Title: From Genesis to Underscore…?
Last modified: September 1, 2016

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# From Genesis to Underscore…?

 *  [gore.m](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gorem/)
 * (@gorem)
 * [9 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/from-genesis-to-underscore/)
 * Im using Genesis for my site, as Im still in development part I have two queations:
 * 1) I made my header, footer and other _.php files, but because I dont know php
   to much I built it with html (everything works fine). I would only like to know
   if is it good prattice (use only html in _.php) or is it wrong?
 * 2) To learn Genesis took me a lot of time, it is bit complicated for me in some
   ways, so I decided to switch to Underscore, I have question: As is Underscore
   starter theme does it include everything I will need if I know css and html? 
   Or those skills are not enough? Im asking such question, because I have tried
   Underscore, but I dont want to start work on it with vision of future problems,
   that there is not an function etc.
    Thanks you

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 *  [stanordan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stanordan/)
 * (@stanordan)
 * [9 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/from-genesis-to-underscore/#post-7594055)
 * From working with Underscores briefly, I thought it was very comprehensive. It
   gives you everything you need. But if you want to get a better sense of how the
   [WordPress templates](https://codex.wordpress.org/Stepping_Into_Templates) work
   together to make a theme, I suggest building a basic theme from scratch just 
   as an exercise, and then you may have an easier time seeing what the code in 
   Underscores is doing.
 *  [tanveerahmed2k12](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tanveerahmed2k12/)
 * (@tanveerahmed2k12)
 * [9 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/from-genesis-to-underscore/#post-7594066)
 * underscore is definitely a lot better for learning purposes. genesis has everything
   you may or may not need.
 * Try both, see which one you’re happy with.
 * Regarding the good practise – I wouldn’t say its bad but it sort of defeats the
   purpose of WordPress. Like you would want to use WordPress to modify all the 
   content. And structure/style with html/css
 *  Thread Starter [gore.m](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gorem/)
 * (@gorem)
 * [9 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/from-genesis-to-underscore/#post-7594164)
 * Thanks you. Yesterday, I played whole day with Underscore.
    Seems that Genesis
   is about “functions”, instead Underscore is about “direct editing templates”,
   is that right? It is funny, that I done whole site “system” in one day, instead
   of few months with Genesis. What about security? Is there an difference? Thanks
   you

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