A Reddit thread resurfaces the ongoing search for truly lightweight WordPress themes. Here is what the community recommends for speed-first builds.
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Mike, a free WordPress theme from developer Mike Tran, targets writers and developers who want a clean reading layout without framework overhead — no JavaScript, self-hosted fonts via WordPress's native Font Library, and a flat codebase that's easy to audit or extend.
May's Gutenberg cycle also shipped a new @wordpress/grid package, revisions support for templates and template parts, and the first public work on a native Content Types system.
Plugin authors using legacy React patterns will need to audit for compatibility before this version lands in WordPress core, and the experimental dashboard gains five new widgets.