Recommended Theme for Build

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I’m looking to build a new company site entirely on ClassicPress. Attempting to avoid any WP plugins if possible.

Plan to use FX Builder from @Ciprian. I am looking for a ClassicPress bootstrap or bare-bones theme, with mobile menu already enabled.

I also need to be able to add headers and footers (like WP page builders), if any CP themes here have that capability. Otherwise I can pull in PHP templates or shortcodes from FX Builder.

I need a theme that will be stable and well supported. I’m already aware the theme directory exists on CP.

Recommendations?

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For anything custom I just pick SustyWP. The only change one has to do
is re-adding menus in the regular header, but thats it.

Its an extremely clean, reduced theme, that never disappoints :slight_smile:

cu, w0lf.

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I had tried so many themes over the years that I eventually did fork one and make my own from that. I am not sure what the best path is here, I doubt including a minimal theme will get many people to switch, and if not made by a CP community member, why even do that? In that case I would say just continue to include the ‘CP Theme’ if it was for the fact that I think it can break older (WP4.9) sites and that is why 2017 is actually default.

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Thank you. :pray:

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I completely disagree with this. But thank you.

Agencies like mine, and a lot of users, do like to use minimal and bootstrap themes. We don’t need all the layout and theme options, and they load faster as well! Especially if we are loading page builders and WooCommerce on top of that…

For example on WP sites we try to use Hello Theme whenever possible. This comes from experience in a production environment, site building for both clients and other agencies. We need something clean and simple to get the work done.

What I was asking, is if someone could recommend a bootstrap or basic theme with a mobile menu.

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I seem to have misunderstood your post.
I would prefer a community member developed theme if included as part of ClassicPress.

You seem to have preferences already, which is what I was saying, most people do.

PS: I did miss that you were asking for personal suggestions.
My theme is bootstrap, and my favorite setting is ‘clean slate’.

PPS: I was editing as fwolf posted, I realized my mistake.

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You entirely misunderstood. They asked the following:

I highlighted the purpose.

So they’re developing a new website, and asked what theme to pick as a base that is as clean and simple as possible.

cu, w0lf.

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Have you tested XSimply CP, it appears to have much of what you might need including a mobile menu. Building a Child Theme from it might allow you to add widgets in the for header and footer as needed.

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Perfect. thank you!

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@fwolf yes exactly.

@EliteStarServices No problem. Don’t worry about it.

Your comment was interesting though, and I disagreed with you on it. I think there is a place for a “Hello” type theme for CP, that is already developed and maintained here in the community via the repository. It probably already exists - which is one reason I asked.
Cheers

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@Web242 My issue was that for some reason I posted thinking this was discussion about a default theme for CP, which sort of means everything I said was misplaced. Not only that my comments had nothing to do with your question, but also my thoughts on a theme directory are not the same as they are for a ‘default CP theme’.

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I’m really liking this theme by @IntentionWebDesign. I think this is exactly what I need when Nick has it ready to go.

https://cpress.byintention.dev/

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I like this theme, please do make a “release post” on here when it’s ready to go.

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