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Hero blank-band bug (root cause):
- The hero override read styled-text fields as `field.text|default:field`
(eyebrow/headline/subheadline/description). The ninjatpl engine hard-errors
on attribute-access-against-a-bare-string, and the demo seed passes these
fields as bare strings, so the whole hero errored and rendered as an empty
~75vh band on the landing page. Switched to `field|get:"text"|default:field`
— the process-global `get` filter degrades gracefully on a bare string
(returns nothing, so `|default:` falls back to the string) and still reads
`.text` from the admin/editor `{text,color}` object form. Matches the fixed
sibling lanes (terminal, scifi-clean). navbar `cta.text` left as-is: that
field is always a link object, never a bare string (terminal did the same).
Whitespace pass:
- Trimmed oversized marketing section padding py-16 md:py-24 -> py-12 md:py-20
across 15 blocks (cta, feature-grid, pricing, stats, team, testimonial,
timeline, faq, countdown, rich-section, contact-card, contact-form,
event-list, menu-list, hours-location) to remove dead inter-section bands.
Tailwind classes only — the host Tailwind build now scans theme .ninjatpl,
so responsive utilities compile; no duplicate hand-rolled media-query CSS
added.
No new CSS (earthen's manifest CSS is all bespoke aesthetic — nothing
duplicated a utility). No scroll-reveal system exists to harden; the stats
count-up already no-ops under reduced-motion / no-JS and renders final values.
Codeless build OK (earthen@0.2.1). check-safety: 32 checks 19 ok 13 skip -> OK.
No version bump.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Earthen
A warm, hand-crafted theme in moss, clay, and sage over sun-bleached cream. Botanical line-art and soft organic shapes sit on a paper-grain ground, so a page feels grounded and hopeful rather than corporate. It was made for causes people care about. The palette carries a quiet, outdoor calm.
Good for
We built Earthen with cause-driven work in mind. Treat these as starting points, not limits. If the mood fits your brand, use it:
- Conservation groups and land trusts
- Nonprofits and NGOs running donation drives
- Community farms and food co-ops
- Sustainability and outdoor education projects
What you get
- Five color presets, each with a tuned light mode and a tuned dark mode: Mossbed, Clay Field, Wet Loam, Sage Morning, and Ember Loam.
- Fraunces for headings and Work Sans for body text, both bundled and ready. Fonts stay admin-controlled, so you can swap them from the typography settings.
- Three persona blocks: a donation appeal, a field-dispatch note, and an impact report.
- A demo site that installs when you activate the theme: a home page, an about page, a short blog, and a contact page whose form emails your admins. It comes seeded as a conservation org called Rootline Trust.
- Every core block restyled to match, including botanical dividers, plus a themed login screen and a themed 404 page.
Install
Install from the BlockNinja registry, then pick a preset and assign your fonts in the admin. Activate the demo content if you want a fully dressed starting point.