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| author | Robin Houston <robin.houston@gmail.com> | 2012-06-23 09:33:42 +0100 |
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| committer | Robin Houston <robin.houston@gmail.com> | 2012-06-23 09:33:42 +0100 |
| commit | db1a388f0a7b37cc0ceb3ca07b995b34dabdba58 (patch) | |
| tree | e34df5ae0dacdbf6c3b77542b22f2d9e3799d322 /doc/THEMES.md | |
| parent | a7cc84b9b2b430644fe23e6328d7ab289e7abf0a (diff) | |
| parent | 7d0fea4b38c214a67b2fc4b56aa670e02a3cda61 (diff) | |
Merge branch 'develop' of github.com:sebbacon/alaveteli into develop
Conflicts:
Gemfile.lock
script/handle-mail-replies
script/handle-mail-replies.rb
spec/controllers/request_controller_spec.rb
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diff --git a/doc/THEMES.md b/doc/THEMES.md index 55c0c017f..50335c082 100644 --- a/doc/THEMES.md +++ b/doc/THEMES.md @@ -44,6 +44,19 @@ This downloads and installs the theme in `vendor/plugins/alavetelitheme` and contains examples for nearly everything you might want to customise. +# Make sure your theme is as lightweight as possible + +The more you put in your theme, the harder it will be to upgrade to +future versions of Alaveteli. Everything you place in your theme +overrides things in the core theme, so if you make a new "main +template", then new widgets that appear in the core theme won't appear +on your website. + +Therefore, you should consider how you can brand your website without +changing much in the core theme. The ideal would be if you are able +to rebrand the site by only changing the CSS. You will also need to +add custom help pages, as described below. + # Branding the site The core templates that comprise the layout and user interface of an |