Overview

The Magento Boilerplate is a HTML5 Twitter Bootstrap 3.1 template for Magento 1.8. It provides a starting point for building custom Magento themes using the popular Bootstrap framework. The boilerplate can be easily installed using Composer, Git, or by downloading zip files. Once installed, there are two general approaches to developing with the boilerplate: copying or renaming the theme, or building a new "child" theme under the boilerplate package.

Features

HTML5 Twitter Bootstrap 3.1 template
Easy installation using Composer, Git, or zip downloads
Support for custom child themes
Simplified development process

Composer

Install Composer on your system, if not already installed.
Create a composer.json file in the root of your Magento installation with the required configurations.
Install Composer dependencies and optional enhancements.
You should now have a new folder vendor/webcomm/magento-boilerplate with the repository and symbolic links in Magento.

Git

Clone the repository to a local folder.
Copy a supported Magento version over the cloned repository.
You can update to each new version using git pull.

ZIP downloads

Download Magento from http://www.magentocommerce.com/download.
Download the repository from https://github.com/webcomm/magento-boilerplate/archive/master.zip.
Merge the folders from the repository into the Magento installation.

Summary

The Magento Boilerplate is a ready-to-use HTML5 Twitter Bootstrap 3.1 template for Magento 1.8. It can be installed easily using Composer, Git, or by downloading zip files. The boilerplate offers simplified development with support for custom child themes. Overall, it provides a solid foundation for building custom Magento themes using the Bootstrap framework.

Webcomm

Magento Boilerplate