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** CONS: Using category themes may affect performance. Creating category themes or creating child themes may require quite a lot of work, so this approach is easier to use if you are using existing or 3rd party themes. | ** CONS: Using category themes may affect performance. Creating category themes or creating child themes may require quite a lot of work, so this approach is easier to use if you are using existing or 3rd party themes. | ||
=== Using CSS to Define Category-Specific Theme changes | === Using CSS to Define Category-Specific Theme changes === | ||
Revision as of 11:14, 14 January 2011
Category Themes
- If you want to create design variations for categories, there are a couple of approaches for achieving this. Each approach has it's advantages and disadvantages, so choose the one that best fits your needs.
Using Category Setting to Apply a Category Theme
- The first approach is to use the option to allow different themes for different categories (or for different course, for that matter).
- You would then have to design different themes for different categories and apply the theme to that category. Upload the themes to your theme folder.
- Apply category themes by:
- Going to Site Administration>>Appearance>>Themes>>Theme Settings and check the option to allow category themes.
- In the Category page turn editing on and click the icon to edit category setting.
- Choose the category theme from the dropdown list next to the "Force Theme" settings, and save the changes.
- PROS and CONS of this approach:
- PROS: Completely different themes may be used for different categories, creating a very distinctive view for the category.
- CONS: Using category themes may affect performance. Creating category themes or creating child themes may require quite a lot of work, so this approach is easier to use if you are using existing or 3rd party themes.
Using CSS to Define Category-Specific Theme changes
- PROS and CONS of this approach:
- PROS:
- CONS: