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Bare Bones boxes & layout

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  • November 26, 2014 at 6:53 am #132860
    yogidev
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    Hi, I am pretty new to WordPress, and brand new to Genesis.

    I am a front end developer moving away from building everything from scratch and towards working with smaller clients.

    I would like to know, is there such a thing as a layout toolbox / bare bones theme that is designed to work with Genesis?
    What I need is a way to build content that my client can add to and change (eg testimonials, gallery, videos, text).
    This should consist of a basic unstyled grid system, columns, content boxes, testimonials, CTA boxes etc, UI for changing fonts etc.
    Does such a thing exist?
    Ideally I would like to rely on good semantic HTML5 being output and only have to work with CSS, which I am very comfortable with.

    What I need to build is something along the lines of this:
    http://surfgoddessretreats.com/

    This is the nearest theme design I found, which I would like to use as the basis for my design, in terms of layout, grid and spacing only.
    http://wedesignthemes.com/themes/dt-spalab/

    Any input or advice much appreciated, and apologies if I missed any previous posts that deal with this question 🙂

    November 26, 2014 at 12:49 pm #132889
    andystitt829
    Member

    For most Genesis child themes, you'll only have to change the CSS and occasionally work in functions.php to add content areas here and there. Aside from the minimal HTML markup that you may need there, otherwise, it'll all be there for you and you won't have to work extensively with coding your own markup. The markup generated by Genesis is good, semantic HTML5.

    As for something barebones and unstyled, many people use the free Genesis Sample Theme and customize it to their needs. If you search on Github, there are many other starter themes that are more barebones.

    If you need more advanced controls made easy for your client, such as a UI system to change fonts, you might want to consider the Dynamik Website Builder. I believe it has an annual fee, but it gives you and the client more control over the look and feel of the site without having to code. Though since you are a front end dev, you can also easily put in custom CSS.

    Hope this helps. If not, then please let me know.

    Andy

    Andy Stitt
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