This theme is based on _s from Automattic and the _s_backbone modifications by tlovett1 to incorporate WordPress's Backbone.js infrastructure for dynamic content loading. To use the Backbone functionality, the site will require the WP-API plugin until it is finally incorporated into WordPress core.

This theme is meant as a base starting-point for future WordPress themes. Direct from the Underscores README:

• A just right amount of lean, well-commented, modern, HTML5 templates.
• A helpful 404 template.
• A sample custom header implementation in inc/custom-header.php that can be activated by uncommenting one line in functions.php and adding the code snippet found in the comments of inc/custom-header.php to your header.php template.
• Custom template tags in inc/template-tags.php that keep your templates clean and neat and prevent code duplication.
• Some small tweaks in inc/extras.php that can improve your theming experience.
• A script at js/navigation.js that makes your menu a toggled dropdown on small screens (like your phone), ready for CSS artistry. It's enqueued in functions.php.
• Smartly organized starter CSS in style.css that will help you to quickly get your design off the ground.
• Licensed under GPLv2 or later. :) Use it to make something cool.

Certain brvry specific mods have been incorporated into the theme. We have modified the nav menus, simplified some markup and included common javascripts we use.

• Modernizr.js is included by default
• Iconic.js is included as an option for SVG icons
• _s_backbone mods are included by default
• Branding functions have been added.