I'm trying to create a subtheme of the foundation theme so I'm following the directions in the readme in starter map. All goes well except for there isn't a theme-settings.php file included in the starter map. I've now just copied the theme-settings.php file from the base foundation theme. Will this give me setbacks in the future? Do I need to create my own theme-settings.php ?
You can do fine without a theme-settings.php in your subtheme, unless you need to customize the theme settings form. I noticed the entry in the README file too, and I think it refers either to a previous version of the Foundation theme or to a next proposed feature.
If you don't need to customize your subtheme settings form you can happily proceed. If you do - or will in the future-, you can provide your own theme-settings.php; just be aware of issue #943212 in Drupal queue. You can find a neat workaround to that issue in Zen theme starterkit's theme-settings.php.
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I recently started using Drupal for a new website I am trying to build. Front-end is normally what I focus on and I'd use external services to integrate backend functions. In this (and potentially from now on) I want to start using Drupal. Now, I have installed a bootstrap module and want to start adding own css from there but I can't seem to figure out how/where. I can't do it straight into the bootstrap style files so I - apparently - need to create my own theme and place css files in there. This is what I have done so far:
1: Have my css file with the code.
2: Created a new folder next to the bootstrap folder in sites/all/themes.
3: Put the css file in there.
4: Created an my_theme.info file.
But it is not resulting in any changes on the website (it also does not show up in the source code) most likely because it is not being called by Drupal. How can I make sure Drupal calls my css code?
Thanks in advance and take care!
Assuming this is DRUPAL 7 (Drupal 8 uses yaml)
Create a subtheme of the theme you choose.
In the YOURTHEME.info you add a line like stylesheets[all][] = css/style.css
In YOURTHEME/css directory, here you can start writing your css rules in the file style.css
Make sure caching is off or else you will not see your css being updated.
I'm trying to make a theme for Liferay 6.2 and I have some misunderstandings.
I create new project, choose theme, then click next and choose velocity and _styled responsively. But I want to get a standart theme which I can deploy and nothing change in comparison with default theme. I thought I got the point and after that I should copy overriden .css files in _diffs folder. But I don't achieve that. I attached screenshot with my result and I can't understand why I don't have default theme instead. Also I understand that it may be very dumb question but I hope someone would explain it briefly to me. Thanks in advance.
You should use the classic theme as base.
Something like:
property name="theme.parent" value="classic"
in your build.xml will build your project with the theme that comes with LR by default (the classic one).
Victor already gave the correct answer. If you're interested in the background: _styled is a theme that basically provides the basics for your own theme but doesn't make any assumption on its appearance. If you really want to build your own theme, this is the preferred one to start from. If you only want to tweak a few things from the classic theme, start with classic (as Victor says).
Note that classic is not meant to be extended (though it works) - contrary to the documentation, the css/custom.css file in classic theme is not empty for this reason. This means that you'll need to adopt the instructions for creating a theme and start with classic's own custom.css file.
Random and probably dumb question-can Material-Design-Lite blog template be fully installed on Wordpress? Downloaded the full template from http://www.getmdl.io/templates/blog/index.html and wondering how to use the entire file....
Thanks!
Sure it is possible! I actually was playing around with MDL and integrated it into WordPress. If you are interested you can grab it off GitHub:
https://github.com/braginteractive/MDLWP
Yes, you can absolutely make a Wordpress template using MDL. Helping you do that though... is a bit of a big task. Try looking for help around the web on just building Wordpress templates, then when are you working with HTML, use MDL classes and necessary attributes for components.
Yes. You'll probably want to do so by creating a new theme. The MDL templates provides static HTML, CSS, and Javascript. Wordpress requires PHP to dynamically add your content. You could approach this from two directions: modifying an existing theme or blank starter-theme to work with the CSS and Javascript, or adding the necessary php to the MDL HTML files (and making them php files).
You could also potentially add the MDL css and javascript through a child theme or plugin to use only select portions of it if you're not looking for a MDL Theme. At a minimum you'll need to add classes to the elements you want to affect, and watch out for potential conflicts.
Not sure of your level of experience, but here are some starting points.
Wordpress Codex on Theme Development
A tutorial on creating a theme from static html
A tutorial on including your css and javascript files
Write now there are two themes available for free
MDLWP - Free Theme and premium plugins available -
http://mdlwp.com/
Realistic - Free theme
https://wordpress.org/themes/realistic/
I have been tasked with making a small design change (CSS) to a Prestashop site that used an off the shelf theme.
I know that in WordPress you can make a child theme to put your design changes in which is best practice.
Is there a similar method I should be using in Prestashop? Or alternatively is there anywhere in the dashboard I can put these changes?
If you're building from a default theme, then the correct way would be to go to Themes > Add New Theme > Create New Theme > Copy default-bootstrap and create a new theme.
There are no child themes in PrestaShop (any kind of inheritance system for themes would majorly complicate an already complex system). What you have is what you work with. If you bought a third party theme, then go modify it directly (modify .tpl files, modify global.css, etc.). IF you copied default theme, then work with your copy (just don't work with default theme, it may get updated).
An event better way would be to install compass and modify .sass files (that is the most correctest :D way).
I'm trying to set up a very basic subtheme with Drupal. I've been led to believe that the subtheme will inherit the settings of the base theme and the two themes will look almost identical.
Here are the steps I am taking...
Creating a new folder at '/sites/all/themes/sub_theme_name'.
Creating the info file 'sub_theme_name.info' in this folder. Here are the contents...
$Id$
name = sub_theme_name
description = This is a demo sub theme.
version = 1.0
core = 6.x
base theme = garland
Browse to the Themes Admin page. Enable my subtheme and set it to the default.
Browse to my front page...this is where I expect everything to look identical or almost identical to the base theme 'garland'. The problem is that no CSS files are being inherited.
Any ideas?
There is a little gotcha in the docs.
All style sheets defined in the parent
theme, but there is an option so this
can be controlled. Furthermore, your
subtheme must define at least one
stylesheet in order to inherit parent
stylesheets.
So if you define a stylesheet, even if it is empty it should work.
I reckon that you should start with project zen.