Base Theme

Starter theme for developers

Styled starter theme using Underscores, WPGulp, Skeleton Grid, and Font Awesome

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ToC

• How to install
• What's inside
• Credits
• Tools + Resources
• Tips

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Install and Usage

Download on GitHub - Click the "Clone or download" button. After you download & unzip the folder, do your thing.

What's inside

Same files from Underscores theme, plus:

Assets

• css - add custom styles
• images - add original images to raw folder
• js - customizer.js, navigation.js, skip-link-focus-fix.js, folders: custom and vendor
• scss - add sass files, import to style.scss
• vendor - font-awesome (version 4.7.0)

Page Templates

• two-columns.php - right sidebar

Other

• front-page.php - style guide with default stylings
• BaseTheme images - Sample page, Single post , Blog page, Two columns template
• WPGulp files - .gitignore, gulpfile.js, package.json
• Underscores Readme - how to use Underscores

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Credits

• Underscores.me
• Normalize v7
• WPGulp
• Skeleton Grid
• Font Awesome

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Tools + Resources

• Editors: Sublime Text
• Local Dev Environment: Local by Flywheel
• WordPress Codex
• Read docs offline - Zeal

Tips

• StayInTech - checklists for SEO, Usability, and UX Process
• The best free tools for WordPress developers
• How To Reset & Rebuild WordPress Theme CSS & Define Your Layouts
• Be Watchful: PHP And WordPress Functions That Can Make Your Site Insecure
• Best Practices for WordPress Development
• Useful JavaScript Tools For WordPress Developers

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Any questions or feedback, send an email or tweet me.