# Underscores Theme

If you only need the Underscores theme you can clone it by issuing the following command from the themes directory in your WordPress instance:

```
$ git clone https://github.com/bmessenger/underscores.git
```

Once you have the theme installed we need to make sure we have a few other items in place regarding your WordPress Installation.  Please browse the links below and ensure these items are in place.

1. [WordPress Hardening](https://docs.thegrove.co/wordpress/getting-the-files/hardening)
2. [Recommended & Required Plugins](https://docs.thegrove.co/wordpress/getting-the-files/plugins)
3. [Theme Overview](https://docs.thegrove.co/wordpress/development-standards/theme-setup)