{"id":6,"date":"2017-07-11T13:59:41","date_gmt":"2017-07-11T13:59:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pixemweb.com\/devwp\/?p=6"},"modified":"2017-07-11T14:00:56","modified_gmt":"2017-07-11T14:00:56","slug":"wordpress-theme-development-underscores-starter-theme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pixemweb.com\/devwp\/wordpress-theme-development-underscores-starter-theme\/","title":{"rendered":"WordPress Theme Development &#8211; Underscores Starter Theme"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"responsive-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"WordPress Theme Development Tutorial - Underscores Starter Theme\" width=\"1778\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LdTWGvP1k2Q?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>When getting started with developing a WordPress theme, it&#8217;s always a good idea to start with a solid foundation that will ensure you&#8217;re coding with WordPress Coding Standards in mind and keeping up with overall best practices when it comes to creating websites that perform well online.<\/p>\n<p>I like using the Underscores Starter Theme since it is well coded and gives you a tremendous head start when developing themes. It&#8217;s free to use and maintained by a talented group of developers. You can get started with the Starter Theme via two locations:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/automattic\/_s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Underscores from Github<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/underscores.me\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Underscores.me<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In the video above I give you a guided tour of the Underscores Starter Theme and it&#8217;s one video in a series of videos I&#8217;m creating to help you learn how to develop Custom WordPress Themes. 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