rachelrvasquez/rachievee-2024

RachieVee 2024 WordPress Theme

A customized WordPress theme built from underscores for rachievee.com

Installation

Requirements

Requires the following dependencies:

• Node.js
• Composer

Setup

To start using all the tools that come with this theme, you need to install the necessary Node.js and Composer dependencies :

$ composer install
$ npm install

Available CLI commands

CLI commands tailored for WordPress theme development :

• composer lint:wpcs : checks all PHP files against PHP Coding Standards.
• composer lint:php : checks all PHP files for syntax errors.
• composer make-pot : generates a .pot file in the languages/ directory.
• npm run compile:css : compiles SASS files to css.
• npm run compile:rtl : generates an RTL stylesheet.
• npm run watch : watches all SASS files and recompiles them to css when they change.
• npm run lint:scss : checks all SASS files against CSS Coding Standards.
• npm run lint:js : checks all JavaScript files against JavaScript Coding Standards.
• npm run bundle : generates a .zip archive for distribution, excluding development and system files.

Workflow

The npm bundle command is what creates the final WordPress theme that is then activated on a WordPress install. It removes files and dependencies used during development. I avoided adding dependencies that couldn't be removed during the final bundle. My theme uses the Carbon Fields plugin for my homepage "intro" blurb and to make the content in my footer dynamic. I realize this is not standard for a "publicly available" WordPress theme but since it's my personal theme, I decided to make use of that tool for custom fields.