Greetings everyone,
Sorry in advance for a seemingly trivial question to ask. I’ve scoured the wiki / template tutorial, etc and haven’t found a clear answer.
I’m pretty familiar with html / css / php, which makes this all the more painful. I’m migrating from a Drupal environment, so I suspect that is the cause - I’ve gotten lazy.
Is there a way I can "activate" or somehow test templates? For example, the default install has a very robust default page. I create a new template, copy / paste as per the install instructions. I’m using Revolt as an example:
In order to install this style I'd recommend doing the following:
- Upload the folder 'assets' to your MODx directory;
- Copy the contents of revolt.template.txt to a new template (and alter it to your wishes, especially the metatags and RSS page number, both located in the <head> tags)
- Create a new chunk named 'SidebarRight'
- Paste the (edited to your own wishes) contents of the file 'sidebarright.chunk.txt' in it.
- Create a new chunk named 'TopMenu'
- Paste the (edited to your own wishes) contents of the file 'topmenu.chunk.txt' in it.
You're good to go now, I've also posted my 'custom' Ditto template under the 'extras' Revolt-field on MODxCMS.com. I do encourage everyone to modify their template to their likings, especially as my website is using the template as well ;)
So now I have a nifty template called Revolt and all the snippets are made.
What do I do now to apply it to my default site? I’ve tried using the Revolt template as a base index.htm /index.php - no luck. I’ve tried categorizing the Revolt template as "Frontend" default... nothing.
Thanks in advance for the help.
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