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set the basics right
Peter Ogg
for better pasta
twitter: hans2103
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boring stuff first
http://www.flickr.com/photos/swiv/5719738832
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endless possibilities
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temporary design change
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set your theme
based on default Magento
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set your theme
based on default Modern
first fallback
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does file exist inpackage_name/ theme_name/
yes
no
does file exist inpackage_name/
default/
does file exist inbase/
default/
yes
yes
display
rendering error
no
no
How stuff works
Magento fall-back logic
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default
default
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non-default
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blue
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default
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blue
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does file exist inpackage_name/ theme_name/
yes
no
does file exist inpackage_name/
default/
does file exist inbase/
default/
yes
yes
display
rendering error
no
no
How stuff works
Magento fall-back logic
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an existing theme
http://www.flickr.com/photos/popilop/331357312
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app/design/frontend/yourpackage/yourtheme/layout
app/design/frontend/yourpackage/yourtheme/template
skin/frontend/yourpackage/yourtheme/css
skin/frontend/yourpackage/yourtheme/images
create your ownPage generation xml instructions for each module
Content block .phtml files for each module
Visual layout info and files & UI-specific Javascript
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• a single layout file, named local.xml, where all layout updates are placed.
• no layout files with the same name as any layout file in the base theme
• no css files with the same name as any css file in the default skin
• no .phtml template files, except for those that were modified to support the new theme.
a well coded theme
should have to following traits
usually this number will be very small
create local.css
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Remove callouts and rarely used stuff
Add the local stylesheet
your theme starts
with local.xml
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not much is changed
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prevent unwanted indexation like Sitemap, Search Results and more
add more to your
with local.xml
thanks to Joachim HoutmanWednesday, 30 May, 2012
timesaver
http://www.flickr.com/photos/maigh/2141921845
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Magento backend
goto System >> Configuration
goto Developer
change Scope
expand Debug
set Template Path Hints to Yes
save Config
(clean Cache)
Magento frontend
refresh page
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Magento backend
goto System >> Configuration
goto Developer
change Scope
expand Debug
set Template Path Hints to No
save Config
(clean Cache)
Magento frontend
refresh page
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http://bit.ly/DeveloperToolbar
also M1.7
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I’m a UNIX geek fond of SSH
find the extension key
use it to install
done
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enabled by default
scroll down to Developer
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click and go
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click and go
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a child can do the laundry
from the book: “I always get my sin”
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http://yourmagentosite.com/developertoolbar/index/hints/enabled/1/type/front/
be aware
more serious
http://yourmagentosite.com/developertoolbar/index/url/enabled/1/
broken links all over the place!
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/playerdue/5285272605/
analytics
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frontend/base/default/template/catalog/layer/filter.phtml
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add _gaq.push onClick
important to strip html tags
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see results in Google Analytics
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add more
four ways to add a link
http://www.flickr.com/photos/farruska/208926935
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do not forget to activate
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/andrec/2893549851
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Lorem Ipsum
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<M1.7
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app/design/frontend/base/layout/catalog.xml
a call for a template file
<M1.7
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app/design/frontend/yourpackage/yourtheme/template/catalog/navigation/top.phtml
URL key from CMS page
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M1.7
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app/design/frontend/base/layout/page.xml
a call for a template file
M1.7
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app/design/frontend/yourpackage/yourtheme/template/page/html/topmenu.phtml
URL key from CMS page
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DONE!!
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/boklm/486678763
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M1.7
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app/design/frontend/yourpackage/yourtheme/template/page/html/
call for static block in backend
M1.7
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create new static block
M1.7
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{{store direct_url="loremipsum"}}
M1.7
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DONE!!
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/boklm/486646798
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M1.7
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app/design/frontend/base/layout/page.xml
no call for a template file
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app/design/frontend/yourpackage/yourtheme/layout/local.xml
URL key from CMS page
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DONE!!
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/boklm/486676439
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/trasimac/1217071176
thank your for your time
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