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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Wordless is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Underscores.me.
Wordless is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Underscores.me.
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