Curated Listings Theme

An exclusive, luxury-focused Full Site Editing WordPress theme with dark aesthetic and gold gradient accents for high-end real estate.

Status

Status	Complete
Type	Client Work
Client	1 OAK Studios

Links

• GitHub Repository

Overview

Designed to create mystery and exclusivity around time-sensitive property offers. Inspired by Gilt and exclusive membership platforms.

Design Philosophy

• Dark + Gold Luxury: Black backgrounds (#000000, #1a1a1a) with metallic gold gradients (#d4af37, #f4d03f)
• Exclusivity: Time-sensitive messaging ("Expires in 72 hours"), invitation-only positioning
• Typography: Playfair Display (headers), Montserrat (body)
• Sharp edges: Zero border radius throughout

Tech Stack

• Platform: WordPress 6.0+ (Full Site Editing)
• PHP: 7.4+
• Performance: No jQuery, no page builders, minimal CSS

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What's Included

Design System (theme.json)

• 13 color palette (black/gold/champagne)
• 7 gold gradients (luxury buttons, shimmer effects)
• Shadow presets (gold glow effects)

Templates

• home.html - Luxury landing with hero, featured properties, CTA
• exclusive-listing.html - Single property template
• blank.html - No header/footer for landing pages
• Standard: page, single, archive, 404

Template Parts

• header.html - Dark header with gold border
• footer.html - Multi-column dark footer

Block Patterns

• hero-exclusive.php - Time-sensitive hero with countdown
• property-card.php - Luxury property showcase

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Installation

Via WordPress:

1. Compress theme folder to .zip
2. Appearance → Themes → Add New → Upload
3. Activate Curated Listings

Manual:

1. Copy to /wp-content/themes/
2. Activate in Appearance → Themes

Customization

Change Gold Color: Edit theme.json → settings.color.palette:

{
  "slug": "gold",
  "color": "#YOUR_GOLD_HEX",
  "name": "Gold"
}

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Content Strategy

Language:

• "Curated collection" not "listings"
• "Members" not "users"
• "Access granted" not "available"

Tactics:

• Weekly property drops
• 72-hour viewing windows
• Countdown timers

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Handoff Notes

See GIT-DEPLOYMENT-GUIDE.md for Cloudways deployment steps.

License

GPL v2 or later