WordPress: Full Site Editing
WordPress Full Site Editing
Modern architecture for high-performing digital platforms
Full Site Editing (FSE) provides a more consistent, scalable, and collaborative way to build and manage WordPress websites.
FSE brings content, design, and layout together in a single visual editing experience, reducing development bottlenecks, improving brand consistency, and empowering teams to move faster.
What is WordPress Full Site Editing?
WordPress Full Site Editing is a set of core features that allow teams to manage every part of a website, from global styles to individual templates, using blocks.
Instead of hardcoded PHP templates and external page builders, FSE introduces a modern framework built on HTML, JSON, and WordPress’s native block editor. Editors, designers, and developers can now work in a shared interface, with reusable components, scalable design systems, and built-in governance.
FSE is ideal for enterprise teams that want greater agility without sacrificing control.
Key features
Visual Site Editor for full-page layout and style control
Block themes built with structured templates and reusable parts
Global styles managed through theme.json for consistency at scale
Patterns and reusable blocks for fast, brand-safe content creation
Granular permissions and block-level locking to support governance
Learn how SEON uses Full Site Editing to empower its marketing team
Benefits of WordPress FSE for enterprise teams
- Faster time to market:
Let editors launch new pages without developer support. - Lower developer overhead:
Developers build systems, not one-off pages. - Design consistency at scale:
Apply visual rules across all templates and blocks. - Stronger governance:
Lock layouts, restrict blocks, and define permissions. - Modular content model:
Structured blocks support multi-channel delivery and localisation.
WordPress Full Site Editing use cases
Higher Education
Create centrally managed design systems, while giving departments editorial autonomy. Shared patterns support consistency, accessibility, and lower maintenance.
Financial Services
Use locked templates and global styles to maintain compliance, while giving regional teams the freedom to manage local content.
Publishing and Media
Build rich, dynamic story layouts with reusable editorial components and shared design rules across brands, teams, and workflows.
Enterprise Organisations
Enable decentralised publishing within a centralised design and governance framework. Empower content teams to move fast, while maintaining technical standards.
Read the case study: Harvard Gazette
Migrating to WordPress Full Site Editing
Switching to Full Site Editing is more than a theme update—it’s a strategic shift. Done right, it helps reduce technical debt, simplify workflows, and modernise your platform.
We help enterprise teams:
- Audit existing themes, templates, and content structures
- Define design systems and governance models
- Build or adapt block themes
- Prepare patterns and template parts
- Test editorial workflows and permissions
- Roll out FSE gradually across teams or regions
Want to migrate successfully?
Download The Definitive Guide to WordPress Full Site Editing
Want to dig deeper into how FSE can support your organisation’s digital transformation?
Download our free white paper for an in-depth look at:
- Migration and governance best practices
- How FSE addresses common enterprise challenges
- Strategic and technical benefits of the platform
- Real-world use cases across industries
Why Human Made?
We’ve helped leading organisations adopt Full Site Editing, from global brands and universities to fast-moving product teams.
Whether you’re starting fresh or modernising a legacy WordPress build, we’ll help you simplify operations, scale with confidence, and get the most from FSE.
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