Features / Usability

Posted by Phylip 19 Jan 2004 15:35 GMT-0000 posts: 32

Damian,

You're a great help. Thanks.

Do I have to do the copy server side, or can I do it from inside TikiWiki.
If I can where do I locate the css files.

Also, can you explain the reasoning for:
> Incedentally if you want to change any of the tpl templates files in templates/ copy them to templates/styles/yourthemename and work on that copy.
> any tpls in the templates/styles subfolders take precidence over any in the base templates/ folder
Will there revert back to old form when upgrading etc ?

Phylip

> Damian:
> Hi Phylip,
>
> Ok, the best way to make your modifications and also future proof upgrading your site:
>
> yourthemename = anyname you like
>
> Copy the style/whitebluegrey.css to styles/yourthemename.css
>
> If the style has a folder copy that folder to yourthemename folder keeping the contents
>
> Now change to the templates/styles folder
>
> and copy the whitebluegrey folder to a yourthemename folder copying the contents as well.
>
> Now you have a the basis of your own theme in Tiki.
>
> Under Admin->general your theme should now be listed as yourthemename.css select it and save.
>
> Now, if you upgrade the tiki version you can keep all your modifications in tact within your theme.
> Incedentally if you want to change any of the tpl templates files in templates/ copy them to templates/styles/yourthemename and work on that copy.
> any tpls in the templates/styles subfolders take precidence over any in the base templates/ folder
>
> a common example if tiki-top_bar.tpl or tiki-bot_bar.tpl
>
> Hope I explained that lot ok