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Newbie template question
Posted: Mon May 18, 2009 11:33 am
by jiggsaw
I need some help. What's the best way to get started creating and modifying templates?
Re: Newbie template question
Posted: Mon May 18, 2009 11:04 pm
by babaloo
welcome to the club
you could start here
http://www.w3.org/Style/CSS/
Re: Newbie template question
Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 5:38 pm
by nellyshark
Nothing to see here.
Re: Newbie template question
Posted: Tue May 26, 2009 12:26 pm
by readyman
You guys are funny... I'm not sure he meant he wanted to learn html/css
To change the look and feel only... you may update the CSS files as the above posts mention.
To create a new template look in this path /catalog/view/theme/default
This is the default theme folder.
To create a new theme, simply copy this folder, rename it to something cool eg. funkynewtemplate
Go to your admin under Admin->Configuration->Settings and update the Template dropdown with your new template - it will be there automatically in the drop down list.
Go back to the folder and change all the CSS styles to your hearts content.
Re: Newbie template question
Posted: Wed May 27, 2009 12:28 am
by readyman
Fair enough... if it was wrong, maybe you should have taken the time to clarify it...
Since you didn't... I will clarify here...
To create a new template
1. Copy the default folder & give it a unique name.
2. Login to your admin and update the template setting under admin->configuration->settings
3. Change the files in the new template folder - ie. paths to the stylesheets, any links that should be pointing within the new directory you just created.
If you need extra functionality, etc, then that will be above and beyond just a simple template change. If you need to add more content, you'll need to update the language files where appropriate.