Title: WordPress Block Themes
Last modified: December 3, 2023

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# WordPress Block Themes

 *  Resolved [amyg1224](https://wordpress.org/support/users/amyg1224/)
 * (@amyg1224)
 * [2 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-block-themes/)
 * I spent a couple of weeks theming out my blog to look like part of the rest of
   my website. I read all the documentation and watched several YT vids to get comfortable
   with how to use the new WP Blocks Editor. I installed the WP Block Editor Plug-
   In and went on my way. Well after I got the theme to look the way I wanted it
   to I was going to EXPORT the theme this evening. As I hit the EXPORT button it
   proceeded to tell me to “Save user changes (including Templates and Global Styles)
   to the theme.” So I did. Next thing it said, it was going to reload the browser.
   Lo and behold everything vanished from my eyes. The custom header I created, 
   empty (deleted). A reusable template piece, empty (deleted). The layouts for 
   a single-page post and a couple of others, completely gone. I am absolutely crushed.
   I spent so much time for ALL my work to disappear. And yet there is NO revision
   history to roll back on. I have a feeling there is no way to recover this. Has
   anyone else run into this?

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 *  Moderator [threadi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/threadi/)
 * (@threadi)
 * [2 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-block-themes/#post-17248606)
 * I’m just wondering which export button you mean? And which block theme did you
   use?
 *  Thread Starter [amyg1224](https://wordpress.org/support/users/amyg1224/)
 * (@amyg1224)
 * [2 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-block-themes/#post-17248676)
 * I created a NEW blank theme. So it’s not a child theme of some other theme. I
   went to the wrench icon where you goto export your theme. I hit the 2nd item 
   that says EXPORT when a mssg popped asking me to  “Save user changes (including
   Templates and Global Styles) to the theme.” which is the 1st option. Then a modal
   came up saying it was going to reload the page and everything I worked on disappeared
   before my eyes. WP wrote files in the template and pattern theme folders. The
   content in some of the pages I worked on with the theme editor were now blank
   in the theme editor and in the theme files it wrote.
 *  Moderator [threadi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/threadi/)
 * (@threadi)
 * [2 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-block-themes/#post-17248728)
 * Unfortunately, I still don’t know which export button you mean. Can you please
   provide a screenshot of it? You are welcome to upload it here: [https://imgur.com](https://imgur.com)
 * I am asking because I am only familiar with such export functions using plugins,
   e.g. [https://wordpress.org/plugins/design-import-export/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/design-import-export/)–
   if you use one of these, you would need to contact their support for clarification.
 *  Thread Starter [amyg1224](https://wordpress.org/support/users/amyg1224/)
 * (@amyg1224)
 * [2 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-block-themes/#post-17249285)
 * This is the plug-in (“Create Block Theme” by WP) that I mention in the original
   post I am using to build the theme: [https://wordpress.org/plugins/create-block-theme/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/create-block-theme/)
   
   From the WP dashboard, under APPEARANCE > EDITOR you enter the editing view. 
   Then this is the menu within the editor to export out the theme – [https://imgur.com/a/pKvOyPH](https://imgur.com/a/pKvOyPH)
 *  Moderator [threadi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/threadi/)
 * (@threadi)
 * [2 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-block-themes/#post-17249300)
 * Ok, the export function is provided by the plugin you mentioned. You would need
   to contact their support to clarify any questions in this regard: [https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/create-block-theme/](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/create-block-theme/)
 *  Thread Starter [amyg1224](https://wordpress.org/support/users/amyg1224/)
 * (@amyg1224)
 * [2 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-block-themes/#post-17249305)
 * Thank you. I posted there for further follow-up.
 *  Moderator [Support Moderator](https://wordpress.org/support/users/moderator/)
 * (@moderator)
 * [2 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-block-themes/#post-17249313)
 * Thread continues at [https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-block-themes-3/](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-block-themes-3/)

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