Apr 24, 2017 creating a front page in zen for drupal 7 posted by oceanman on march 2, 2011 at 1. Drupal 7 themes author lukasz sokolowski nobleprog ltd. How do i make a drupal page node the front page of my drupal website. Drupal is one of the top 3 content management systems cmss in the world, along with wordpress and joomla, with drupal 7 released in january 2011 being the latest version of drupal. Getting started with the blueprint theme drupaleasy. This theme has fantastic online documentation and tons of helpful code comments in its javascript, php, html, css and sass. No need for this, just use drupal 7 is page pathtoview.
In this tutorial, we will install zen and create a subtheme for custom theme development using drush. This concept would apply when theming a home page element in drupal. The more i learn, the more i realise i want to learn. I have tried deleting the main themes file but this does not make the subthemes front. We discuss various methods to modify drupal output, how to decide which to use, and work through several practical applications of useful techniques. Creating a front page in zen for drupal 7 drupal groups. Hi there all and thanks everyone for their work in the zen theme.
Benchmarking drupal 7 on php 7dev drupal on windows. Feb 15, 2011 a simple way of getting a unique homepage in drupal 7 by simply duplicating the page. Oct 20, 2010 most likely those 10 different ways of accomplishing the task would all be valid and unique. Install drupal 7 free drupal 7 install mojo marketplace. This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. Aug 11, 2015 i personally chose to override two template files for my theme, the html.
Drupal is an online content management system cms that allows you to easily publish, manage, and organize a wide variety of content on a websitesuch as adding pages and changing text and photoswithout the need for a web. If you want to create a striking new look for your drupal 6 website, this book is for you. Anything set there will trigger the suggestion of page front. The problem im having is that the logo only shows up on the first main.
I did explored the drupal questionsanswers but nothing. Find answers to drupal 7 adding a view or block on page. So, now i will work on installing hhvm to get that boost i believe is available. Following steps resolved the issue to create custom front page for drupal 7. Sep 14, 2010 drupal themes consist of a set of files that define and control the features of drupals web pages ranging from what functionality to include within a page to how individual page elements will be presented using php, html, css, and images. Drupal is an elegantly designed, wellsupported and flexible opensource cms platform that anyone can use in order to create their own website. These are slides from laura scotts drupalcon san francisco presentation on drupal theming. Zen is a modern, powerful, html5 starting theme with componentbased css.
Contribute to pantheonsystemsdrops 7 development by creating an account on github. We often speak with beginners who visit the theme page at drupal. Contribute to berekuklw rudesign development by creating an account on github. Drupal employs a specialized templating system and supports themes, which allow you to change the look and feel of the systems front and backend interfaces.
A comparison of three drupal 7 themes uk drupal agency. Regions are essentially containers for drupal blocks. Drupal 7 theming essentials a drupal video tutorial. I use the drush command provided by zen because of all of the tedious renaming required when cloning the starterkit into a subtheme. Creating a front page in zen for drupal 7 posted by oceanman on march 2, 2011 at 1. The layout of regions in a page effectively dictates the layout of the site. Drupal 6 themes is an ideal introduction to theming with drupal 6. You shouldnt modify any of the css or php files in the zen folder. Im new to cmss and i looked at several before settling on drupal.
This video covers a topic in drupal 7 which may or may not be the version youre using. I want to wrap images around text and objects which is totally possible with images floating in front and behind that look as if they connect. Drupal 6 theming using the zen theme linkedin slideshare. Mar 02, 2011 creating a front page in zen for drupal 7 posted by oceanman on march 2, 2011 at 1. Drupal theming basics dont hack the core dont hack the modules dont hack zen theme intercept and override instead. And zen now includes a full compliment of aria roles and sass mixins for the elementinvisible hidden, but accessible styling. This collection covers a topic in drupal 7 which may or may not be the version youre using. Following steps resolved the issue for me to create custom front page in drupal 7.
Ive just started my drupal 7 zen theming and experience a problem. Its fully responsive design ready to look stunning on any device. Most drupal themes come with a minimum of 3 default template files. Overriding a template file is one of the common tasks for a front end developer, but depending on the base theme used its not always clear how to go about doing it. Whats more, the latest version of drupal 7 includes a tremendous number of new features and new underthehood improvements for both users and developers. Build a theme with zen the base zen theme is designed to be easily extended by its subthemes. Zen was also one of the first themes to make the d7 accessibility pledge.
Now i am trying to make my home page custom, for which i have defined page front. Were keeping this tutorial online as a courtesy to users of drupal 7, but we consider it archived. It does have a learning curve, but thats because theres so much scope to it. Creating a unique homepage in drupal 7 using pagefront. Drupal theming basics dont hack the core dont hack the modules dont hack zen. If you are building your own standardscompliant theme, you will find it much easier to start with zen than to start with bartik or stark. Bartiks theme implementation to display a single drupal page. Im pretty new to drupal and i was using it as a basis in a multilingual site but i was in front of a bug. Handles integration of php templates with the drupal theme system.
Zen pioneered the navigation skip link now found in drupal 7 core. Php, panels, context, the front page module or custom body classes well the list goes on. The doctype, html, head and body tags are not in this template. I have followed the ardi procedure and created the folder page. Im using the zen theme then created a subtheme and now i cant seem to get the custom templates to be recognized by the custom conten. Different drupal 7 template files control different regions of a page, as shown in the following diagram.
In drupal 6, at administrator site configuration site information. Drupal includes features to enable content management systems, blogs, collaborative authoring environments, forums, newsletters, picture galleries, file uploads and download and much more. Porto is a professional and multipurpose drupal theme for any business or portfolio website. How to make drupal custom templates for content types in. The zen theme aims to be the ultimate standardscompliant starting theme for drupal. A simple way of getting a unique homepage in drupal 7 by simply duplicating the page. My results with drupal 7 on php7 look like what i see here kinsta blog post. They install zen, omega, adaptivetheme or fusion and wonder why everything is so difficult. The name is an homage to the css zen garden and its aim to completely redefine the look of a site purely through css this group seeks to solidify the zen. Mar 15, 2009 drupal 6 theming using the zen theme drupalcamp athens, 1432009 drupalcamp athens, 1432009 sunday, march 15, 2009 2. Im hoping someone can help me because im at my wits end. Quick aside, in order to learn all this, i built my own starter theme called clarus and now use it to start all my custom drupal 7 themes. Drupal 7 seems to be easier to manage than the previous release i love the community with their free advice, modules, themes and support.
Adding a custom region to myzen drupal 7 theming cookbook. Note it will look for images, stylesheets and other files you reference in the root of your drupal. The base template in this case is the original page. How to create a custom home page on your drupal zen site. Clear the cache configuration development performance clear all caches. Default theme implementation to display a single drupal page. I just need to say that this tiny little comment helped me to resolve a problem that is almost completely off topic. Zen is a base, or parent, theme for drupal that features lean, semantic html5 markup and a starter kit for custom theme development. In this collection, we walk you through a variety of methods to get your site looking exactly the way you want it to in drupal 7. The node object, if there is an automaticallyloaded node associated with the page, and the node id is the second argument in the page s path e. Drupal 6 theming using the zen theme drupalcamp athens, 1432009 drupalcamp athens, 1432009 sunday, march 15, 2009 2. The front page can be set at administration configuration system site information. Oct 11, 2006 zen pioneered the navigation skip link now found in drupal 7 core.
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