Forge is a toolkit for bootstrapping and developing WordPress themes.

Forge website

User's manual


Current Version: 0.3.0

Install Forge (requires Ruby and RubyGems):

$ gem install forge

Create your new theme project:

$ forge create your_theme

Change to your new project directory:

$ cd your_theme

Link to your WordPress theme folder:

$ forge link /path/to/wordpress/wp-content/themes/your_theme

Watch for changes and start developing!

$ forge watch

Press Ctrl + C to exit watch mode

Build your theme into the build_here directory:

$ forge build build_here

Package your theme as your_theme.zip:

$ forge package your_theme

Get a little help with the Forge commands:

$ forge help

See the user's manual for more information.