wp-bootstrap/PLAN.md

# WP Bootstrap - Development Plan

## Project Vision

WP Bootstrap is a modern WordPress Block Theme built from scratch with Bootstrap 5. It provides a clean, responsive foundation for WordPress websites using the Full Site Editing (FSE) architecture with Bootstrap's design system.

## Architecture

### Theme Type

Full Site Editing (FSE) Block Theme following the WordPress 6.x template hierarchy:

- **Templates** (`templates/`): HTML files with WordPress block markup (Site Editor)
- **Template Parts** (`parts/`): Reusable header/footer components (Site Editor)
- **Patterns** (`patterns/`): PHP files with block markup and i18n support
- **Design Tokens** (`theme.json`): Colors, typography, spacing mapped to Bootstrap 5
- **Twig Templates** (`views/`): Bootstrap 5 HTML rendered on the frontend via `template_redirect`
- **Template Engine** (`inc/Template/`): Controller, context builder, and nav walker for Twig rendering

### Technology Stack

- **PHP 8.3+** with PSR-4 autoloading
- **Twig 3.0** via Composer for custom block rendering
- **Bootstrap 5.3+** CSS & JS served locally
- **Dart Sass** for SCSS compilation
- **PostCSS** with Autoprefixer and cssnano for production CSS

### Build Pipeline

```txt
src/scss/style.scss → sass → assets/css/style.css → postcss → assets/css/style.min.css
src/scss/editor-style.scss → sass → assets/css/editor-style.css
node_modules/bootstrap/dist/js/ → copyfiles → assets/js/bootstrap.bundle.min.js
```

## Version Roadmap

### v0.0.1 - Getting Started (Complete)

- [x] Theme scaffolding and project setup
- [x] Bootstrap 5 CSS/JS integration
- [x] SASS build pipeline
- [x] Basic FSE templates and patterns
- [x] Twig infrastructure
- [x] Gitea CI/CD workflow
- [x] i18n support (en_US, de_CH)

### v0.1.0 - Core Theme (Complete)

- [x] Complete set of block patterns
- [x] Dark mode toggle implementation
- [x] Custom block styles for Bootstrap components
- [x] Style variations (color schemes)
- [x] Sidebar template part
- [x] Enhanced typography settings

### v0.1.1 - Bootstrap Frontend Rendering (Complete)

- [x] Twig-based frontend rendering via `template_redirect` hook
- [x] `TemplateController`, `ContextBuilder`, `NavWalker` PHP classes
- [x] 20 Twig templates (base layout, pages, partials, components)
- [x] Bootstrap 5 navbar, cards, pagination, comments, sidebar
- [x] Enhanced `TwigService` with WordPress functions and globals
- [x] Navigation menu locations (primary, footer)
- [x] Comment form Bootstrap styling
- [x] README.md project documentation

### v0.2.0 - Design Editor (Complete)

- [x] Full Design Editor compatibility
- [x] Custom block categories
- [x] Page-level patterns and templates
- [x] Enhanced header/footer variations
- [x] Custom navigation styles

### v0.3.0 - Polish (Complete)

- [x] Performance optimization
- [x] Accessibility audit and fixes
- [x] Security audit and fixes
- [x] RTL language support
- [x] Additional translations
- [x] Documentation

### v1.0.0 - Release

- [ ] All features complete and tested
- [ ] WordPress.org theme review compliance
- [ ] Comprehensive documentation
- [ ] Full test coverage
- [ ] Update `README.md`

## Bootstrap 5 Integration Strategy

### CSS

Bootstrap SCSS is imported into the theme's build pipeline with variable overrides applied before import. The compiled CSS contains the full Bootstrap framework plus WordPress-specific overrides.

### JavaScript

The Bootstrap JS bundle (including Popper.js) is served as a pre-built file copied from `node_modules` during the build step.

### Design Tokens

`theme.json` colors, typography, and spacing are aligned with Bootstrap's default SCSS variables to ensure visual consistency between the WordPress editor and the frontend.

## Dark Mode Plan

Bootstrap 5.3+ includes built-in dark mode via the `data-bs-theme="dark"` attribute. Implementation plan:

1. SCSS: `$enable-dark-mode: true` generates dark mode CSS custom properties
2. JavaScript: Toggle mechanism with `localStorage` persistence
3. WordPress: Integration with the Site Editor color scheme
4. Accessibility: Respect `prefers-color-scheme` media query