Genesis Starter Theme
A starter theme for the Genesis Framework with a modern development workflow
Overview
The Genesis Starter Theme is a developer-friendly starter theme designed for creating commercial child themes for the Genesis Framework. It utilizes Laravel Mix for automating development tasks, such as SCSS compilation and image minification. This theme features Bourbon as a lightweight Sass toolkit, Laravel Mix for automating build tasks, Browsersync for synchronized browser testing, and a CLI setup script for automatic updates.
Features
- Bourbon Sass Toolkit: Lightweight Sass toolkit for enhanced theme development.
- Laravel Mix Automation: Build tasks automation for development processes.
- Browsersync Integration: Synchronized browser testing for efficient development.
- Config-based Modular Architecture: Organized and enhanced OOP modular architecture.
- CLI Setup Script: Automatically updates theme information for easy setup.
- Package Management: Uses Yarn or NPM for Node dependencies and Composer for PHP dependencies.
- Namespaced Design: Prevents naming conflicts in the theme.
- Support for AMP and Gutenberg: Compatible with WordPress AMP plugin and Gutenberg blocks/admin editor styles.
Summary
The Genesis Starter Theme is a robust option for developers looking to create commercial child themes for the Genesis Framework. With features like Bourbon Sass toolkit, Laravel Mix automation, and Browsersync integration, along with support for AMP and Gutenberg, this theme offers modernization and organization for Genesis child theme development. Its CLI setup script and modular architecture make it developer-friendly and efficient in managing dependencies and assets.
- SCSS
SCSS is a preprocessor scripting language that extends the capabilities of CSS by adding features such as variables, nesting, and mixins. It allows developers to write more efficient and maintainable CSS code, and helps to streamline the development process by reducing repetition and increasing reusability.
- Eslint
ESLint is a linter for JavaScript that analyzes code to detect and report on potential problems and errors, as well as enforce consistent code style and best practices, helping developers to write cleaner, more maintainable code.
- Gulp
Gulp.js is an old but popular site building tool that automates various repetitive development tasks in web development, such as compiling Sass, minifying JavaScript, and optimizing images.
- Stylelint
Stylelint is a modern linter for CSS that helps you avoid errors and enforce consistent styling conventions. It provides rules for detecting errors and warnings, and can be configured to match your specific project's requirements.