[theme-reviewers] What are your thoughts on "blank" themes?

[Chip Bennett]

I wonder if "blank" Themes shouldn't be considered as another valid
"special use" case?

On one hand, they are quite useful to developers, and having a good
starting basis on which to design/develop Themes is certainly
beneficial. On the other hand, they are minimally useful (as-is) to end
users, and from the end-user perspective, one is the same as another.

So, it would be great to have a way to provide such Themes for developers,
but keep them somewhat/mostly hidden from end users. A "special use" case
(or "niche") Theme designation might be a good approach...

Chip

On Tue, Nov 29, 2011 at 12:27 PM, Angelo Bertolli <angelo.bertolli at gmail.com
> wrote:

> I would love to see the most minimalist bare-bones theme that shows all
> the required structures.  If you do create it, please send a link.
>
> On 11/30/2011 12:37 PM, Justin Tadlock wrote:
> > Pretty soon, I'll be releasing a blank theme meant for developers to
> > build from.  It will just be basic template files with a simple HTML
> > structure.  It won't have any CSS styling at all (with a few empty class
> > declarations).  Basically, it'll be a learning tool for developers who
> > want to learn how to build from the Hybrid Core framework with loads of
> > useful inline documentation.
> >
> > Most likely, it'll only be useful for people who are interested in the
> > Hybrid Core framework, so it'll be easy to just release it on my site.
> > But, if I get the OK from you guys, I'll definitely put it up on the
> > repository.
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