Difference between revisions of "Template Customization"

Revision as of 14:14, May 18, 2008

Listed below are global templates - they are included on all pages.

Edit with an html editor or text editor. Do not use FrontPage!

Location: templates/[your_theme]/

header.php

Included on all pages. Contains the meta tags and character set for the site.

top.php

Included on all pages. Contains the body tag, banner/logo area, and top menu area.

Change as desired. (Some themes will require editing of png or psd files.)

left.php

Included on all pages. Column the height of the page. Edit as desired. Remember it is on all pages. Some themes have a menu included in this file.

right.php

Same as left, but on the right of all pages.

bottom.php

Included on all pages. Put your copyright info/footer content here.

boxtop.php and boxbottom.php

These make up the box used on most pages for lookup boxes, etc. Change to the look you desire.

boxtop forms the beginning of the table, first row and begins the column. Boxbottom ends the column,row and table.

The home page: (may not apply to all template themes)

index.php - used when 'default homepage template' is set to 'Hosting 1' in system setup, system options

index2.php - used when 'default homepage template' is set to 'Domain'

index3.php - used when 'default homepage template' is set to 'Hosting 2'

Images:

Some images may need changing to customize. Look in the devkit directory in your theme for any available psd or png files that can be used to customize your theme. Use Photoshop or a photo editing software to edit or create new images.