Common page templates missing: archives.php, author.php, and sidebar.php are not included because they’re not used on Coywolf.No Theme Customization API integration: Most style changes require direct editing of the theme pages.It’s designed with a single-column mobile-first UX, and to have a simple information architecture ( IA). The theme isn’t designed to be full-featured, and it doesn’t support endless customizations and diverse layouts. If you also use WP Engine, WP Rocket, and Cloudflare, it will be insanely fast. Incredibly fast: It uses the same techniques outlined in the WordPress Speed and Performance Guide.Even the mobile navigation is free of JavaScript, and is able to appear and disappear using only CSS. No JavaScript: The theme doesn’t use any JavaScript.There are no sidebars or additional columns because they visually disrupt a visitor’s ability to focus and consume content. Minimalist and responsive: The layout for the main content is single-column, and it adapts the style and navigation based on the device’s screen size.It’s meant to be hacked on and customized. Barebones: The theme is meant to be a starting point.The theme includes everything important to me, and nothing else. The result is the Coywolf Starter Theme for WordPress. I also wrote comments throughout the code to explain what certain styles and functions do. I then consolidated and optimized the CSS, HTML, PHP functions, and pages. The first thing I did was remove all Coywolf-specific code. I decided it was finally time to create a starter theme. Since the theme was never meant to be shared – it has hard-coded HTML, PHP functions, and styles specific to Coywolf – I’ve never made it available to anyone. That’s because the recommendations I made in the WordPress Speed and Performance Guide were also made to Coywolf’s theme. I get a surprising amount of requests from people wanting a copy of Coywolf’s WordPress theme. Jon Henshaw | | 1:15am CST | Web Development

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