Hi Jason,

Welcome to xoops.

It is a advanced system and does cache the html templates into the database.

You can set in the preference to always update the theme from files, while you are making theme chages. This will get you where you want to go.

I wresteld with the same issue when I first started xoops, and almost went crazy before I figured it out. So you are not alone.


Here is a SUPER LITE doc I wrote for doing this:
It is not a full XOOPS theme tutorial yet and BY no means is for beginners. It is meant for web design veterans just getting into xoops. I still need to add more to it.

http://www.hyperpod.net/modules/articles/article.php?id=4

It has about 2-5 XOOPS theme design tricks that are essential to creating or modyfying a theme, and are not apparant without major research.

I hope you can find it useful.

Cheers,