Thursday, 16 April 2009
Moodle theming
Just a few notes from Moodleman Julian Ridden's workshop on theming at the recent Moodlemoot.
Why might one need to create a Moodle theme?It is best not to use Dreamweaver to design pages - creating a proper theme is the way to go. By installing Moodle on your laptop/desktop and editing the theme files there, when you are satisfied with the local build and it's been tested locally, you can upload it to the server.
- to meet brand requirements
- to match an existing site
- to present a more engaging design for your particular audience engaging content eg in schools, or a more corporate look
- establish a unique look and feel for your site to stand out
- don't want the standard VLE look, eg for a Moodle used as a collaborative workspace
Useful tools:Start small - edit an existing theme
- Firefox web browser
- Firefox web developer plugin
- or Firebug
- Basic text editor
- Local webserver
Create a new theme using standard style sheets
Or start with a theme that is similar to your need and hack it
The files that are edited when producing a theme are:
php files
config.php
styles.php
docstyles.php
meta.php
html files
header.html
footer.html
readme.html
css files
styles_layout.css
styes_fonts.css
styles_color.css
Other files
favicon.ico
screenshot.jpg
After this I got a bit lost so I need to revisit the presentation and Julian's helpful files - everything is explained by Moodleman himself here
posted by Helen Whitehead 1:16 PM
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