Drupalize.me Introduction to Theming Basics for Drupal 7
Date: 21 February 2012 | Posted by: php
Theming Basics for Drupal 7 will provide a solid foundation for translating designs into Drupal themes. You'll learn to work with .info and tpl.php template files, how to add CSS and javascript, how to work with the render system new in Drupal 7, how to override templates, create regions, and use the Theme Developer tool.
You'll start with the original HTML, CSS and javascript template files that were provided by the designer so that you can follow along in translating the design into a Drupal 7 theme. The video explains Drupal's design vernacular, concepts, and special needs. We'll show you how to associate the proper CSS & javascript files, add all of the necessary regions, and control the HTML output through page and node-specific templates. You'll learn about the best tools and strategies for controlling the look and feel of your Drupal website.
This video will cover the basics of Drupal theming while the more advanced theming topics of working with the template.php file will be covered in the Advanced Theming video. These videos pair with each other, and will finish the complete implementation of the 960 Robots theme used in both videos.
Examples in this video are based on Drupal 7 and its variants.
Here are the chapters included in this video;
Introduction to Drupal 7 Theming
Preparing a site for theming
Enabling themes and theme settings
Translating a design into a Drupal theme
Helpful browser extensions for Drupal theming
Creating the .info file
Customizing the page template file
Adding regions to the page template
Customizing the node template
Creating templates for node types
Using the theme developer module
Adding javascript to a theme
Tour of popular page template variables
Adding a screenshot to your theme
Conclusion to Theming Basics
In this introduction video we set the stage for the Theming Basics series. We give an overview of what Drupal theming is, the common files we will work with, as well as the overall steps involved. Then we start off by defining and taking a look at the .info file and HTML template (tpl.php) files. We talk about regions, theme features, introduce the render() function, and explain dynamic templates. While we are teaching Drupal 7 theming, we also make sure to point out the important differences between Drupal 6 and 7.
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