simple-theme

Stephen Grider's simple-theme is a bare-bones starter template for building the visual layer of a Statamic website. If you are working with Statamic, which is a content management system for building websites, this gives you the absolute minimum files needed to control how your site looks and feels. It is meant as a learning tool rather than a polished, ready-to-use design.

The project works by providing a set of template files that dictate how your web pages are structured. To use it, you move the theme folder into a specific directory on your Statamic site and then update your site's configuration file to point to the new theme. Once that is done, Statamic uses these templates to display your content instead of the default ones.

This starter would be used by developers or designers who are new to Statamic and want to understand how to create a custom look for their site. For example, if you are building a small business website and want to move away from the default Statamic layout, you can use these files as a starting point, add your own styling, and see how the pieces fit together. It is essentially a sandbox for learning the ropes of the platform.

The README points to a three-part tutorial by Gareth Redfern that walks through the process of building a theme from scratch. If you are trying to figure out how Statamic themes work, following that guide alongside this code is the intended path. The project does not include any complex features, styling, or extras, keeping the focus entirely on showing the required structure for a functional setup.