create initial theme

functions.php

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+<?php
+
+// enqueue styles
+
+add_action('wp_enqueue_scripts', 'slowtwitch_register_styles');
+
+function slowtwitch_register_styles() {
+    wp_enqueue_style('slowtwitch-styles', get_template_directory_uri() . '/style.css', array(), wp_get_theme()->get('version'), 'all');
+}
+
+// set up menu areas
+
+add_action( 'init', 'slowtwitch_menus' );
+
+function slowtwitch_menus() {
+    $locations = array(
+        'primary' => 'Primary Menu',
+        'footer' => 'Footer Menu'
+    );
+
+    register_nav_menus($locations);
+}
+
+add_action( 'widgets_init', 'my_widgets_init' );
+
+function my_widgets_init() {
+
+    register_sidebar( array(
+        'id'            => 'slowtwitch-front-page',
+        'name'          => 'Widgets for Front Page',
+    ) );
+
+}

style.css

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+/*
+    Theme Name: Slowtwitch News Theme
+    Text Domain: Slowtwitch
+    Version: 1.0.0
+    Author: Ross Trottier
+*/