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Starter themes

- [Instructor] If you're planning on building a theme from scratch, or if you made a custom design in Photoshop, it may be worth your while to use a starter theme. A starter theme contains all of the HTML and templates you'll need but doesn't include any CSS. This makes it really easy to customize the layout since you don't have to override any styles in the existing theme. One of the most popular starter themes is Underscores. It's made by Automatic, the company that makes WordPress.com, as well as WooCommerce and it's a very robust starter theme. Building a theme from scratch is an entirely separate project. For this course we'll be using the free Storefront theme, and customizing it to save time. If you'd like to spend a bit more time, you can use a starter theme and write every line of CSS. This gives you complete control over the look and feel of your theme, without having to override someone else's work. If you're interested in this approach, I recommend WordPress: Building…

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