---
{
	"title": "Getting Started",
	"language": "en",
	"description": "Getting started with the Web Experience Toolkit",
	"altLangPrefix": "start",
	"dateModified": "2014-10-15"
}
---
<p>If you are working behind a proxy, you may want to look at the <a href="proxy-en.html">proxy troubleshooting guide</a>.</p>

<section>
	<h2 id="implement">I want to use WET on my website</h2>
	<ol>
		<li>Grab the production files for the latest stable release of one of the themes from the <a href="versions/dwnld-en.html">downloads page</a>.</li>
		<li>Ensure the <a href="server-en.html">server is configured correctly</a></li>
		<li>Follow the implementation instructions in the <a href="ref/themesstyle-en.html">documentation for the theme that was downloaded</a>.</li>
		<li><a href="https://wet-boew.github.io/wet-boew-styleguide/index-en.html">Review the style guide</a> for information on implementing WET on your site.</li>
	</ol>
</section>

<section>
	<h2 id="theme">I want to customize WET and design a new WET theme</h2>
	<ol>
		<li><a href="https://nodejs.org/">Install NodeJS</a> for your platform.</li>
		<li>Create a directory for your project.</li>
		<li>Install the <a href="https://gruntjs.com/">Grunt <abbr title="Command Line Interface">CLI</abbr></a>, <a href="https://yeoman.io/">Yeoman</a>, and <a href="https://bower.io">Bower</a> packages globally by running <code>npm install -g grunt-cli yo bower</code> from the command line console (Command Prompt on Windows, Terminal on OS X, or other shell environment on Linux or Unix).</li>
		<li>Install the WET theme generator by running <code>npm install -g generator-wet-boew-theme</code>.</li>
		<li>Run <code>yo wet-boew-theme</code> from the command prompt, and answer the questions at the prompt to setup your theme project.</li>
	</ol>
</section>

<section>
	<h2 id="issues">I want to report a bug or ask a question about WET</h2>
	<ol>
		<li><a href="https://help.github.com/articles/signing-up-for-a-new-github-account">Create a GitHub account</a>.</li>
		<li>Ask a question relating to the <a href="https://wet-boew.github.io/wet-boew-styleguide/index-en.html">style guide</a> by <a href="https://github.com/wet-boew/wet-boew-styleguide/issues/new">creating a new issue on GitHub</a>.</li>
		<li>Report a bug, ask a question or request a feature relating to WET by following the <a href="bugs-en.html">reporting guide</a>.</li>
	</ol>
</section>

<section>
	<h2 id="develop">I want to fix or improve WET as a developer</h2>
	<ol>
		<li><a href="https://nodejs.org/">Install NodeJS</a> for your platform.</li>
		<li><a href="https://help.github.com/articles/signing-up-for-a-new-github-account">Create a GitHub account</a>.</li>
		<li>Follow GitHub's guides on <a href="https://help.github.com/articles/set-up-git">setting up Git</a>.</li>
		<li>Fork the <a href="https://github.com/wet-boew/wet-boew">wet-boew repository</a> by following the <a href="https://help.github.com/articles/fork-a-repo">GitHub forking guide</a>. Use the upstream URL of <code>https://github.com/wet-boew/wet-boew.git</code> in step 3.</li>
		<li>Run <code>./script/setup</code> from the <code>wet-boew</code> directory in your command line console.</li>
		<li>Run <code>grunt</code> to build the project. You may run <code>grunt --help</code> to see the build target descriptions.</li>
		<li>The latest files will now be compiled to the <code>dist/</code> folder.</li>
		<li>To contribute back, follow the instructions on <a href="pull-en.html">how to create a pull request</a>.</li>
	</ol>
</section>