ACL Trace is a terminal-inspired editorial block theme built with native WordPress blocks, Full Site Editing, and theme.json.
Start with its dark neon magenta-and-cyan design or switch to the included Trace Light variation. Colors, typography, spacing, templates, and site structure remain editable through WordPress Global Styles and the Site Editor.
Features
- Ten native block-theme templates and three editable template parts
- Eight production-ready patterns: Signal Hero, Signal CTA, Feature Grid, Two Column Content, Media and Text, Post Grid, Testimonials, and FAQ
- A flexible semantic palette with custom color selection
- Dark default styling plus the Trace Light style variation
- Native Navigation with a portable Page List fallback
- Presentation for buttons, forms, Query Loops, comments, tables, quotes, code, Details, and media
- Visible keyboard focus, forced-colors support, reduced-motion behavior, and semantic landmarks
- No build step, theme JavaScript, remote fonts, or required companion plugin
- Complete free feature set with no paid tier or locked controls
- Free and open-source under the GPL
Presentation-focused by design
ACL Trace is intentionally a presentation-focused theme.
It does not include third-party commerce integration, WooCommerce templates, product patterns, built-in Open Graph output, structured data, canonical controls, or automatic SEO-plugin integration. Those responsibilities belong to WordPress core or optional plugins.
Installation
- In WordPress, open Appearance > Themes > Add New.
- Search for ACL Trace.
- Select Install, then Activate.
- Open Appearance > Editor to customize Global Styles, templates, template parts, and Navigation.
Support
For installation and theme-use questions, visit the ACL Trace support forum on WordPress.org.
GPL licensing
ACL Trace is free software licensed under the GNU General Public License v2 or later. You may use, modify, and redistribute it under the terms of that license.