Drupal Theming

Week 4 - MTM4081drupalthemes

week3review• Core modules vs. contributed modules

• Covered modules including: CCK, Views, Internationalization, Flags, Rules, Taxonomy, Rate

• Guest speaker, Andrew Sinkinson, from Statistics Canada provided insight on how content management systems are being used in his department.

• Drupal 7 architecture, system flow, modules, and documentation.

• Group assignment: Extend Drupal using a collection of contributed modules.

• Group presentations: Show off your new development.

• Possible work term placements at Statistics Canada with a Drupal migration.

Week 3 Review

Guest Speaker

laurawesleyAboutLaura Wesley is the web usability lead at Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat.

DepartmentTreasury Board is responsible for the accountability and ethics, financial, personnel and administrative management, and approving regulations.

Websitewww.tbs-sct.gc.ca

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intermission

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gettingtechnicalLast Week – Extending Drupal

Content Construction Kit (CCK), ViewsInternationalization, Flags, Rules, Service Links, Rate, Taxonomy, Token

Today – Theme and Modifications

- Why Theme?- Theming Overview- Info file (.info)- Templates (*.tpl)

- Sub-theme, Zen- Customizing Zen

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documentation

Drupal Theming Guidehttp://drupal.org/documentation/theme

Where you read how to create and modify Drupal themes.

There are thousands of websites devoted to Drupal. Most problems you may encounter have been solved and documented online.

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whytheme

Why do we use it?Whenever creating a system, we

try to keep our visual layer separated from our

programming. Why?

Themes are a collection of files that make up the look and feel of your site. Themes are made up of most of the things you’d expect to see; style sheets, images, and Javascript files.

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themeoverviewCSSTo store all your theme CSS

ImagesTo store all your themes images

JavascriptTo store all your themes Javscript

TemplatesStructure for all theme components

InfoDetails about the theme, required files, etc.

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*.tpl

Important TPL files

Block.tpl.php

Comment.tpl.php

HTML.tpl.php

Node.tpl.php

Page.tpl.php

There are several tpl.php files associated with any given Drupal theme. These files build the HTML structure for the Drupal components.

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ZenZen is the ultimate starting theme for Drupal. If you are building your own theme, you will find it much easier to start with Zen than any other.

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Easy IDs and ClassesProvides easy-to-use IDs and classes for CSS developers. Can create almost any design without modifying the TPLs.

Column ResizingAutomatic column resizing for 1,2 and 3 column layouts.

Print.cssOptimize print display when sent to a printer.

FlexibleUsing Zen, you can create an wide variety of designs by only altering the theme CSS.

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onlinelab• Install Live CSS

• Experiment with template CSS files

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Week 2

groupwork

Create DesignDesign

In your group, create a design as a mock-up of what you would like your website to look like.

Design should be 1, 2, or 3 columns.

Should have a header and footer.

Teams of 3. Assignment should take 1 hour followed by presentations.

ConvertThemes

Using Live CSS, begin converting your design into Drupal.

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Week 2

presentations1. Group B

2. Group H

3. Group C

4. Group 1

5. Group E

6. Group F

7. Group D

8. Group G

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writtenGroup: Finish migrating the design of your website into Drupal.

Individual: Write an article explaining what are the “Web Content Accessibility Guidelines”. Why do we implement these guidelines?

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