Plone 3 Theming by Veda Williams

By Veda Williams

Create versatile, strong, topics in your website with Plone and uncomplicated CSS

  • Best practices for making a versatile and robust Plone themes
  • Build new templates and refactor present ones through the use of Plone's templating method, Zope web page Templates (ZPT) process, Template characteristic Language (TAL) tips and information for skinning your Plone site
  • Create an absolutely sensible subject matter to make sure right figuring out of the entire concepts
  • A step-by- step method of verify right figuring out of all of the concepts

In Detail

issues are one of the strongest good points that may be used to customise a website, particularly in Plone. utilizing customized subject matters might help model your website for a selected company picture; it guarantees criteria compliance and creates simply navigable layouts. yet so much Plone clients nonetheless proceed to exploit default subject matters as constructing and deploying topics which are versatile and simply maintainable isn't regularly straightforward.

This ebook teaches most sensible practices of Plone topic improvement, targeting Plone three. It provide you with the entire info necessary for making a powerful and versatile Plone topic. It additionally offers a sneak peek into the way forward for Plone's theming system.

In this e-book you are going to create versatile, strong, Plone topics. it's a step by step instructional on how you can paintings with Plone subject matters. It additionally offers a extra holistic examine how a real-world subject matter is built. we glance on the instruments required for theming a website. The e-book covers significant subject matters reminiscent of configuring the improvement surroundings, making a simple topic product, add-on instruments and skinning tips, integrating multimedia with Plone, and configuring your site's appear and feel throughout the Zope administration Interface (ZMI). eventually, the publication takes an in depth examine the exciting and significantly simplified way forward for theming Plone websites.

What you'll study from this book?

  • Create beautiful issues utilizing Plone three programming concepts
  • Customize your Plone subject and get a brand new feel and appear to your internet site
  • Set up a efficient improvement atmosphere for construction a high quality subject matter product
  • Use image layout, Subversion, and different priceless instruments that make theming more uncomplicated and extra efficient
  • Use Zope three elements for construction strong Plone themes
  • Create a precise subject matter product utilizing the Plone three theming concepts
  • Embed multimedia in a Plone template to make your subject extra beautiful and useful
  • Deploy and try out your subject matter through following top practices

Approach

This publication offers a holistic examine theming Plone websites in addition to step by step directions on tips on how to create Plone issues. The ebook first in brief introduces the suggestions and useful instruments after which strikes directly to describing the techniques wanted for customizing templates in Plone. It additionally presents convenient suggestions and tips alongside find out how to simplify the theming method.

Who this publication is written for?

This booklet is focused at expert net designers operating with Plone who are looking to create their very own specific feel and appear for a Plone website.

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