Resets the child theme to its Bricks-first minimalist form (per RESTART-PLAN.md
phases 1a-1d) and extracts the textual copy into a runtime-independent
/content-source/ directory.
Child theme files removed
- header.php, footer.php, page.php, index.php, front-page.php
- template-parts/{solution,industry,conversion-form}.php
- templates/page-*.php (10 Custom Page Templates)
- inc/render-blocks.php, render-blocks-native.php, render-bricks.php
- inc/shortcodes.php, i18n.php, form-handler.php, seo.php
- assets/css/components.css, assets/js/main.js
Reasoning: Bricks Templates (Header / Footer / Single — Page) and Bricks-edited
pages now drive every screen. Anything emitted from the child theme would
fight Bricks' own rendering and waste CSS specificity battles.
Child theme now contains only
- style.css, functions.php (simplified to ~60 lines), theme.json
- inc/cpt.php (case_study + scenario + industry taxonomy)
- assets/css/tokens.css (untouched — design system source of truth)
- assets/css/utilities.css (trimmed to skip-link + sr-only + focus-visible
+ reduced motion — everything else handled by Bricks)
- assets/fonts/Inter-Variable*.woff2 (RGPD self-hosted)
- README.md spelling out the Bricks-first contract
Content moved to /content-source/
- solutions-data.php, industries-data.php, technology-data.php,
editorial-data.php, forms-data.php — git mv preserves history
- README.md explaining their dual role: copy reference while building
in Bricks, and source for programmatic page generation when we
replicate an archetype across its variants.
Root README.md updated with the new repo layout + a pointer to
RESTART-PLAN.md and the archive/session-2-php-templates branch.
Memory file project_asterion_status.md updated for next-session resume.
What's preserved as before
- /BRIEF-Claude-Code.md, both PDFs, all .txt extracts
- /MISSING-ASSETS.md
- /ThirdParty/ (Bricks + WPML ZIPs, gitignored)
- LocalWP site at localhost:10004, Bricks v2.3.4 + WPML 4.9.3 active
- WPML EN/FR with directory URL strategy
- All Git history, both main and archive/session-2-php-templates branches
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Snapshots the project at the end of session 2, just before resetting to a
Bricks-first orthodox architecture. RESTART-PLAN.md at the root explains
why this approach is being abandoned and what the next session will look like.
Why we restart
- Three architectures got stacked: Custom PHP Templates → Gutenberg blocks
in post_content → Bricks data in post meta. Each layer fights the next.
- Bricks Builder UI does not load because our header.php / footer.php /
page.php emit chrome that conflicts with Bricks' own template-parts.
- CSS overrides multiplied (Gutenberg + Bricks variants) and still don't
pixel-match the original PHP-rendered visual.
- 8+ one-shot mu-plugins live in LocalWP to patch over inconsistencies.
What survives the restart (preserved here on main)
- BRIEF, both PDFs, .txt extracts (sources of truth)
- assets/css/tokens.css (full design system, untouched)
- assets/fonts/Inter-Variable*.woff2 (RGPD self-hosted)
- inc/<section>-data.php files (text copy from PDF strategie, will become
/content-source/ on next session for reuse as translation dictionary
and as input to programmatic page generation)
- The Git repo, remote, branch main
- LocalWP site, Bricks v2.3.4, WPML 4.9.3 with active licenses
- WPML EN + FR setup with directory URL strategy
What gets wiped at the start of next session
- wp-content/themes/asterion-bricks/header.php / footer.php / page.php /
index.php / front-page.php / template-parts/ / templates/
- inc/render-blocks.php, inc/render-blocks-native.php, inc/render-bricks.php
- inc/shortcodes.php, inc/i18n.php, inc/form-handler.php
- 35+ WP pages created over the session
- All one-shot mu-plugins in LocalWP/wp-content/mu-plugins/
Restart approach (detailed in RESTART-PLAN.md)
- Minimalist child theme: style.css, functions.php, theme.json, tokens.css,
trimmed utilities.css, fonts, inc/cpt.php — that's it.
- No header.php / footer.php / page.php in child theme — Bricks Templates
(Header / Footer / Single — Page) take over via Bricks' Conditions.
- User builds 5-7 archetype Bricks templates visually (~1-2h each) then
programmatic generation fills the variants from inc/*-data.php sources.
- WPML duplication after EN is validated.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Scaffolds all components needed for the home and ships a working
front-page implementation covering the 9-section wireframe.
Components (assets/css/components.css)
- 13 sections per Design Handoff section 3:
buttons, links, forms, cards (5 variants), stat callouts, header,
nav, mega menu, drawer, footer, hero, logo strip, eyebrow,
section title/lead, conversion banner, scroll reveal.
- All token-driven, prefixed `av-`, BEM-light. Mobile-first with
768/1024/1280 breakpoints. Respects prefers-reduced-motion.
Global templates
- header.php: sticky header (60px mobile / 72px desktop), 5-item
nav, language switcher, primary CTA, mobile drawer with hamburger
toggle. Skip link first focusable element.
- footer.php: 5-column dark footer (Solutions, Industries, Why
Asterion, Why Asterion, Newsletter), bottom strip with legal
links + social.
- index.php: archive/search/blog fallback rendering posts in
card-blog layout.
- front-page.php: full home with 9 sections, EN copy lifted
verbatim from PDF Strategie D.1:
1. Hero "Your Last Mistake Should Be in VR." + 2 CTAs
2. Trust bar (placeholder logos + 4 inline metrics)
3. Solutions: MY / FLEX / ACADEMY (3 cards)
4. Industries: Police / SF / Military / Firefighters (2x2)
5. Feature heroes: UWeD, Instructor Cockpit, AAR (alternating)
6. Featured case study with 3 stat callouts
7. Testimonials (3 quote cards)
8. Latest insights (queries `post`; placeholder when empty)
9. Conversion banner (Demo / T&E / Quote)
Verified: HTTP 200 on http://localhost:10004/, 73 KB HTML, 418 ms.
Outstanding (deferred)
- Hero video master + photographs (see MISSING-ASSETS.md)
- Mega menu content (links currently flat to section index)
- Form posts (newsletter currently no-op POST)
- Bricks license activation (manual, requires user key)
- WPML setup wizard (manual, requires user key)
- Lighthouse + axe full audit (visual env required)
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
