From a4600ef9929dc895666db181b64b51c247cbbf31 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Seb Bacon Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2012 09:17:13 +0100 Subject: Suggest people make "lightweight" themes --- doc/THEMES.md | 13 +++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+) (limited to 'doc/THEMES.md') 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 -- cgit v1.2.3