View source for Creating Website Builder Themes

Website builder themes are simply written in normal, standards based html and css, with certain html elements defined as [[content locations]] where [[Dynamically Generated HTML | dynamic content]] is automatically inserted.


You can easily turn any existing template into a website builder theme by following the guidelines in the [[Making your own Theme]] article which contains the essentials you will need to know to get started. In addition, there are a number of optional [[Components]] which can be styled to your taste, such as [[Blog | Blogs]], [[Friends | Friends]], [[Image gallery | Image Galleries]], and more!


Once you've created a theme, you simply zip it and upload it to your website builder site using the [[Edit Theme Source Code]] link in the Manage dropdown on the website builder [[Toolbar]]. You can learn more about this in [[Installing Your Theme]].

==The Basics==

* [[Making your own Theme]]
* [[Making your own Theme using Multiple Layouts]]
* [[Editing Theme Source Code]]
* [[Installing Your Theme]]
* [[Uploading/Downloading a Theme]]
* [[Sample Theme]]

==Theme Elements==

* [[Required HTML Elements]]
* [[Required File Structure]]
* [[Content Locations]]
* [[Site Heading]]
* [[Site Sub-Heading]]
* [[Primary Navigation]]
* [[Copyright]]
* [[Dynamically Generated HTML]]

==Tips & Tricks==

* [[Theme Tips and Tricks]]
* [[Examples of Useful CSS Classes]]