Starter Package for new WordPress projects with:

mu-plugins/

• In this directory there is a must-use-plugin titled Starter Theme Functionality. This plugin contains useful functions that are project-related rather than theme-related.
• Must Use Plugins are executed (ie. activated automatically) before any other plugins, and cannot be disabled by the user. This is a great way to store important functionality for a WordPress project, and ensure it won't be accidentally deactivated or removed.
• Functions in the plugin: removal of the default link to attachment file on images, removal of the <p> tag around images, setup of custom editor styles, customization of the excerpt
• Resources:
  • Must Use Plugins - WordPress Codex article
  • Creation of this plugin was inspired by this CSS-Tricks article: WordPress Functionality Plugins
  • Add Editor Style - WordPress Codex article on setting up an editor-style.css stylesheet

themes/starter-theme/

• WordPress starter theme originally created while taking Zoe Rooney's Neatly Polished WordPress development class

plugins/

Useful plugins that I use while developing a new WordPress project.

1. Admin Post Navigation Akismet

• Codepress Admin Columns
• Theme Check
• What Template Am I Using
• WordPress SEO

Project Setup

• Gulp is setup for uglifying JavaScript and compiling SASS
• Download the repository and type npm install (or sudo npm install) to install the necessary Gulp packages
• Want to change the name to reflect your project? Do a search and replace in your editor for:
  • starter-theme
  • Starter_Theme
  • Starter Theme