From dcc249ed3c51b1068c9eadbebadfe6b0e98c2497 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Aadil Ayub <aadilayub@protonmail.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2025 10:06:12 +0500
Subject: [PATCH] remove core wp theme.json variables

---
 functions.php | 31 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+)

diff --git a/functions.php b/functions.php
index e589ee8..e4dbb6a 100644
--- a/functions.php
+++ b/functions.php
@@ -42,6 +42,37 @@ function cc_mime_types($mimes)
 }
 add_filter('upload_mimes', 'cc_mime_types');
 
+/* Remove default CSS variables that come with Wordpress
+  https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/issues/56180#issuecomment-1819222376
+*/
+function custom_wp_theme_json_default( $theme_json ) {
+	$new_data = array(
+		'version'  => 2,
+		'settings' => array(
+			'color'  => array(
+				'palette'   => array(),
+				'gradients' => array(),
+			),
+			'shadow' => array(
+				'presets' => array(),
+			),
+			'typography' => array(
+				'fontSizes' => array(),
+			),
+			// 'dimensions' => array(
+			// 	'aspectRatios' => array(),
+			// ),
+			// 'spacing' => array(
+			// 	'spacingScale' => array(
+			// 		'steps' => 0,
+			// 	),
+			// ),
+		),
+	);
+	return $theme_json->update_with( $new_data );
+}
+add_filter( 'wp_theme_json_data_default', 'custom_wp_theme_json_default' );
+
 // remove default woocommerce fonts
 add_filter('wp_theme_json_data_theme', 'disable_inter_font', 100);
 function disable_inter_font($theme_json)