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[Directory](/) 2. / 3. seothemes/genesis-starter-theme ActiveWordpress-theme seothemes/genesis-starter-theme =============================== Genesis starter theme with a modern development workflow. 3.5.3(6y ago)1441.1k34[6 issues](https://github.com/seothemes/genesis-starter-theme/issues)GPL-2.0-or-laterPHPPHP >=5.6CI failing Since Aug 7Pushed 6y ago25 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/seothemes/genesis-starter-theme)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/seothemes/genesis-starter-theme)[ RSS](/packages/seothemes-genesis-starter-theme/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 2mo ago READMEChangelog (10)Dependencies (7)Versions (9)Used By (0) Genesis Starter Theme ===================== [](#genesis-starter-theme) ![WordPress](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/441db60d0c93fefbf5cb57d10ae610457115504d72e01a7cfc51ae24ff699445/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f62616467652f776f726470726573732d342e392e382532307465737465642d627269676874677265656e2e737667) [![License](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/1c7d7671effd64df0ad09c2aa87a73bfaf614a8ec5e72dbe870c8635b57bb1ce/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f62616467652f6c6963656e73652d47504c2d2d332e302d2d6f722d2d6c617465722d626c75652e737667)](https://github.com/seothemes/genesis-starter-theme/blob/master/LICENSE.md) A developer-friendly starter theme used for creating commercial child themes for the Genesis Framework. It uses [Laravel Mix](https://laravel.com/docs/5.8/mix) as a build tool to automate mundane development tasks like compiling SCSS and minifying images. Check out the [live demo](https://demo.seothemes.com/genesis-starter) [![Genesis Starter Theme screenshot](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/d3ae4362145fe698b153ea26c0be334c1b34d50a1f510db548b073f68ee92ad6/68747470733a2f2f73656f7468656d65732e636f6d2f77702d636f6e74656e742f75706c6f6164732f6564642f323031392f30392f67656e657369732d737461727465722d7468656d652d6465736b746f702e706e67)](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/d3ae4362145fe698b153ea26c0be334c1b34d50a1f510db548b073f68ee92ad6/68747470733a2f2f73656f7468656d65732e636f6d2f77702d636f6e74656e742f75706c6f6164732f6564642f323031392f30392f67656e657369732d737461727465722d7468656d652d6465736b746f702e706e67) Table of Contents ----------------- [](#table-of-contents) - [Features](#features) - [Requirements](#requirements) - [Installation](#installation) - [One line command](#one-line-command) - [Individual commands](#individual-commands) - [Usage](#usage) - [Autoloading classes and files](#autoloading-classes-and-files) - [Development](#development) - [Structure](#structure) - [Contributing](#contributing) - [Authors](#authors) - [Special Thanks](#special-thanks) Features -------- [](#features) The Genesis Starter Theme aims to modernize, organize and enhance some aspects of Genesis child theme development. Take a look at what is waiting for you: - [Bourbon](https://github.com/seothemes/genesis-starter-theme/tree/master/assets/scss) as a lightweight Sass toolkit - [Laravel Mix](https://laravel.com/docs/5.8/mix) for automating development build tasks - [Browsersync](https://browsersync.io/) for synchronized browser testing - [Config-based](https://www.alainschlesser.com/config-files-for-reusable-code/), OOP modular architecture - [CLI setup script](#setup) to automatically update information - [Yarn](https://yarnpkg.com/lang/en/docs/install/#mac-stable) or [NPM](https://www.npmjs.com/) for managing Node dependencies - [Composer](https://getcomposer.org/) for managing PHP dependencies and autoloading - [Namespaced](http://php.net/manual/en/language.namespaces.basics.php) to avoid naming conflicts - [AMP](https://wordpress.org/plugins/amp/) support with the WordPress AMP plugin - [Gutenberg](https://wordpress.org/plugins/gutenberg/) support for latest blocks and admin editor styles Requirements ------------ [](#requirements) RequirementHow to CheckHow to InstallPHP >= 5.4`php -v`[php.net](http://php.net/manual/en/install.php)WordPress >= 5.2`Admin Footer`[wordpress.org](https://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_WordPress)Genesis >= 3.1.1`Theme Page`[studiopress.com](http://www.shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=346198&u=1459023&m=28169&urllink=&afftrack=)Composer >= 1.5.0`composer --version`[getcomposer.org](https://getcomposer.org/doc/00-intro.md#installation-linux-unix-osx)Node >= 9.10.1`node -v`[nodejs.org](https://nodejs.org/)NPM >= 5.6.0`npm -v`[npm.js](https://www.npmjs.com/)Yarn >= 0.2.x`yarn -v`[yarnpkg.com](https://yarnpkg.com/lang/en/docs/install/#mac-stable)Installation ------------ [](#installation) ### One line command: [](#one-line-command) Install the latest development version of the Genesis Starter Theme using Composer from your WordPress themes directory (replace `your-theme-name` below with the name of your theme): ``` composer create-project seothemes/genesis-starter-theme your-theme-name dev-master && cd "$(\ls -1dt ./*/ | head -n 1)" && npm install && npm run build ``` ### Individual commands: [](#individual-commands) Install the latest development version of the Genesis Starter Theme using Composer from your WordPress themes directory (replace `your-theme-name` below with the name of your theme): ``` composer create-project seothemes/genesis-starter-theme your-theme-name dev-master ``` Navigate into the theme's root directory: ``` cd your-theme-name ``` Install node dependencies, build the theme assets and kick-off BrowserSync: ``` npm install && npm run build ``` Structure --------- [](#structure) ``` your-theme-name/ # → Root directory ├── assets/ # → Front-end assets ├── config/ # → Config directory ├── lib/ # → Theme functions │ ├── functions/ # → General functions │ ├── plugins/ # → Plugin functions │ ├── shortcodes/ # → Shortcode functions │ ├── structure/ # → Structural functions │ └── init.php # → File autoloader ├── templates/ # → Page templates ├── tests/ # → PHP Unit tests ├── vendor/ # → Composer packages ├── node_modules/ # → Node.js packages ├── composer.json # → Composer settings ├── package.json # → Node dependencies ├── webpack.mix.js # → Laravel mix config ├── screenshot.png # → Theme screenshot ├── functions.php # → Loads init files └── style.css # → Blank stylesheet ``` Usage ----- [](#usage) Project details such as theme name, author, version number etc should only ever be changed from the `package.json` file. Laravel Mix reads this file and automatically places the relevant information to the correct locations throughout the theme. Static assets are organized in the `assets` directory. This folder contains theme scripts, styles, images, fonts, views and language translation files. All of the main theme styles are contained in the `assets/css/main.css` file, the `style.css` file at the root of the theme is left blank intentionally and only contains the required stylesheet header comment. ### Autoloading classes and files [](#autoloading-classes-and-files) #### Classes [](#classes) The Genesis Starter Theme automatically loads classes placed in the `lib/classes/` directory via the Composer autoloader. Once you have added your additional files, run the following command to regenerate the autoloader: ``` composer dump-autoload --no-dev ``` #### Files [](#files) File loading is handled by the `lib/init.php` file. Simply add or remove files from the directory/filename array. Development ----------- [](#development) Please refer to the [Laravel Mix](https://laravel.com/docs/5.8/mix) documentation for further information on how to use the `webpack.mix.js` file. All build tasks are located in the theme's `package.json` file, under the *scripts* section. Contributing ------------ [](#contributing) Contributions are welcome from everyone. We have [contributing guidelines](https://github.com/seothemes/genesis-starter-theme/blob/master/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md) to help you get started. See also the list of [contributors](https://github.com/seothemes/genesis-starter-theme/graphs/contributors) who participated in this project. Special Thanks -------------- [](#special-thanks) A shout out to anyone who's code was used in or provided inspiration to this project: [Christoph Herr](https://github.com/christophherr/), [Gary Jones](https://github.com/garyjones/), [Tonya Mork](https://github.com/hellofromtonya/), [Tim Jensen](https://github.com/timothyjensen/), [Justin Tadlock](https://github.com/justintadlock/) ### Health Score 37 — LowBetter than 82% of packages Maintenance19 Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained Popularity33 Limited adoption so far Community23 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity62 Established project with proven stability Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 97.8% of commits — single point of failure How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window. **Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores. **Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement. **Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability. ### Release Activity Cadence Every ~65 days Recently: every ~19 days Total 7 Last Release 2437d ago PHP version history (2 changes)3.2.0PHP >=5.6 3.3.3PHP >=5.4 ### Community Maintainers ![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/55b9ce7d3453d6c0c149cd77f4441a19bf692d968bf58b7f3dbc3cf9450c2051?d=identicon)[seothemes](/maintainers/seothemes) --- Top Contributors [![seothemes](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/24793388?v=4)](https://github.com/seothemes "seothemes (363 commits)")[![daankortenbach](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/33928955?v=4)](https://github.com/daankortenbach "daankortenbach (3 commits)")[![matthewselby](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/14359078?v=4)](https://github.com/matthewselby "matthewselby (2 commits)")[![christophherr](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/8683126?v=4)](https://github.com/christophherr "christophherr (1 commits)")[![plaurent75](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/5636125?v=4)](https://github.com/plaurent75 "plaurent75 (1 commits)")[![roozbehk](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1396309?v=4)](https://github.com/roozbehk "roozbehk (1 commits)") --- Tags flexboxgenesis-frameworkgenesis-starter-themegulpmobile-firstsasswordpress-starter-themewordpresswordpress-theme-developmentgenesis-framework ### Code Quality TestsPHPUnit Code StylePHP\_CodeSniffer ### Embed Badge ![Health badge](/badges/seothemes-genesis-starter-theme/health.svg) ``` [![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/seothemes-genesis-starter-theme/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/seothemes-genesis-starter-theme) ``` ### Alternatives [roots/wordpress WordPress is open source software you can use to create a beautiful website, blog, or app. 19116.9M257](/packages/roots-wordpress)[aristath/kirki Extending the WordPress customizer 1.3k73.0k4](/packages/aristath-kirki)[wpreadme2markdown/wpreadme2markdown Convert WordPress Plugin readme.txt to Markdown 9564.6k4](/packages/wpreadme2markdown-wpreadme2markdown)[varunsridharan/wp-dependencies Provides Function To Check if a plugin is active/inactive & function to compare versions. 1032.5k1](/packages/varunsridharan-wp-dependencies)[wpstarter/framework The WpStarter Framework - Laravel Framework for WordPress 1810.1k4](/packages/wpstarter-framework) PHPackages © 2026 [Directory](/)[Categories](/categories)[Trending](/trending)[Changelog](/changelog)[Analyze](/analyze)