This boilerplate provides a structured foundation for developers building custom themes for content management systems. It is designed for teams who want a consistent, modern workflow with automated tools from the start.

• Modern Development Stack: Integrates Composer for PHP dependencies and NPM for managing JavaScript packages and build tools, establishing a professional development environment.
• Automated Asset Pipeline: Uses Gulp to process SCSS/SASS stylesheets and ESNext JavaScript. This pipeline automatically compiles, concatenates, and optimizes all front-end assets for production.
• Code Quality Enforcement: Includes tooling to lint and format PHP, CSS, and JavaScript code, ensuring adherence to established coding standards and browser compatibility guidelines.
• Organized Project Structure: Features a clear separation of source and distribution files, along with dedicated directories for templates, reusable components, and backend logic, promoting maintainability.
• Integrated Task Runner Scripts: Comes with predefined npm scripts for common development tasks like building assets, watching files for changes, and running code quality checks, speeding up the development cycle.