How to modify xooArticles Script Templates

[Subrion]

Hi,
xooArticles Publishing Software uses Smarty as a template engine. You can check their manual to understand how it works.

Script templates are located in a special directory in the script called 'templates'. There you can see a template directory now called 'Default' as now xooArticles script has only one default template.

There are tpl files inside this directory and if you want to change your site look and feel you should modify these templates. They are simple HTML files but they have some smarty tags and constructions like {if}, {foreach} etc.

So you can create a test layout and I will advise you how to modify it to fit our articles script. Feel free to ask questions in case you have them.

[shunny]

I really like the layout of the software...

Can you tell me how I can change the main background color ? Is it a color code or is it a gif image?

xooArticles Article Script :: xooArticles Software

[Sergey Hmelevsky]

Open file templates/Default/css/cs.css, at the top of this you can see block

PHP Code:

body
{
    font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif;
    font-size: 76%;
    background-color: #DAE0EE;
    background-image: url('../img/bg.gif');
    background-position: top left;
    background-repeat: repeat-x;
    color: #3E4A62;
    margin: 0 0 10px 0;
    padding: 0;
} 


and change line

PHP Code:

    background-image: url('../img/bg.gif'); 


[shunny]

Thanking you Sergey !!! Did notice that the bg.gif is the header only, not the whole background and the background color changes the 90 percent of the background. Anyway thats how it worked out for me.

Now all I have is 99 percent of the template skin to go.

[Subrion]

2 Shunny:
Daniel, we have created some skins for eSyndicat for you. May be you are interested in getting custom template for xooArticles as well. If you offer a good design it will be integrated for you for free.

[shunny]

Thank you very much. Yes I would be interested in getting custom template made for xooArticles for free. I will search for a good design and get back to you when I have found one. Thanks again.

[shunny]

I have these templates in Green, Red, Blue and Orange mode text what do you think...here is preview of the Green...can this template be integrated ?

Aki Joomla Template Preview Page - Home

[Subrion]

Sure, no problem We can make this template for you

[shunny]

WOW thank you so much Simon..your a great guy..I appreciate it...I have uploaded the files to my domain in a zip folder called akigreen.zip. My control panel details are still the same...if you dont know them let me know and I will resend the details..Thanks again.

[Subrion]

Ok, thanks Daniel. I hope you'll allow us to add your future site to our portfolio list