Devstarter

A clean, developer-friendly starter for building custom WordPress projects. No bloat, no page builders - just solid PHP, clean hooks, and proper coding standards.

Features

• Clean Architecture - Organized folder structure with separated includes
• WordPress Standards - Follows WordPress coding standards and best practices
• WooCommerce Ready - Built-in support for WooCommerce integration
• Custom Post Types - Pre-configured CPT registration (uncomment to use)
• Responsive - Mobile-first CSS with grid system and utility classes
• CSS Variables - Easy theming with CSS custom properties
• Proper Enqueue - Scripts and styles loaded the WordPress way
• Translation Ready - All strings wrapped with i18n functions
• SEO Friendly - Semantic HTML5 markup and proper heading hierarchy
• AJAX Ready - Localized script with nonce for secure AJAX calls

Requirements

• WordPress 5.9+
• PHP 7.4+

Installation

1. Clone the repository into your wp-content/themes/ directory:

cd wp-content/themes/
git clone https://github.com/xKILLERDEADx/devstarter.git

2. Activate from Appearance > Themes in WordPress admin.

3. Set up your navigation menu from Appearance > Menus.

Customization

CSS Variables

Edit the CSS custom properties in assets/css/main.css to match your project:

:root {
    --color-primary: #2563eb;
    --color-secondary: #1e40af;
    --color-dark: #1e293b;
    --font-primary: 'Your Font', sans-serif;
    --container-width: 1200px;
}

Custom Post Types

Uncomment and modify the examples in inc/custom-post-types.php:

register_post_type( 'portfolio', array(
    'public' => true,
    'supports' => array( 'title', 'editor', 'thumbnail' ),
    'menu_icon' => 'dashicons-portfolio',
) );

Adding Google Fonts

Uncomment the Google Fonts section in inc/enqueue.php and update the font URL.

Contributing

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch: git checkout -b feature/your-feature
3. Commit changes: git commit -m 'Add your feature'
4. Push to the branch: git push origin feature/your-feature
5. Open a Pull Request

License

GNU General Public License v2 or later - GPL-2.0

Author

Muhammad Abid - muhammadabid.com | GitHub