Underscores is a minimal starter theme for developers who build custom themes for content management systems. It provides a clean, standards-compliant codebase as a foundation, allowing developers to create unique designs without starting from an empty file. This tool is intended for experienced developers who prefer to write their own CSS and functionality rather than modifying a heavy, pre-built theme.

• Lean, Modern Templates: Offers a just-right amount of well-commented, semantic HTML5 templates. This provides a solid structural foundation without unnecessary bloat, letting you focus on design and functionality.
• Organized Starter Code: Includes smartly organized starter CSS and separate files for custom template tags and functions. This separation keeps code clean, prevents duplication, and makes the theme easier to maintain and extend.
• Development-Focused Features: Comes with practical development aids like a helpful 404 template, sample custom header code, and a navigation script for mobile-ready menus. These are implemented as starting points to be customized rather than final features.
• Layout Flexibility: Provides two sample CSS layouts in a dedicated directory, demonstrating a sidebar on either side of the main content. This serves as a reference for creating your own layout structures.
• Open Source License: Licensed under GPLv2 or later, ensuring you have the freedom to use, modify, and distribute your resulting theme for any project.