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WordPress 6.6 expands block style variations in several ways, giving you the ability to do more with the existing feature, such as

Define styles for registered variations via `theme.jsonJSON JSON, or JavaScript Object Notation, is a minimal, readable format for structuring data. It is used primarily to transmit data between a server and web application, as an alternative to XML.`.
Style nested elements and blocks.
Create “section styles” that are connected to one or more blocks.
Overwrite section styles via theme style variations.

At a technical level, the expanded tool set does not add too many new concepts to learn. However, in practice, working with these updates can present challenges and may even have you rethinking your approach to theme design.

You can learn more about the updates here:

Dev Notedev note Each important change in WordPress Core is documented in a developers note, (usually called dev note). Good dev notes generally include a description of the change, the decision that led to this change, and a description of how developers are supposed to work with that change. Dev notes are published on Make/Core blog during the beta phase of WordPress release cycle. Publishing dev notes is particularly important when plugin/theme authors and WordPress developers need to be aware of those changes.In general, all dev notes are compiled into a Field Guide at the beginning of the release candidate phase.: Section Styles
Dev Note: WordPress 6.6 Specificity
Developer Blogblog (versus network, site): Styling sections, nested elements, and more with Block Style Variations in WordPress 6.6
Developer Hours: What’s new for theme developers in WordPress 6.6

Join us for a Hallway Hangout on July 8th, 2024 at 16:00 UTC for an early discussion around how these tools work and what they mean for themes. The zoom link will the provided in the #outreach channel on SlackSlack Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https://slack.com/. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at https://make.wordpress.org/chat/..

Props for drafting to @greenshady and for review to @juanmaguitar

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Hallway Hangout: Section styles and other block style variation updates

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