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OC Drupal. Intro to sub-theming. Steps to creating a subTheme. Download base theme to “site/all/themes” folder notice: D7 will allow you to install theme from module interface Copy subtheme template out of base theme folder into “sites/all/themes”
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OC Drupal Intro to sub-theming
Steps to creating a subTheme • Download base theme to “site/all/themes” folder • notice: D7 will allow you to install theme from module interface • Copy subtheme template out of base theme folder into “sites/all/themes” • Change subtheme folder name and .info filename to match your theme name. • Show example…..
Template_suggestionsPlease see : http://drupal.org/node/1089656 • CODE! (php to be exact) • What is a template_suggestion? • An override of a base theme structure • When should I use a template suggestion? • When you want to change a hard coded layout of the base theme, i.e. change the order of the DOM layout.
Template_suggestions ( cont. )Please see : http://drupal.org/node/1089656 • Overriding a theme element requires finding the right file to copy and edit. • Download Devel_themer module • Page.tpl.php – most common file edited from a base theme • Node—[content-type].tpl.php
Template_suggestions ( cont. )Please see : http://drupal.org/node/1089656 • Put template files in “sites/all/themes/[yourtheme]/templates”