01 Themes
WordPress themes, designed in code first
We design themes the way we ship them: hand-coded HTML and CSS, fully responsive, then ported to WordPress when a client engages. These are the public design references. Each one is MIT-licensed on GitHub.
Handcrafted candles · WooCommerce-ready landing page
A responsive, hand-coded landing page concept for a fictional handcrafted candle brand. Dual-image hero, eight-tile category grid, full ecommerce flow on the design side. Built to drop into a WordPress + WooCommerce theme on request.
View on GitHub →- Repo EtherLabZ/Lavana
- Stack HTML · CSS · JS
- Status Design reference
No-code identity & age verification · WordPress theme reference
A handcrafted, fully responsive marketing site for a fictional identity-verification platform. Vanilla HTML and a single CSS file, intentionally framework-free, designed as the reference that becomes an official WordPress theme.
View on GitHub →- Repo EtherLabZ/AuthEase
- Stack HTML · CSS
- Status WP theme in progress
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Why design themes in code first?
From Etherlabz, the studio
Re Design in code first
Code first, not builder first
Most WordPress themes are designed inside theme builders or page builders, then bolted onto whatever the platform allows. We design in raw HTML and CSS first, fully responsive, accessible and performant, and only then port to WordPress.
The constraint forces clarity
The output is faster, lighter, and easier to maintain than what the average theme shop ships.
The themes here are the public references. Real client themes, built on these patterns, live in private repos.
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