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| - | <p class="note">This is a technical document.</p> | + | <p class="note">Note: This is a technical document. It discusses technical aspects of theme module and developing a custom theme which requires a good knowledge of advanced PHP, HTML, CSS and Javascript and is not meant for non-technical users. Know more about themes: [[Help:Themes|What are themes?]] | [[Help:Using Themes|Using Themes]].</p> |
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| + | ==Nature of themes== | ||
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| + | Themes are neither solid, liquid or gas. They are collection of PHP scripts, HTML/CSS files and images, living under themes folder at root with folder name same as theme name. For Example: Theme Demo will be at ROOT/themes/demo. Theme files are interlinked and hooked together to form the actual website. | ||
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| + | ==Why develop themes== | ||
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| + | These are the reasons why should you learn theme development of Social Network Software. | ||
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| + | *Complete control over layout, presentation and various design elements. | ||
| + | *Tweaking already existing themes according to your and your community taste. | ||
| + | *When your requirements are too unique and specific to be found in our theme gallery. | ||
| + | *Migrating from a non-Social-Network-Software powered website to a Social-Network-Software powered one. | ||
| + | *You wish to frame out of box ideas inside Social Network Software. | ||
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| + | ==Theme Structure== | ||
Note: This is a technical document. It discusses technical aspects of theme module and developing a custom theme which requires a good knowledge of advanced PHP, HTML, CSS and Javascript and is not meant for non-technical users. Know more about themes: What are themes? | Using Themes.
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Themes are neither solid, liquid or gas. They are collection of PHP scripts, HTML/CSS files and images, living under themes folder at root with folder name same as theme name. For Example: Theme Demo will be at ROOT/themes/demo. Theme files are interlinked and hooked together to form the actual website.
These are the reasons why should you learn theme development of Social Network Software.