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--- tutorials:design_adv:make_template_set_update_friendly [2010/11/05 17:30]
jonyo more info on css lines added.
+++ tutorials:design_adv:make_template_set_update_friendly [2014/09/25 16:55] (current)
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     * external/js/ (The JS sub-folder only, do not delete the entire external folder) <
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-  - Inside the folder **external/css/**, delete all the files **except for theme_styles.css**. <
+  - In your **custom** template set((Do **not** do this to the default template set!  These instructions should only be applied to your custom template set, the one you need to make "update friendly".)), in the folder **external/css/**, delete all the files **except for theme_styles.css, primary_theme_styles.css((If the file exists)), and secondary_theme_styles.css((If the file exists))**. <
-  - Edit the file **external/css/theme_styles.css** and look at the top of the file.  Does the first line have something that looks like this on it?  <code css>/* $Rev:12345$ */</code>  The number will be different.  If it DOES have that line at the top, then replace the line with the below, filling in the "Rev number" in your file for # below:<code css>@import url('../../../default/external/css/theme_styles.css');
+  - In your **custom** template set((Do **not** do this to the default template set!  These instructions should only be applied to your custom template set, the one you need to make "update friendly".)), edit the file **external/css/theme_styles.css** and look at the top of the file.  Does the first line have something that looks like this on it?  <code css>/* $Rev:12345$ */</code>  The number will be different.  If it DOES have that line at the top, then replace the line with the below, filling in the "Rev number" in your file for # below:<code css>@import url('../../../default/external/css/theme_styles.css');
 /*
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 </code>
 <tip c h>**Note:** The most important part of what you are adding to the theme_styles.css file, is the first line, the one that starts with "@import...".  The lines below that are "CSS Comments", they do not have any affect on the actual "styles" of your website, they are there for information purposes((Hopefully the comments will keep someone from removing the line at a later date thinking it is not needed.  The Rev # that you should have copied from the "original" first line, is for your own reference in case you ever need to know what revision of the file was used to create the file.  Sometimes Support may need to know what revision the CSS file was "based" off of as well.)).</tip>
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+  - In your **custom** template set((Do **not** do this to the default template set!  These instructions should only be applied to your custom template set, the one you need to make "update friendly".)), look to see if you have the file **external/css/primary_theme_styles.css**.  If you do, follow step #4 above, but for the **primary_theme_styles.css** file.  In the text you replace, use this instead of what is listed in that step:<code css>@import url('../../../default/external/css/primary_theme_styles.css');
+/*
+ * Leave first line of this file intact to make software updates easier!
+ *
+ * File manually copied using Rev: #
+ */
+</code>
+<
+  - In your **custom** template set((Do **not** do this to the default template set!  These instructions should only be applied to your custom template set, the one you need to make "update friendly".)), look to see if you have the file **external/css/secondary_theme_styles.css**.  If you do, follow step #4 above, but for the **secondary_theme_styles.css** file.  In the text you replace, use this instead of what is listed in that step:<code css>@import url('../../../default/external/css/secondary_theme_styles.css');
+/*
+ * Leave first line of this file intact to make software updates easier!
+ *
+ * File manually copied using Rev: #
+ */
+</code>
+<
   - For most sites, you are almost finished!  If, however, you know that you have customized one of the files that you deleted in one of the steps above, you have a little more work to do.  For each system, module, or addon template you have customized:
-    - Copy the customized template back into your template set, re-creating the folder structure for the parent folders.  **Only copy customized templates!((Every system, module, or addon template that exists in your own template set, is one more thing to keep track of during updates.  The more of those templates you have customized, the more work updates will be since you will most likely need to make //compatibility changes// to some of them when you update.))** <
+    - Copy the customized template back into your cleaned up custom template set, re-creating the folder structure for the parent folders.  **Only copy customized templates!((Every system, module, or addon template that exists in your own template set, is one more thing to keep track of during updates.  The more of those templates you have customized, the more work updates will be since you will most likely need to make //compatibility changes// to some of them when you update.))** <
     - If you are following these instructions after an update, check to see if the customized template needs compatibility changes for the version you have updated to.  You can find general tips for doing that in [[tutorials/design_adv/replace_system_templates#geo_updates_customized_templates|Geo Updates & Customized Templates]]. <
     - For every software update you perform in the future, you will need to [[tutorials/design_adv/replace_system_templates#geo_updates_customized_templates|keep your customizations updated]].  The //most likely// time you will need to adjust your customized templates, is during a feature release((This is not a rule, just the general rule of thumb.  There are times you may need to make adjustments in //maintenance releases//, for instance if there is a bug fixed that requires changes to the template file.)).  The linked page has more information about the "best way" to do this.

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