Baselayer is the lightweight foundation beneath the versatile Powder theme. Built for clarity and speed, it reflects thoughtful simplicity and natively supports the block editor. Whether creating for yourself or clients, Baselayer delivers the essentials: fresh, clean, and ready to go.
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Baselayer was built with a single purpose: to serve as a minimal, performant starting point for modern WordPress sites. It embraces the core of what makes WordPress powerful—flexibility, openness, and community—while offering a refined structure that gets out of the way so your design can shine.
About Powder
It’s also the backbone of Powder—a premium, opinionated layer built atop Baselayer, tailored for creative professionals and agencies. Powder extends the base with a curated pattern library, elegant design defaults, and an onboarding experience that helps you go from zero to beautiful.
Powder returns to its minimalist roots, embracing simplicity through clarity and balance. Thoughtfully optimized for the block editor, it offers a flexible canvas . With an extensive library of patterns, versatile templates, and Tailwind-inspired color palettes, Powder empowers designers and developers to build beautiful, custom sites—fast.
Together, Baselayer and Powder offer a clean break from bloated themes. One is a blank canvas, the other a finished palette. Use them as you like—start with Baselayer or elevate your process with Powder.