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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 |