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sage — Laravel Starter Template

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Sage is a WordPress starter theme maintained by Roots, using Laravel Blade components and templates, Tailwind CSS, and built-in block editor support.

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Write WordPress themes using Laravel Blade components and templates, replacing traditional PHP template approaches

Front-end builds based on Vite, supporting instant builds and CSS hot reloading

Built-in Tailwind CSS support

Introduce Laravel's feature set through Acorn integration

Built-in block editor support

MIT license, allowing free use, modification, commercial use, and distribution

Template Details

Sage is a starter theme for WordPress, maintained by the Roots team and released under the MIT license. It brings Laravel's Blade template engine into WordPress theme development, using components and templates to organize PHP rendering logic instead of the scattered PHP file approach of traditional themes. Front-end builds are powered by Vite, supporting instant builds and CSS hot reloading; Tailwind CSS is available out of the box. Through Acorn integration, the theme can call on Laravel's feature set. Block editor support is a built-in capability, not a plugin that needs to be assembled separately.

Sage is positioned as a development starting point rather than a finished theme: the repository provides a theme skeleton and toolchain, and developers must write the specific pages, styles, and business logic themselves. It suits developers who are already familiar with WordPress theme structure and willing to adopt the Blade and Vite workflow. Before use, you need to complete the installation steps according to the official documentation and prepare a local or server runtime environment yourself.

Regarding licensing, the code in the repository is under the MIT license, allowing free use, modification, commercial use, and distribution, provided that the copyright notice and the full MIT license notice are retained when distributing. The licensing of third-party assets such as demo images, fonts, and icons must be verified separately; external services such as domains, hosting, and databases may incur costs.

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Use Cases

Projects that need to organize WordPress theme template structures in a componentized way
WordPress theme development that wants to use Vite and Tailwind CSS in the front-end build
Sites that need themes with native block editor support
Development teams willing to introduce Laravel Blade and Acorn into WordPress

Suitable For

Developers familiar with WordPress theme structure and willing to accept Blade template syntax
Teams using Vite and Tailwind CSS as their front-end toolchain
Projects that need to build a custom WordPress theme from scratch rather than applying a finished theme
Developers able to complete installation and configuration themselves according to the official documentation

Getting started & customization

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Installation steps are based on the official documentation at https://roots.io/sage/docs/installation/
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The theme is a development starting point; pages, styles, and business logic must be written by the developer
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When using Acorn integration, complete the corresponding configuration according to the documentation
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Third-party assets such as demo images, fonts, and icons require separate licensing verification
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External services such as domains, hosting, and databases may incur additional charges

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Usage conditions & limitations

Free to use · keep license notice

This entry covers the free version under the MIT license in the public repository; the free scope is the code of this version and does not mean that external services or third-party assets are free.

Must comply with when using

Free use, modification, commercial use, and distribution of this version's code are permitted.
When distributing copies or substantial portions of the code, retain the original author's copyright notice and the full MIT license notice.
The code is provided as is; warranties and limitations of liability are governed by the original license and applicable law.

Additional costs & items to verify

The README mentions that you can support the project by purchasing Radicle or sponsoring Roots, and sponsors get private Discord access; these are voluntary support and extra benefits, not necessary conditions for using the Sage theme code, and the code under the MIT license remains free to use.
Joining the Roots Discord community requires sponsorship via GitHub, which is a community access restriction but does not affect the free use and distribution of the theme code itself.
Demo images, fonts, icons, and other third-party assets must be verified under their respective licenses and cannot be judged solely by the code's MIT license.
External services such as domains, hosting, databases, payments, or AI may incur additional charges.

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Permission is hereby granted, free of charge
Original License Text

Support us by purchasing [Radicle](https://roots.io/radicle/) or [sponsoring us on GitHub](https://github.com/sponsors/roots) — sponsors get access to our private Discord.
Original README

Join us on Discord by [sponsoring us on GitHub](https://github.com/sponsors/roots)
Original README

https://github.com/roots/sage/blob/main/LICENSE.md https://github.com/roots/sage/blob/main/README.md

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Template Information

Source platforms: GitHub
Documentation and maintenance reference score: More documented · 100 / 100
Technologies: Laravel · WordPress
Website type: Starter

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Repository update recorded: 2026-06-01
Screenshot last checked: 2026-10-01

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  <a href="https://roots.io/sage/"><img alt="Sage" src="https://cdn.roots.io/app/uploads/logo-sage.svg" height="100"></a>
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  <a href="https://twitter.com/rootswp"><img alt="Follow Roots" src="https://img.shields.io/badge/follow%20@rootswp-1da1f2?logo=twitter&logoColor=ffffff&message=&style=flat-square"></a>
  <a href="https://github.com/sponsors/roots"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/sponsor%20roots-525ddc?logo=github&style=flat-square&logoColor=ffffff&message=" alt="Sponsor Roots"></a>
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# Sage

**Advanced hybrid WordPress starter theme with Laravel Blade and Tailwind CSS**

- 🔧 Clean, efficient theme templating with Laravel Blade
- ⚡️ Modern front-end development workflow powered by Vite
- 🎨 Out of the box support for Tailwind CSS
- 🚀 Harness the power of Laravel with [Acorn integration](https://github.com/roots/acorn)
- 📦 Block editor support built-in

Sage brings proper PHP templating and modern JavaScript tooling to WordPress themes. Write organized, component-based code using Laravel Blade, enjoy instant builds and CSS hot-reloading with Vite, and leverage Laravel's robust feature set through Acorn.

[Read the docs to get started](https://roots.io/sage/docs/installation/)

## Support us

Roots is an independent open source org, supported only by developers like you. Your sponsorship funds [WP Packages](https://wp-packages.org/) and the entire Roots ecosystem, and keeps them independent. Support us by purchasing [Radicle](https://roots.io/radicle/) or [sponsoring us on GitHub](https://github.com/sponsors/roots) — sponsors get access to our private Discord.

### Sponsors

<a href="https://carrot.com/"><img src="https://cdn.roots.io/app/uploads/carrot.svg" alt="Carrot" height="90"></a> <a href="https://wordpress.com/"><img src="https://cdn.roots.io/app/uploads/wordpress.svg" alt="WordPress.com" height="90"></a> <a href="https://www.itineris.co.uk/"><img src="https://cdn.roots.io/app/uploads/itineris.svg" alt="Itineris" height="90"></a> <a href="https://kinsta.com/?kaid=OFDHAJIXUDIV"><img src="https://cdn.roots.io/app/uploads/kinsta.svg" alt="Kinsta" height="90"></a> <a href="https://40q.agency/"><img src="https://cdn.roots.io/app/uploads/40q.svg" alt="40Q" height="90"></a>

## Community

Keep track of development and community news.

- Join us on Discord by [sponsoring us on GitHub](https://github.com/sponsors/roots)
- Join us on [Roots Discourse](https://discourse.roots.io/)
- Follow [@rootswp on Twitter](https://twitter.com/rootswp)
- Follow the [Roots Blog](https://roots.io/blog/)
- Subscribe to the [Roots Newsletter](https://roots.io/subscribe/)

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