UnderStrap

Developer starter framework for handcrafted WordPress sites, free and open source.

Adoption6 sites0.5% of the 1,327 scanned WordPress sites whose theme we could read4 of them run a child theme built on UnderStrapPricing: open-source

Theme folder/understrap/By Howard Development & ConsultingCheck a site's theme →

About UnderStrap

Howard Development & Consulting maintains UnderStrap, an open-source starter theme that pairs starter theme code from Automattic with Bootstrap on the front end. It is built for developers making custom sites. A paid development team supports the project.

Sources: Understrap on HDC, Understrap on WordPress.org · Checked 17 Oct 2026

Websites using UnderStrap

Version from each site's theme files, where it shows. "via" names the child theme the site runs.

androidheadlines.com 1.1.0 via Android Headlines
carwash.com 1.2.4 via Babcox Brand Theme
commonpaper.com 0.9.6
keka.com 1.2.0
nbcuacademy.com 1.2.4 via NBCU Academy Strap
northpass.com 1.2.4 via Gainsight

Versions in use

From the Version line of each site's style.css.

1.2.43
1.2.01
1.1.01
0.9.61

Child themes built on UnderStrap

A child theme keeps the parent's code and changes the look or templates. Most are one site's own.

Android Headlines/understrap-child/1 site
NBCU Academy Strap/nbcustrap-child-main/1 site
Gainsight/gainsight/1 site

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