Theming tips and tricks

Theming Tips and Tricks DrupalCamp Wisconsin July 23 rd 2010

Ways in Which We Will Override Presentation Templates Theme Functions Preprocess Functions Module Hooks

Templates vs. Theme Functions
Core, modules, and themes output xhtml through templates and functions
You can overwrite this!

Templates
Files ending in *.tpl.php
Overwritten by placing file in theme folder
Default templates include page.tpl.php, node.tpl.php, block.tpl.php
Default list: http://drupal.org/node/190815

Theme Functions
Five times faster than templates!
For themers, place in template.php

Preprocess Functions
Add or overwrite variables to template files
Often used in template.php
themename_ preprocess_page can be used for page.tpl.php

Module Hooks
You can also overwrite output using hooks in modules
“ Business logic” belongs in modules
I'm looking at you hook_form_alter and hook_nodeapi !

Theming Documentation It is excellent: http://drupal.org/node/341628

Theme developer Find what you are looking for!

Add Dimension to Your Blocks = boring = awesome! Add background to block titles Add extra div to block.tpl.php (using zen and only on second sidebar go with block-sidebar_second.tpl.php) see: http://drupal.org/node/104319 Add background image to extra div

Make Your Comments Look un-Drupal
Find a cool looking comments ( http://vandelaydesign.com/blog/galleries/comment-designs/ )
Drop your base theme or core comment.tpl.php in your theme folder
Add some divs, move variables, and give it some css

Theme Functions
Overwrite 'submitted by'
theme_node_submitted($node)

Theme Functions
theme_links() overwrite output of primary menu

Theme Functions
theme_imagecache() add description to images!

Preprocces!
Update comment time
Make title different colors
Add a 'Add your photo' Button

Module Hooks
Edit search form
Message to administrators
Adding your own theme functions and templates

Useful theming modules Nice menus Quick tabs Skinr

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