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Chapter 3:
Working with Theme Engines
In this chapter, we will explore theme engines in general and the default PHPTemplate theme engine in detail.
Our exploration of the PHPTemplate engine lays an important foundation for understanding how to create themes or how to extensively modify existing themes. In the examples below, we show the key files used in the process, and how they impact themes. We also discuss the order of precedence among theme files,
and how this principle allows us to override the default template files inside individual themes.
We will also discuss the availability of alternatives to the PHPTemplate engine.
Though you don't need to be fluent in PHP to understand this chapter fully, a little familiarity with the programming language will certainly make things easier. The code examples in this chapter come from the Drupal core and the additional themes Gagarin (installed in Chapter 2) and Zen.
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Working with Theme
Engines
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Chapter
3: Working with Theme Engines
- What is PHPTemplate?
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How does it Work?
- Getting Started with PHPTemplate
- A Look at the Theme Engine Files
- A Look at the Key PHPTemplate File Contained
in the Theme
- Two Contrasting Examples
- A Basic PHPTemplate Theme—Gagarin
- A More Complex PHPTemplate Theme—Garland
- Alternative Theme Engines
- PHPTAL
- Smarty
- PHP XTemplate
- Installing Additional Theme engines
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Summary
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Paperback 250 pages
Released: December 2007
ISBN: 1847191827
ISBN 13:
978-1-847191-82-3 |
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