The team over at wpTerminal has launched a new project, Blank Themes. Blank Themes’ goal is to create blank WordPress themes for users to build their own themes from. All of their themes are 100% free and each is written, they say, to allow for easy customization. Members get access to their support forums for a $5 one-time fee.
On top of their themes, they also offer several WordPress services, such as WordPress installation/upgrade and theme modification and creation services.
What is your favorite blank and/or skeleton theme?
Thematic by Ian D. Stewart.
http://themeshaper.com
The theme is indispensable for me… …simple, clean, lots of widget areas, multiple templates and layouts. Fantastic.
Yup, that’s a good one. I don’t follow its development too closely anymore — is there still a decent dev following keeping it updated?
I start most sites off with Handcrafted WP Starter Theme: http://randyjensenonline.com/thoughts/handcrafted-wp-starter-theme/
Not a framework, just a squeaky clean WP theme with lots of smart defaults to get started with. I add in my own grid & a few CSS features I use every site (mostly forms and responsive stuff) and I can hit the ground running…
That’s essentially what I’ve done for a while too, Dalton. Not specifically with that theme, but in general running with a simple, clean, well crafted starter theme. I actually tend to shy away from many frameworks, partly because I don’t need half of what they offer and partly because I’m not crazy about creating child themes as primary themes.