{"id":28840,"date":"2017-01-03T23:01:04","date_gmt":"2017-01-03T15:01:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/?p=28840"},"modified":"2023-04-06T19:17:04","modified_gmt":"2023-04-06T11:17:04","slug":"components-underscores","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/components-underscores\/","title":{"rendered":"Create Custom WordPress Themes with Underscores Components"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You might already know about <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/underscores.me\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Underscores<\/a>, often <strong>abbreviated as _s,<\/strong> which is a popular starter <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/go\/elegant\">theme for WordPress<\/a>. This is a big project maintained by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/automattic.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Automattic<\/a> which is the company operating WordPress.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ref-block ref-block--post\" id=\"ref-post-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/starter-wordpress-themes\/\" class=\"ref-block__link\" title=\"Read More: 20 WordPress Starter Themes For Developers\" rel=\"bookmark\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">20 WordPress Starter Themes For Developers<\/span><\/a>\n<div class=\"ref-block__thumbnail img-thumb img-thumb--jumbo\" data-img='{ \"src\" : \"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/thumbs\/250x160\/starter-wordpress-themes.jpg\" }'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<noscript>\n<style>.no-js #ref-block-post-23689 .ref-block__thumbnail { background-image: url(\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/thumbs\/250x160\/starter-wordpress-themes.jpg\"); }<\/style>\n<\/noscript>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"ref-block__summary\">\n<h4 class=\"ref-title\">20 WordPress Starter Themes For Developers<\/h4>\n<p class=\"ref-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tFor those of you who want to make a WordPress Themes, but do not know where to start,...\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Read more<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Recently they created another tool called <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/themeshaper.com\/2017\/06\/26\/the-future-of-underscores-and-a-new-committer\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Components<\/a>. This is a free <strong>online theme generator<\/strong> built on WordPress with <strong>custom blueprints <\/strong>made for<strong> portfolios, business sites, and different blog themes<\/strong> from standard <strong>blogs to magazines<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<figure><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/themeshaper.com\/2017\/06\/26\/the-future-of-underscores-and-a-new-committer\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/components-underscores\/01-components-underscores-homepage.jpg\" alt=\"components homepage\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Components is completely free to use and it\u2019s one of the most powerful generators on the web. Why start a new theme from scratch when you can work with the proven Underscores framework?<\/p>\n<p>Each theme comes with a <strong>responsive layout, pre-built menus, and Sass code<\/strong> along with <strong>raw CSS<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>You just need to <strong>select which template you want<\/strong> and give it a name (for example \"My Theme\"). Other optional info can include the theme\u2019s slug, the author\u2019s name\/URI, and a brief description of the theme.<\/p>\n<p>But with just a theme name you can <strong>download a complete package with a basic Underscores WP theme<\/strong> ready to go.<\/p>\n<figure><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/themeshaper.com\/2017\/06\/26\/the-future-of-underscores-and-a-new-committer\/#generator\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/components-underscores\/02-components-form-generator.jpg\" alt=\"components theme generator\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Naturally you can <strong>customize all of these themes to your liking<\/strong> and they\u2019re pretty simple to work with.<\/p>\n<p>Some developers may <strong>prefer to work with their own codebase<\/strong> rather than relying on someone else\u2019s. But if you need to get a project online fast there\u2019s no better way to get moving than <strong>with a pre-built blueprint<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>You can also find all the Components source code <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/Automattic\/theme-components\" rel=\"noopener\">on GitHub<\/a> along with the individual themes located <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/Automattic\/theme-components\/tree\/master\/types\" rel=\"noopener\">by themselves<\/a>. If you want a WordPress-approved theme blueprint then the Components generator is an excellent place to start.<\/p>\n<p class=\"recommended_top\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Read Also:<\/strong>\u00a0\n\t\t\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/wordpress-theme-frameworks\/\">10 Best WordPress Theme Frameworks [Reviewed]<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You might already know about Underscores, often abbreviated as _s, which is a popular starter theme for WordPress. This is a big project maintained by Automattic which is the company operating WordPress. Recently they created another tool called Components. 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