HTML5 Boilerplate is the ultimate HTML/CSS/JS base template.
This isn’t a framework, it’s a great way to get your next web project off and going.
The HTML5 Boilerplate is well supported, there’s plenty of documentation, and it’s free.
Here are a few reasons to consider using the HTML5 Boilerplate:
- It’s cross-browser compatible (including IE6).
- Use new tags, this joker is HTML5 ready.
- Optimal caching and compression rules for great performance.
- Excellent practice site configuration defaults.
- It’s ready for mobile browsers.
- Progressive enhancement with graceful degradation.
- IE specific classes.
- Handy .no-js and .js classes to style based on capability.
- A full test suite.
- Javascript profiling. Even in IE6 and IE7.
- An optimal print stylesheet.
- iOS, Android, Opera Mobile-adaptable markup and CSS skeleton.
- IE6 pngfix.
- .clearfix, .visuallyhidden classes to style things well.
- .htaccess file that allows proper use of HTML5 features and faster page load
- CDN hosted jQuery with local fallback failsafe.
Of course, if you want to, you can delete what you don’t want.
HTML5 Boilerplate comes in three easy to download flavors:
- Boilerplate Documented
Includes hints and links. - Boilerplate Stripped
No comments, just the juice. - Boilerplate Custom
Spits out the download based on your selections for Conditional Classes, Mobile, JavaScript, HTML5 Enabler, Server Config and Google Analytics.
The HTML5 Boilerplate is bursting with flavor!
Check out the HTML5 Boilerplate website to download it and learn more.
Eric J says
A cool thing i learned from the html5 boilerplate is to put in your and it will force IE to use the latest rendering engine so people can’t check the compatibility button and load your page in ie7 mode. The chrome=1 is for the google chrome frame in IE if someone happens to have it installed.
Eric J says
It removed my html code 🙁
Eric J says
That is the html.
Eric Dye says
Excellent! I’m glad it was helpful.
Josh Wagner says
Might be a dumb question, but does this stuff play nice with WordPress installs? The .htaccess stuff I know is used for both (modrewrite), so would I have to tweak to get it to work? I know enough of this stuff to get myself in trouble, but not enough to always get myself out…
Eric Dye says
That’s a very good question. I have not applied this boilerplate to WordPress myself, yet. If you can’t find the answer in their documentation, you could either run a test or contact them. They seem to have a strong volunteer support base.
Let us know if you find anything out, and I’ll do the same 😀
Josh Wagner says
I’ve used the Starkers theme before, (link: http://starkerstheme.com/ ) but that was already set up, and I tweaked it a bit. I’ll try and take a look and see if I find anything.
Eric Dye says
Interesting. I’ll have to take a deeper look at that!