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T-1000
newbie help please

  • 2004/6/25 22:41

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Hi

Have just installed Xoop and i feel so lost :(
Im used to editing styles within the vbulletin templates but i dont know where to start.

Basically, i want to setup a fansite dedicated to a computer game with the basic sections (news, comments, articles, guides, polls etc) and i have drawn and html coded my layout. How would i start to go about creating a custom template and theme for the layout i have made?

Thanks for any help :)
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tjnemez
Re: newbie help please

  • 2004/6/25 22:51

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check out jackj's site: http://www.macambridge.com/dummies/

this will explain templates vs themes

for a tutorial on cloning templates: http://www.dcdezines.ca/modules/articles/article.php?articleID=7
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T-1000
Re: newbie help please

  • 2004/6/26 0:03

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cool thanks

So would i be right in saying that:

to change the actual structure of my html tables i would edit the theme.html, theme_blockcenter.html etc files and to change the look of the blocks that are inserted into these files i would edit the templates for the particular block?

Theme folder: contains style sheets and skeleton template files.

Templates folder: contains templates for the individual blocks.

Is this right?
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tl
Re: newbie help please

  • 2004/6/26 0:12

  • tl

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Basically yes.

To know more about templates vs theme, please read WIKI
Themes Vs Templates

Also Dave_l's explanation on
blocks and templates
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tjnemez
Re: newbie help please

  • 2004/6/26 0:23

  • tjnemez

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incama also provides a theme tutorial here: http://www.incama.nl/

registration is required.
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Dave_L
Re: newbie help please

  • 2004/6/26 0:29

  • Dave_L

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tl: Since you like that so much, I've added it to the Wiki: http://wiki.xoops.org/wakka.php?wakka=FAQBlocksVsTemplates
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tl
Re: newbie help please

  • 2004/6/26 0:34

  • tl

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Thanks, Dave. I do like your explanation; it is simple and concise.
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T-1000
Re: newbie help please

  • 2004/6/26 1:34

  • T-1000

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Ive done quite a bit of reading and am getting to grips with it. Really sorry for all the questions but ive got a couple more

To create different sections on my site (e.g. an articles and guides section) i would need to create 2 seperate modules and assign a particule block to these modules. Is this correct? How do i add custom modules and then how would i link to them using the blocks template? Thanks.
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tjnemez
Re: newbie help please

  • 2004/6/26 1:38

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you may want to research article modules a little, but core modules just need to be installed and the subsequent blocks activated. you can do this through system admin -> modules and then to activate blocks go to system admin -> blocks. all modules come with blocks which can be edited for layout by cloning default templates.
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tjnemez
Re: newbie help please

  • 2004/6/26 1:46

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also familiarize yourself with module and block permissions which will make modules and subsequent blocks accessable to different groups such as anonymous, registered, and admin.
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