How To Fix Missing Drop Cap Option In Twenty Twenty Two Theme

How to Fix Missing Drop Cap option in Twenty Twenty Two Theme

Do you want to fix missing drop cap option in Twenty Twenty Two theme?

If yes then in this tutorial we have shared how can you do this easily.

In WordPress 6.0, paragraph block received a change where the Text Settings were combined with the Typography Controls.

And the drop cap option was moved to the ellipsis menu.

This option was hidden by default and to enable it you will have to select it first in the ellipsis menu and then it will show you the toggle.

Drop Cap in typography controls for Paragraph block in WordPress 6.0

It is important to know that while testing this, at first I was unable to find the drop cap option in Twenty Twenty Two theme and later realized that it was missing.

After doing a bit of research and going through the code, I came to know that drop cap option is disabled by default in Twenty Twenty Two theme.

And along with me there were quite a few people who were looking to activate drop cap in Twenty Twenty Two.

User looking to enable drop cap in Twenty Twenty Two theme

Keeping this in mind, in this tutorial I have shared how can you easily fix missing drop cap option in Twenty Twenty Two theme.

How to fix missing drop cap in Twenty Twenty Two theme

Before we dive into this tutorial, it is important to know that the support for Drop Cap is present in Twenty Twenty Two theme.

And all you have to do is change values to activate Drop Cap.

You do not require any plugin for this task as it involved editing code.

If you are not used to editing code or making changes to theme files then let me tell you this process is not complicated at all.

And if you follow the step by step process shared in this tutorial then you will be able to fix missing drop cap option in Twenty Twenty Two theme.

Also, if you are using a block theme other than Twenty Twenty Two and is it missing support for Drop cap then I will publish a separate tutorial for it.

Keeping this in mind, below are all the steps.

Login to WordPress dashboard

The first step in the process to fix missing drop cap option in Twenty Twenty Two theme is to login to your WordPress admin.

And for this you will can visit https://example.com/wp-admin and it will take you to the login page.

Here you are required to enter your credentials and click Log In.

Find theme.json

Once you have successfully logged in, the next step is to head over to Theme File Editor and you will find it under the Tools menu in your WordPress admin.

On clicking Theme File Editor, it will show you all the theme related files and here you will have to look for theme.json.

Once you have located theme.json file, the next step is to open it and it will show you the code.

Search for Drop Cap

Now, you will have to click inside this file and search for dropCap.

Windows user can use CTRL + F and Mac user can use COMMAND + F for making the search process easier.

Change values from false to true

On finding dropCap, the next step is to change the value from false to true.

Change dropCap value from false to truw in Twenty Twenty Two theme.json file

And once done, click Update File to save changes.

Check if Drop Cap is active in Twenty Twenty Two theme

After you have successfully made the change, the next step is to create or edit a post and add a paragraph block.

Once done you will have to click ellipsis menu in Typography Settings and it will show Drop Cap option.

Drop Cap option in Typography settings in Twenty Twenty Two theme

Selecting Drop Cap here will show the toggle using which you will be able to use it.

And that it you have successfully fixed missing drop cap in Twenty Twenty Two theme.

How to Fix Missing Drop Cap option in Twenty Twenty Two Theme