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| Re: How to create a new theme for your forum |
Thu, 02 October 2014 06:00 |
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DEFAULT is a full/complete theme, while PATH_INFO is a minimalistic theme that is just overriding the URL portions. A new theme can be any of the above, but minimalistic themes are definitely preferred.
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| Post by Stanislas is ignored |
| Re: How to create a new theme for your forum |
Wed, 24 November 2010 16:31 |
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PATH_INFO just contains template_name_lnk templates - so you can merge it just fine. Remember to touch ./path_info in the theme dir also before you rebuild the theme to ensure that the database etc is updated correctly to understand it is a path_info theme.
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| Re: How to create a new theme for your forum |
Mon, 01 November 2010 13:30 |
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What if I want to create a theme using PATH_INFO but based not on the DEFAULT template but LEFT- or RIGHT-SIDED user-info template?
Can I just merge the copied over PATH_INFO (as described above) drawmsg.tmpl & drawpmsg.tmpl with the content of the same files from the LEFT- or RIGHT-SIDED theme? They do seem to contain different sections...
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| Re: How to create a new theme for your forum |
Fri, 06 February 2009 01:05 |
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Yes, copy the entire PATH_INFO (it is based on DEFAULT) + the files you need to change from DEFAULT.
Typical installations should only have to change forum.css.tmpl, header.tmpl and footer.tmpl.
PS: If you create a fancy new theme, please remember to show it off in the "Forum Styles" and/or "Forum Showcase" forums.
Happy theming!
Frank
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| Re: How to create a new theme for your forum |
Thu, 05 February 2009 13:53 |
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Thanks Frank, that simplifies the process considerably.
What if you're using the Path_info version as the default? Same thing, just use that instead? That version doesn't seem to have a forum.css.tmpl - just grab it out of default?
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| How to create a new theme for your forum |
Wed, 21 January 2009 15:58 |
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Follow these easy steps to create a unique custom theme for your forum:
1. Change to your forum's /data/thm directory.
2. Create a new folder for your theme, say "myskin".
3. Copy the files you want to change from the default theme directory (please do not copy everything!). For example, if we only need a different CSS file:
mkdir myskin/tmpl
cp default/tmpl/forum.css.tmpl myskin/tmpl/
4. Edit the copied files, and apply your changes. Also, remove all sections ({SECTION:...}) that you haven't changed for your theme.
5. Navigate to your forum's "Admin Control Panel" -> "Theme Manager". Enter your theme's name, say "myskin", select "myskin" as the "Template Set" and select both "Default" and "Enabled". When done, click "Create".
6. Click "Rebuild all Themes" and return to your forum to see the changes.
Good luck!
Frank
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