This guide will help you set up your theme files and your site.
Setup theme files
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Duplicate and Rename pisces_subtheme_template files
-sites/all/themes/pisces_dev_subtheme_template - Edit and Rename pisces_subtheme.info file
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Subtheme template functions need to be renamed inside this file:
-sites/all/themes/THEMENAME/template.php - Fill in all the style variables inside subtheme-vars.css.less
- Use style.css sparingly to add any extra styles.
Logos
- sites/all/themes/THEMENAME/logo.png (* create a gif version of all logos for IE6 if png32 alpha transparency is used)
- sites/all/themes/THEMENAME/images/logo.png
- sites/all/themes/THEMENAME/images/logo-mobile.png
- sites/all/themes/THEMENAME/images/logo-subscribe.png
- sites/all/themes/THEMENAME/images/logo-blog.png
- favicon.ico – save a 32×32 image as a .bmp, then rename to favicon.ico
Site Configuration
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Site Name in <title> + Webmaster email + Footer Copyright text + default front_page name
- Site Configuration -> site info – admin/settings/site-information
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Block Title Configurations – admin/build/block/list
- Nice Menu 1
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- removes "Primary Links"
- admin/build/block/configure/nice_menus/1
- Utility Nav
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- admin/build/block/configure/menu/menu-utility-nav
- nodequeue_1: Featured Hero"
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- removes "Queue 'Home Page Featured – hero'"
- admin/build/block/configure/views/nodequeue_1-block_1
- Queue 'Home Page Featured'
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- admin/build/block/configure/views/nodequeue_1-block
- Queue 'Home Page List' (plain list of internal links, unused by editors)
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- admin/build/block/configure/views/nodequeue_3-block
- Media Library: More About QT Block
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admin/build/block/configure/quicktabs/3
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admin/build/block/configure/quicktabs/3
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Configurations – admin/build/menu/list
- Pisces-Penton.com
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- renames footer category navigation header
- admin/build/menu-customize/menu-main-footer-nav
- Site Features
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- admin/build/menu-customize/menu-site-features
- Pisces-Penton Corporate
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- admin/build/menu-customize/menu-footer
- Follow Us
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- admin/build/block/configure/block/10
- Search Pisces-Penton.com
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- admin/build/mini-panels/list/footer_columns/content
- Site Logo + "Penton Media" (previously "Subscribe to Sitename.com")
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- admin/build/block/configure/block/11
- Penton Pisces Platforms
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- admin/build/menu-customize/menu-new-hope-sources
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Configurations – Mobile
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Make sure mobile, categories, and topics features are turned on
- admin/build/features
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enable PISCES Core Mobile theme (do not select as default)
- admin/build/themes
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Mobile Settings:
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admin/settings/mobile-tools
- General Configuration > change Mobile URL
- Theme Switching: Switch theme based on URL
- select "pisces_core_mobile" as Mobile theme
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admin/settings/mobile-tools
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add 168_1 position, ad dimension 168×28
- admin/settings/pm_doubleclick/adblocks-add
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admin/build/context/list/mobile-structure-global-sitewide/edit
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after creating the ad block – add it to the mobile footer. It should be in this order:
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Mobile Content Footer
168_1
Mobile Footer
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Mobile Content Footer
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after creating the ad block – add it to the mobile footer. It should be in this order:
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configure all 4 mobile menus:
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admin/build/menu
- Categories
- Mobile Content Footer
- Mobile Footer
- Mobile More Information
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admin/build/menu-customize/menu-mobile-footer
- configure "View Full Site" link
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admin/build/menu-customize/menu-site-features
- configure "View Mobile Site" link
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admin/build/menu
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Make sure mobile, categories, and topics features are turned on
Templates
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Sign Up for Newsletter Link
- sites/all/themes/THEMENAME/newsletter-sign-up.tpl.php
Images
- sites/all/themes/THEMENAME/images/bg.png <—background of header area
- sites/all/themes/THEMENAME/images/nav_bg.png <—background of navigation bar
- sites/all/themes/THEMENAME/images/default_video_thumb.gif <—site logo as default thumbnail image for media
- sites/all/themes/THEMENAME/images/sprite-must-reads.png <—must reads buttons
- sites/all/themes/THEMENAME/images/title_bg.png <—must reads header background
Random Notes
- Mobile favicon? 57 x 57
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