘paragraph’ icon, then select the ‘code’
   option. Here’s a screenshot of what I mean: [https://d.pr/i/H1NNhL](https://d.pr/i/H1NNhL)
 * I’ll take a look at it and we’ll see if we can’t troubleshoot the issue! Thank
   you so much for your patience.

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