Difference between revisions of "How does the JReviews Theme Engine work"
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You will notice that '''/compact''' and '''/dark''' theme folders contain less files than the '''/default''' theme folder. | You will notice that '''/compact''' and '''/dark''' theme folders contain less files than the '''/default''' theme folder. | ||
| − | The '''default''' theme is a "fallback" theme which contains all the necessary files, while ''' | + | The '''default''' theme is a "fallback" theme which contains all the necessary files, while '''compact''' and '''dark''' themes are variations of the default theme and contain only "modified" files and images. If a theme doesn't contain a certain file, JReviews will load that file from the default theme. That makes updating themes easier. |
| + | If you want to make theme customizations, create a custom theme similar to compact or dark themes because files in default theme should never be modified. | ||
| − | + | Instead of creating it in <span style="color: blue">/components/com_jreviews/jreviews/views/themes/</span> folder, you should use the [[JReviews Code Overrides]] functionality to place your custom theme outside the '''/com_jreviews''' folder. That way you won't lose your custom theme when you upgrade JReviews. | |
Revision as of 15:37, 18 August 2011
JReviews uses a php templating system. This means you can mix html with php code, which provides a lot of flexibility to create conditionals and add snippets of php code.
JReviews Themes
JReviews themes are located in this folder:
- /components/com_jreviews/jreviews/views/themes/
- the theme files have the .thtml extension.
In that folder you'll find several themes:
- /components/com_jreviews/jreviews/views/themes/default/
- /components/com_jreviews/jreviews/views/themes/compact/
- /components/com_jreviews/jreviews/views/themes/dark/ - for using with dark joomla templates
You will notice that /compact and /dark theme folders contain less files than the /default theme folder.
The default theme is a "fallback" theme which contains all the necessary files, while compact and dark themes are variations of the default theme and contain only "modified" files and images. If a theme doesn't contain a certain file, JReviews will load that file from the default theme. That makes updating themes easier.
If you want to make theme customizations, create a custom theme similar to compact or dark themes because files in default theme should never be modified.
Instead of creating it in /components/com_jreviews/jreviews/views/themes/ folder, you should use the JReviews Code Overrides functionality to place your custom theme outside the /com_jreviews folder. That way you won't lose your custom theme when you upgrade JReviews.