Underscores.me Alternatives

Underscores.me is described as 'Hi. I'm a starter theme called _s, or underscores, if you like. I'm a theme meant for hacking so don't use me as a Parent Theme. Instead try turning me into the next, most awesome, WordPress theme out there. That's what I'm here for' and is an app. There are eight alternatives to Underscores.me for Self-Hosted and Wordpress. The best Underscores.me alternative is Wordless, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Underscores.me are Sage (WordPress starter theme), JointsWP, HTML5 Blank and Forme Framework.

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  1. Wordless icon

    Wordless

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    Wordless is an opinionated WordPress plugin that dramatically speeds up and enhances your custom themes creation. Some of its features are:

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Wordpress
     
  2. Sage (WordPress starter theme) icon

    Sage (WordPress starter theme)

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    WordPress starter theme that lets you build better themes faster with improved development tools.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Wordpress
     
  4. JointsWP icon

    JointsWP

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    JointsWP is a blank WordPress theme built with Foundation 6, giving you all the power and flexibility you need to build complex, mobile friendly websites without starting from scratch.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Wordpress
     
  5. HTML5 Blank icon

    HTML5 Blank

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    The HTML5 Blank WordPress theme offers annotated support throughout the code, basic & advanced functions, very minimal mark-up and extremely neat & easy to read code.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Wordpress
     
  6. Forme Framework icon

    Forme Framework

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    The framework that knocks WordPress into shape.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Wordpress
     
  7. Timber (WordPress plugin) icon

    Timber (WordPress plugin)

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    Plugin to write WordPress themes w object-oriented code and the Twig Template Engine.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Wordpress
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  9. FoundationPress

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    FoundationPress is a starter-theme for WordPress based on Foundation 6, the most advanced responsive (mobile-first) framework in the world. The purpose of FoundationPress, is to act as a small and handy toolbox that contains the essentials needed to build any design.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Wordpress
     
  10. Themosis Framework icon

    Themosis Framework

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    The Themosis framework is a tool aimed to WordPress developers of any levels. But the better WordPress and PHP knowledge you have the easier it is to work with.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Wordpress
     
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