darkstar-theme-public

This repository contains a sample only of the darkstar-theme WordPress theme and build. You can set up using Local By Flywheel, or just grab the theme files.

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Features and Tools

1. Build Tools

• Gulp: Used for asset minification and optimization.
• Local By Flywheel: Utilized for local development environments.

2. Dynamic Content with ACF

• Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) for dynamic content management.
• Components and ACF Loop:
  • Found in themes/darkStarMediaTheme/components.
• ACF JSON:
  • Custom field configurations are stored in themes/darkStarMediaTheme/acf-json.

3. Source Files

• All source files are located in themes/darkStarMediaTheme/src.

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CSS and Layout Updates

• This theme was originally built using Bootstrap, but most Bootstrap code has been replaced with CSS Grid.
• Over time, all remaining Bootstrap code will be removed.
• A new custom navigation walker will be created to fully transition away from Bootstrap.

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wp-config.php

Ensure your wp-config.php file is configured correctly for local development. Here’s an example:

define('WP_DEBUG', true);
define('WP_DEBUG_LOG', true);
define('WP_DEBUG_DISPLAY', false);
@ini_set('display_errors', 1);

$table_prefix = 'wp_';

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Notes

• This repository is a public sample and does not include sensitive data or configuration files.

• Feel free to explore the code and adapt it for your own projects!

Feb 6 2025 updates

• Integrated a TOC into the ACF flex components
• Added a Review CTP with its own TOC
• Added "gulp-sass": "^6.0.0", and adjusted SCSS to match
• removed WCK Plugin

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