Underscores is a starter theme designed for developers who want to create custom themes from the ground up. It provides a clean, minimal foundation that avoids pre-built styles and complex features, making it ideal for those who prefer full control over their design and code. This tool is best suited for experienced theme builders looking to avoid the constraints of more opinionated frameworks.

• Lean, well-commented templates: Includes modern HTML5 templates with clear comments, reducing clutter and making customization straightforward.
• Smart CSS organization: Starter CSS in style.css is structured to help you quickly implement your design without wrestling with pre-existing styles.
• Custom template tags: Functions in inc/template-tags.php keep templates clean and prevent code duplication, improving maintainability.
• Responsive navigation: A script at js/navigation.js enables toggled dropdown menus for small screens, ready for custom CSS styling.
• Sample layouts and features: Offers optional samples like a 404 template, custom header implementation, and sidebar layouts in layouts/ to jumpstart common theme elements.