[tomd]

We currently need npm for lessc, as part of django-compressor, to compile LESS. We want to reduce the dependencies as much as possible, so we're looking into converting to SASS / SCSS, which has a pure-Python compiler, or simply shipping the compiled CSS / JS files for people who don't need to change them.

Thanks for the congrats!

[porker]

SASS or one of its variants (SCSS, Bourbon, Compass) would be lovely!

[antihero]

Can we use our own frontend stacks to design the frontend?

[tomd]

Yes, absolutely! Our first principle for Wagtail is that it should in no way impede design decisions.

LESS is (currently) used for the admin UI, and the compiler / compressor is available to the front-end if you want it, but you can easily plug in your own compilers or use plain CSS if you prefer.