You already have the HTML so, really, it’s just a matter of plugging in the loops and WP functions. Using an existing theme is crazy and likely much more time consuming.
Here’s my workflow:
Take everything above your or tag and stuff it into header.php
Take everything below the content and stuff it into footer.php
Stuff everything else into index.php, in between <?php get_header() ?> and <?php get_footer() ?>
Add /* Theme Name: MyTheme */ to the top of your stylesheet
BOOM. You have a legitimate WordPress theme. Now obviously you’ll need to do some further dissection to satisfy your Template Hierarchy, but after you separate your header/footer, it’s just tweakage.
From here, you just do things like:
Add <?php wp_header() ?> and <?php wp_footer() ?> to your header/footer.php
Register Menus/Sidebars
Add your posts loop
Create custom post types (typically with a framework, I use my own)
As you gain experience, you can build up a parent theme that has all the core functions/scripts you find yourself reusing and build off of that.
The only issue I have is, there are a number of files you need for even the most basic of themes. Things like 404’s, search, pages, etc. It seems easier to start with something if for no other reason that to make sure you don’t forget some required files. You don’t even need to use the code contained within the theme but it seems as though the pages serve as a good reference in building things out.
For this reason, I think _s makes the most sense. Unless someone has a better starter option.
Maybe this might be of help if you are really looking for a blank/naked WordPress theme:
The download button is in the bottom of that page.
“It includes all basic units for a client site – home page, about page, info page, blog page, etc. Including comments on each and every piece of the WordPress puzzle, so you can move things around intelligently, or remove them without worry.”
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