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Installation

Custom Theme Builds#

First and foremost, it is recommended that you use the Method Generator project to create a custom build of the Method theme that is optimized for your specific needs. This tool will create a theme build with correct prefixes, namespaces, and theme information.

Once you have created a custom build of the theme, or are content with using the Method theme as-is, follow the instructions below to get your copy of the theme ready for local development.

Prerequisites#

Method includes many helpful gulp tasks to help automate development. To use these tasks, you'll need:

Installing Dependencies#

  1. Navigate to the theme folder in your terminal/command prompt/PowerShell and run the following command to install all of the project’s dependencies for local development into ./node_modules: npm install --save-dev
  2. Once the installation finishes, run the following command to compile your theme's stylesheets and javascript: gulp scripts styles
    This will generate the theme's theme.css, theme.min.css and scripts.js files.
  3. You should be good to go! For a complete list of available gulp tasks, check the Gulp Tasks reference.