MizzouMVC

MVC-based framework for rapid theme development An MVC-based (see FAQ) framework for rapidly building custom themes. Please note that this is a framework for DEVELOPING themes; it doesn't do much until you use it to build your own custom theme. The framework overrides WordPress’ normal templating system and instead uses it for routing. Knowledge of/experience with WordPress’ template hierarchy is crucial. Wordpress template hierarchy What used to be “template” files are now your controllers. The plugin ships with a default set of controllers: header, footer, index, archive, page, single, search, 404 and attachment. Themes can either extend any of these defaults, or extend the base controller (Main) and override the defaults. A child theme then can do the same to a controller in the parent theme. Views work in a similar fashion: theme views will override the default views, child theme views will override parent theme views. The plugin ships with a default collection of Models that covers 80% of cases, but themes and child themes can extend/override them as needed. All models and controllers in a theme or child theme should be namespaced. If you have a parent-child theme