ZIziodave·Nov 23, 2016Submission
WordPress, use esc_html_e() instead of _e()
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| 2012 | 2012-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2013-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013 | 2013-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2014-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 2014-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2015-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 | 2015-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2016-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2016-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2017-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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6 sourcesInitial Sass support in _s, and WordPress theme development levels up
1 points · Open discussionThere is also http://underscores.me/ which is very well maintained and popular (Github here https://github.com/automattic/_s ).
In A solution for designers who don't know WordpressFor those interested in this they might also check out underscores theme by Automattic[1].
Bones is an okay starter but if feels like a more thrown together bundling of the latest and greatest of the web development trends (320andup, sass/less, html5boilerplate) than a functional starter theme. But at least it follows the wordpress coding guidelines unlike roots[2].
Question for those who understand open source licenses can this theme even be licensed under the WTFPL considering that it uses wordpress provided functions like (get_header and wp_enqueue_styles)?
[1]: https://github.com/Automattic/_s or http://underscores.me/
[2]: http://www.rootstheme.com/
In Bones: Simplify the Process of Creating a Wordpress Theme_s is actually a fork of Toolbox. Ref: https://github.com/Automattic/_s/commit/edfeccc2557e899cf0b8...
In A Starter Theme for WordPress by AutomatticAutomattic's Wordpress Starter theme on Github
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