Starter theme for Drupal 7? Stark? Zen?

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designer-trying-coding picture designer-trying-coding · Jan 11, 2011 · Viewed 11.9k times · Source

I have been using Drupal 6 for a year and always used Zen Sub-Theme for every project. So, should I keep using Zen for Drupal 7? Or is Drupal 7 bringing a better alternative? Maybe the Stark theme?

Answer

marcvangend picture marcvangend · Jan 11, 2011

I am a long time Zen user myself and I have also used Zen for a Drupal 7 project recently. Although I have some doubts about the number of style sheets, I still found it very easy and familiar to work with.

I think you cannot compare Zen to Stark, because Stark is not really meant as a starter theme, but rather a theme (or should we call it a non-theme?) that shows what Drupal looks like without theming. There are other starter themes you could consider, like Fusion and Genesis for instance. Check out the Starter Themes page for more info.

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