Hi. I'm a starter theme called wd_s, or wdunderscores. I'm a theme meant for hacking so don't use me as a Parent Theme. Instead, try turning me into the next, most awesome, WordPress theme out there. That's what I'm here for!

I feature some of the web's most proven technologies like: Tailwind, npm, webpack, Sass, and PostCSS. To help you write clean code (that meets WordPress standards), we tap into @wordpress/scripts for linting CSS and JavaScript. Did I mention that I'm also accessible? Yup. I pass both WCAG 2.1AA and Section 508 standards out of the box.

I also support Selective Refresh and Live Preview in the Theme Customizer.

Not to mention, I use Browsersync so you can watch your project update in real-time while you work.

Looking to use some of our custom Gutenberg blocks? It's easy! Add the WDS Blocks plugin for a quick starter including our Accordion and Carousel bloocks.

Looking to use some of our Advanced Custom Fields Gutenberg Blocks? It's also easy! Add the WDS ACF Blocks plugin for a whole set of blocks built with ACF including: Accordion, Carousel, Call To Action, Fifty/Fifty, Hero, Recent Posts, and Related Posts.

Because I compile and bundle assets via npm scripts, basic knowledge of the command line and the following dependencies are required: Node (14) and Composer.

If you want to keep it simple, head over to https://wdunderscores.com and generate your wd_s based theme from there. You just input the name of the theme you want to create, click the "Generate" button, and you get your ready-to-awesomize starter theme.

If you want to set me up manually:

1. Download and extract the zip into your wp-content/themes directory and rename wd_s-main to fit your needs.

2. Find & Replace

You'll need to change all instances of the names: _s.

• Search for: '_s' and replace with: 'project-name' (inside single quotations) to capture the text domain
• Search for: _s_ and replace with: project-name_ to capture all the function names
• Search for: Text Domain: _s and replace with: Text Domain: project-name in style.css
• Search for (and include the leading space):  _s and replace with:  Project Name (with a space before it) to capture DocBlocks
• Search for: _s- and replace with: project-name- to capture prefixed handles
• Search for _s.pot and replace with: project-name.pot to capture translation files
• Edit the theme information in the header of style.scss to meet your needs

1. From the command line, change directories to your new theme directory:

cd /wp-content/themes/your-theme

2. Install theme dependencies and trigger an initial build:

npm i

From the command line, type any of the following to perform an action:

npm run build - Compile and build all assets.

npm run start - Automatically handle changes to CSS, JS, SVGs, and image sprites.

npm run start:sync - Automatically handle changes to PHP, CSS, JS, SVGs, and image sprites – and see the changes refresh in your browser via Browsersync!

Your contributions and support tickets are welcome. Please see our guidelines before submitting a pull request.