diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+# Ulmus
+
+A proof of concept WordPress theme written in Elm.
diff --git a/elm-package.json b/elm-package.json
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+{
+    "version": "1.0.0",
+    "summary": "helpful summary of your project, less than 80 characters",
+    "repository": "https://github.com/user/project.git",
+    "license": "BSD3",
+    "source-directories": [
+        "src"
+    ],
+    "exposed-modules": [],
+    "native-modules": true,
+    "dependencies": {
+        "elm-lang/core": "5.0.0 <= v < 6.0.0",
+        "elm-lang/dom": "1.1.1 <= v < 2.0.0",
+        "elm-lang/html": "2.0.0 <= v < 3.0.0",
+        "elm-lang/http": "1.0.0 <= v < 2.0.0",
+        "elm-lang/navigation": "2.0.1 <= v < 3.0.0",
+        "evancz/elm-markdown": "3.0.1 <= v < 4.0.0",
+        "evancz/url-parser": "2.0.1 <= v < 3.0.0"
+    },
+    "elm-version": "0.18.0 <= v < 0.19.0"
+}
diff --git a/functions.php b/functions.php
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+<?php
+/**
+ * Ulmus functions and definitions.
+ *
+ * @link https://developer.wordpress.org/themes/basics/theme-functions/
+ *
+ * @package Ulmus
+ */
+
+if ( ! function_exists( 'ulmus_setup' ) ) :
+	/**
+	 * Sets up theme defaults and registers support for various WordPress features.
+	 *
+	 * Note that this function is hooked into the after_setup_theme hook, which
+	 * runs before the init hook. The init hook is too late for some features, such
+	 * as indicating support for post thumbnails.
+	 */
+	function ulmus_setup() {
+		/*
+		 * Make theme available for translation.
+		 * Translations can be filed in the /languages/ directory.
+		 * If you're building a theme based on Ulmus, use a find and replace
+		 * to change 'ulmus' to the name of your theme in all the template files.
+		 */
+		 load_theme_textdomain( 'ulmus', get_template_directory(). '/languages' );
+
+		 // Add default posts and comments RSS feed links to head.
+		 add_theme_support( 'automatic-feed-links' );
+
+		 /*
+		  * Let WordPress manage the document title.
+		  * By adding theme support, we declare that this theme does not use a
+		  * hard-coded <title> tag in the document head, and expect WordPress to
+		  * provide it for us.
+		  */
+		 add_theme_support( 'title-tag' );
+
+		 /*
+		  * Enable support for Post Thumbnails on posts and pages.
+		  *
+		  * @link https://developer.wordpress.org/themes/functionality/featured-images-post-thumbnails/
+		  *
+		  */
+		 add_theme_support( 'post-thumbnails' );
+	}
+endif;
+add_action( 'after_setup_theme', 'ulmus_setup' );
+
+/**
+ * Enqueue scripts and styles.
+ */
+function ulmus_scripts() {
+	wp_enqueue_style( 'ulmus-style', get_stylesheet_uri() );
+
+	wp_enqueue_script( 'ulmus-theme', get_template_directory_uri() . '/ulmus.js', array(), '20170118', true );
+}
+add_action( 'wp_enqueue_scripts', 'ulmus_scripts' );
+
+function get_post_data( $posts = null ) {
+	//if ( $posts === null && ! is_404() ) {
+		$posts = $GLOBALS['wp_query']->posts;
+	//}
+	//error_log( print_r( $GLOBALS['wp_query']->posts, true ) );
+	global $wp_rest_server;
+	if ( empty( $wp_rest_server ) ) {
+		$wp_rest_server_class = apply_filters( 'wp_rest_server_class', 'WP_REST_Server' );
+		$wp_rest_server       = new $wp_rest_server_class;
+		do_action( 'rest_api_init' );
+	}
+	$data               = array();
+	$request            = new \WP_REST_Request();
+	$request['context'] = 'view';
+	foreach ( (array) $posts as $post ) {
+		$controller = new \WP_REST_Posts_Controller( $post->post_type );
+		$data[]     = $wp_rest_server->response_to_data( $controller->prepare_item_for_response( $post, $request ), true );
+	}
+	error_log( print_r( $data, true ) );
+	return $data;
+}
+
+add_action( 'wp_footer', 'get_post_data' );
diff --git a/index.php b/index.php
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+<?php
+/**
+ * The header for our theme.
+ *
+ * This is the template that displays all of the <head> section and everything up until <div id="content">
+ *
+ * @link https://developer.wordpress.org/themes/basics/template-files/#template-partials
+ *
+ * @package Ulmus
+ */
+
+?><!DOCTYPE html>
+<html <?php language_attributes(); ?>>
+<head>
+<meta charset="<?php bloginfo( 'charset' ); ?>">
+<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
+<link rel="profile" href="http://gmpg.org/xfn/11">
+
+<?php wp_head(); ?>
+</head>
+
+<body id="body" <?php body_class(); ?>>
+
+
+<?php wp_footer(); ?>
+
+<script>
+    var node = document.getElementById( 'body' );
+    var app = Elm.Ulmus.embed( node );
+    app.ports.wpOptions.send( 'http://wp-rest-api-demo.dev/wp-json/wp/v2/posts' );
+</script>
+
+</body>
+</html>
diff --git a/src/Ulmus.elm b/src/Ulmus.elm
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+port module Ulmus exposing (..)
+
+import Dom.Scroll exposing (toTop)
+import Html exposing (..)
+import Html.Attributes exposing (..)
+import Html.Events exposing (onClick, onWithOptions)
+import Http
+import Json.Decode as Decode exposing (Decoder, field, at, succeed)
+import Markdown
+import Navigation
+import UrlParser as Url exposing((</>), (<?>), s, int, string, stringParam, top)
+
+
+-- MODEL
+
+type alias Model =
+    { route : Route
+    , history : List (Maybe Route)
+    , posts : List Post
+    , havePosts : Bool
+    , apiUrl : String
+    }
+
+
+type alias Post =
+    { id : Int
+    , date : String
+    , slug : String
+    , link : String
+    , content : String
+    , title : String
+    }
+
+
+initialModel : Route -> Model
+initialModel route =
+    { route = route
+    , history = []
+    , posts = []
+    , havePosts = False
+    , apiUrl = ""
+    }
+
+init : Navigation.Location -> ( Model, Cmd Msg )
+init location =
+    let
+        currentRoute =
+            parseLocation location
+    in
+        ( initialModel currentRoute, Cmd.none )
+
+
+-- URL PARSING
+
+
+type Route
+    = Home
+    | BlogPost Int Int Int String
+    | NotFoundRoute
+
+
+type alias PostRoute = { year : Int, month : Int, day : Int, slug : String }
+
+
+rawPost : Url.Parser (Int -> Int -> Int -> String -> slug) slug
+rawPost =
+    int </> int </> int </> string
+
+
+route : Url.Parser (Route -> a) a
+route =
+    Url.oneOf
+        [ Url.map Home top
+        , Url.map BlogPost rawPost
+        ]
+
+
+parseLocation : Navigation.Location -> Route
+parseLocation location =
+    case (Url.parsePath route location) of
+        Just route ->
+            route
+        
+        Nothing ->
+            NotFoundRoute
+
+
+-- UPDATE
+
+
+type Msg =
+    GetPosts (Result Http.Error (List Post))
+    | ApiUrl (String)
+    | NewUrl String
+    | UrlChange Navigation.Location
+    | NoOp
+
+
+update : Msg -> Model -> ( Model, Cmd Msg )
+update msg model =
+    case msg of
+        GetPosts (Ok latestPosts) ->
+            ( { model | posts = latestPosts, havePosts = True }, Cmd.none )
+
+        GetPosts (Err error) ->
+            let
+                _ = Debug.log "Oops!" error
+            in
+                (model, Cmd.none)
+
+        ApiUrl newApiUrl ->
+            ( { model | apiUrl = newApiUrl }, getPosts newApiUrl)
+
+        NewUrl url ->
+            ( model
+            , Navigation.newUrl url
+            )
+
+        UrlChange location ->
+            let
+                newRoute =
+                    parseLocation location
+            in
+                ( { model | route = newRoute }, Cmd.none )
+
+        NoOp ->
+            ( model, Cmd.none )
+
+
+-- DECODERS
+
+postDecoder : Decoder Post
+postDecoder = 
+    Decode.map6 Post
+        (field "id" Decode.int)
+        (field "date" Decode.string)
+        (field "slug" Decode.string)
+        (field "link" Decode.string)
+        (at ["content", "rendered"] Decode.string)
+        (at ["title", "rendered"] Decode.string)
+
+
+-- COMMANDS
+
+getPosts : String -> Cmd Msg
+getPosts apiUrl =
+    (Decode.list postDecoder)
+        |> Http.get (apiUrl ++ "posts")
+        |> Http.send GetPosts
+
+
+onPrevDefClick : msg -> Attribute msg
+onPrevDefClick message =
+    onWithOptions "click" { stopPropagation = True, preventDefault = True } (Decode.succeed message)
+
+
+-- SUBSCRIPTIONS
+
+port apiUrl : (String -> msg) -> Sub msg
+
+subscriptions : Model -> Sub Msg
+subscriptions model =
+    apiUrl ApiUrl
+
+
+-- VIEW
+
+view : Model -> Html Msg
+view model =
+    div [ id "page", class "site" ]
+        [ div [ class "content" ]
+            [ header [ id "masthead", class "site-header" ]
+                [ div [ class "site-branding" ]
+                    [ h1 [ class "site-title" ] [
+                        a [ href "/", onPrevDefClick (NewUrl "/") ]
+                            [ text "WordPress ♥ Elm ♥ REST API" ]
+                        ]
+                    ]
+                ]
+            , page model
+            ]
+        ]
+
+page : Model -> Html Msg
+page model =
+    case model.route of
+        Home ->
+            viewPostList model.posts
+
+        BlogPost year month day slug ->
+            viewSinglePost model slug
+
+        NotFoundRoute ->
+            viewNotFound
+
+
+viewPostList : List Post -> Html Msg
+viewPostList posts =
+    let
+        listOfPosts =
+            List.map viewPost posts
+    in
+        div [] listOfPosts
+
+
+viewSinglePost : Model -> String -> Html Msg
+viewSinglePost model slug =
+    let
+        maybePost =
+            model.posts
+                |> List.filter (\post -> post.slug == slug)
+                |> List.head
+    in
+        case maybePost of
+            Just post ->
+                div [] [ viewPost post ]
+
+            Nothing ->
+                viewNotFound
+
+
+viewPost : Post -> Html Msg
+viewPost post =
+    section [ class "post" ]
+        [ h2 [] [
+            a [ href post.link, onPrevDefClick (NewUrl post.link) ]
+                [ text post.title ]
+        ]
+        , article [ class "content"]
+            [ Markdown.toHtml [] post.content ]
+        ]
+
+
+viewNotFound : Html Msg
+viewNotFound =
+    div []
+        [ text "Not found" ]
+
+
+main : Program Never Model Msg
+main =
+    Navigation.program UrlChange
+        { init = init
+        , view = view
+        , update = update
+        , subscriptions = subscriptions
+        }
diff --git a/style.css b/style.css
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+/*
+Theme Name: Ulmus
+Theme URI: http://underscores.me/
+Author: Jack Lenox
+Author URI: http://jacklenox.com
+Description: A WordPress theme built with Elm
+Version: 1.0.0
+License: GNU General Public License v2 or later
+License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
+Text Domain: ulmus
+Tags:
+
+This theme, like WordPress, is licensed under the GPL.
+Use it to make something cool, have fun, and share what you've learned with others.
+
+Ulmus is based on Underscores http://underscores.me/, (C) 2012-2016 Automattic, Inc.
+Underscores is distributed under the terms of the GNU GPL v2 or later.
+
+Normalizing styles have been helped along thanks to the fine work of
+Nicolas Gallagher and Jonathan Neal http://necolas.github.com/normalize.css/
+*/
+
+body {
+	font: 12pt/1.8 -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", "Roboto", "Oxygen-Sans", "Ubuntu", sans-serif;
+  max-width: 720px;
+  padding: 60px 20px;
+  margin: 0 auto;
+  color: #1a1a1a;
+}
+
+h1 {
+    font-size: 36pt;
+}
+
+h1 a:link, h1 a:visited {
+    color: #1a1a1a;
+    text-decoration: none;
+}
+
+h2 {
+  font-size: 28pt;
+  font-weight: 800;
+  margin: 0 0 20px 0;
+}
+
+h2:before {
+    content: '#';
+    display: inline-block;
+    width: 32px;
+    font-size: 24px;
+    position: relative;
+    left: -32px;
+    top: -2px;
+    margin-right: -32px;
+    color: #dddddd;
+}
+
+p {
+  margin-bottom: 30px;
+}
+
+a:link,
+a:active {
+  color: #3d88f5;
+}
+
+a:visited {
+  color: #5d9af7;
+}
+
+img {
+  max-width: 100%;
+}
+
+.avatar {
+  border-radius: 50%;
+  margin: 0 8px -6px 0;
+}
+
+.post {
+  margin-bottom: 60px;
+
+  footer {
+    margin: 40px 0 0 0;
+  }
+
+  footer span {
+    display: inline-block;
+    margin-right: 20px;
+  }
+}