Templates - Beginner HOWTO?

Tuesday 07 September 2010 12:37:00 pm

Hi,

I'm evaluating eZ Publish for a company to replace their existing website with. I have been very impressed with what I have seen of eZ Publish so far in terms of the structure. However, I would like to create a demo for the company and in order to do that I need to create a new template system with their style.

I've read through all the documentation and unfortunately it is not very clear exactly what files I need to create/alter. For example, I have heard reference to "override.ini.append.php", "full.tpl" and many other ".tpl" files but it is not obvious what to use when. I have created a folder for my design in /ezpublish/mysitedesign but then how do I tell eZ Publish to use which files in this folder?

I would really appreciate a beginners guide in step by step format of what files I need, where and what purpose they serve. I am quite technically proficient but I think the documentation is somewhat lacking in this area.

Many thanks in advance.

Wednesday 08 September 2010 6:41:56 am

Thanks for the feedback. Unfortunately the links you have provided say that they are no longer maintained.

However, can you confirm that this is correct about what I need to do.

• Create a folder at /ezpublish/settings/siteaccess/[sitename]
• Edit /ezpublish/settings/siteaccess/[sitename]/site.ini.append.php with details of my site
• Create a folder at /ezpublish/design/[sitename] with the following folders: fonts, images, override, override/templates, stylesheets, templates

The question that follows this is then in order to modify the main page template what files do I need in each of these folders?

Many thanks in advance.

Thursday 09 September 2010 1:13:04 pm

Interestingly I turned up this thread from a year ago: http://share.ez.no/forums/setup-design/how-to-start

Someone expressing exactly the same frustrations as myself. I really like the eZ Publish platform and keen to move forward with using it. However, just creating a simple template seems to be an absolute nightmare. I've been comparing eZ Publish with Drupal and ironically the situation with that is reversed - it was quite easy for me to create some styling for it, however the content management side appears to be very confusing.

What the documentation really needs is a step-by-step guide as to exactly what folders and files are needed to create a completely plain template into which a design can be added. I would really appreciate it if someone could take the time to do this. All it needs is the layout of the folder structure and the content of the key files. If someone is able to do this I am happy to create a Tutorial on the site to explain to others how to go about this too.

Thanks in advance.