Difference between revisions of "Theme Exporting"

Revision as of 17:01, 27 July 2012

Every theme can be exported into a theme package for use in other accounts or setups.

Any theme for which a user has edit access can be exported from the system. The export feature creates a archive file which contains all of the information about the theme. This includes:

• javascript files
• stylesheet files
• media assets
• CSS/JS loading order

Each time a theme is downloaded it creates a zip archive which contains all the information about that theme. More information on the contents and structure of the package can be found in Theme Package Structure.

When exporting a theme from a channel you can export some Channel Layouts as part of the package to make editing the theme outside of the editor easier.

To make it easier for designers to make changes to a theme without constantly needing to upload new versions the system supports the ability to export channel layout HTML code along with the theme. When the theme package is built this html can be loaded into a browser or editor of choice and includes all theme links re-written to be used offline. This allows for designers to make changes outside of the CMS and then only uploading the theme when its ready for testing.