Underscores is a minimal starter theme designed for developers who build custom themes from the ground up. It provides a clean, unopinionated codebase as a foundation, avoiding pre-styled design elements so you can focus on your own implementation.

Key features include:

• Lean, modern templates: A set of well-commented HTML5 templates that follow best practices, giving you a solid structural base without unnecessary bloat.
• Essential helper functions: Custom template tags and functions are organized in separate files to keep your template code clean and avoid repetition.
• Mobile-ready navigation: Includes a JavaScript file for a toggled dropdown menu on small screens, providing a functional starting point for responsive menus.
• Flexible layout options: Comes with two sample CSS layouts in a dedicated folder, demonstrating how to implement sidebars on either side of your content.
• Starter CSS organization: The main stylesheet is smartly structured with clear sections, helping you quickly understand and extend the base styles for your design. The theme is intentionally bare-bones, placing all creative control and styling decisions directly in your hands.