MinimalCode WordPress Theme

A clean, minimalist WordPress theme designed for technical blogs with dark mode support and code highlighting.

Features

• 🎨 Clean & Minimal Design - Distraction-free reading experience
• 🌓 Dark Mode - Automatic system preference detection with manual toggle
• 💻 Code Highlighting - Built-in Prism.js syntax highlighting for multiple languages
• 📱 Fully Responsive - Mobile-first design that works on all devices
• ⚡ Performance Optimized - Fast loading with minimal dependencies
• 📖 Reading Progress - Visual progress bar on single posts
• 📋 Copy Code - One-click code copying from code blocks
• ♿ Accessible - WCAG compliant with semantic HTML
• 🎯 SEO Ready - Clean markup and proper heading structure
• 🔧 Customizable - WordPress Customizer integration for easy setup

Installation

1. Download or clone this repository into your WordPress themes directory:

   cd wp-content/themes/
   git clone [repository-url] minimalcode

2. Activate the theme from WordPress Admin → Appearance → Themes

3. Customize your site:

   • Go to Appearance → Customize
   • Set your social links (Twitter, GitHub, LinkedIn, Email)
   • Configure your site tagline
   • Create your navigation menus

Theme Customization

Adding Navigation Menus

1. Go to Appearance → Menus
2. Create two menus:
   • Primary Menu - Main header navigation
   • Social Menu - Footer links

Setting Social Links

Go to Appearance → Customize → Social Links and enter your:

• Twitter URL
• GitHub URL
• LinkedIn URL
• Email address

Color Scheme

The theme automatically detects your system's dark mode preference but users can manually toggle between light and dark modes using:

• The theme toggle button in the header
• Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + D

Supported Languages for Code Highlighting

• JavaScript
• Python
• Bash/Shell
• JSON
• CSS
• PHP
• TypeScript

Additional languages can be added by modifying functions.php.

Browser Support

• Chrome (latest 2 versions)
• Firefox (latest 2 versions)
• Safari (latest 2 versions)
• Edge (latest 2 versions)

Development

Built with:

• Modern CSS with CSS Variables
• Vanilla JavaScript (no jQuery)
• WordPress best practices
• Mobile-first responsive design

Credits

• Fonts: Inter and JetBrains Mono
• Code Highlighting: Prism.js
• Icons: Custom SVG icons

License

This theme is licensed under the GNU General Public License v2 or later.

Author

Created by AutoJack for drunk.support

Changelog

Version 1.0.0

• Initial release
• Dark mode support
• Code syntax highlighting
• Reading progress bar
• Copy code functionality
• Fully responsive design