https://www.wiki.perideo.net/ 2026-04-18T06:20:40+00:00 https://www.wiki.perideo.net/ https://www.wiki.perideo.net/lib/tpl/dokuwiki/images/favicon.ico text/html 2023-12-27T01:06:37+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.wiki.perideo.net/doku.php?id=backdrop:theme_devel:background_-_how_backdrop_proceeds_to_paint_the_page&rev=1703657197&do=diff Background - How Themes Work Users who are not setting out to build a theme from the ground up may want to skip straight to the next section: Theming for Non-Coders. ---------- File and Folder Structure CSS Files PHP Files Other Files Where the Page Info comes from text/html 2023-12-14T12:33:24+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.wiki.perideo.net/doku.php?id=backdrop:theme_devel:best_practices&rev=1702575204&do=diff Theming Best Practices ---------- Directory Structure What PHP should be put where ---------- text/html 2023-12-19T23:48:03+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.wiki.perideo.net/doku.php?id=backdrop:theme_devel:layouts_vs._themes&rev=1703047683&do=diff Layouts vs. Themes The information here might be especially helpful for those familiar with Drupal 7 and new to Backdrop. In Drupal 7 and previous, the layout (including placement of blocks) was defined and determined by the theme. Thus the site's layout was largely global in nature. text/html 2023-12-12T19:17:58+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.wiki.perideo.net/doku.php?id=backdrop:theme_devel:q_a&rev=1702426678&do=diff Q&A Q: A: ---------- Q: A: ---------- text/html 2023-12-15T01:48:22+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.wiki.perideo.net/doku.php?id=backdrop:theme_devel:resources_and_tools&rev=1702622902&do=diff Resources and Tools Here are some theming tools and resources which community members have found useful. ---------- Style Guide Module From <https://backdropcms.org/project/styleguide>: This module makes a single page on which all common Backdrop elements are displayed, such as all message styles, progress bars, form elements, tabs, etc. It allows a themer to have a reference for all these elements at once, rather than needing to find a place where each element is used independently. text/html 2023-12-12T22:23:15+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.wiki.perideo.net/doku.php?id=backdrop:theme_devel:start&rev=1702437795&do=diff Backdrop CMS Theming Guide This wiki is a work in progress. We are attempting to build a Theme Developers' Guide for Backdrop CMS. "Editor's note, for subsequent removal: Below is a highly preliminary rough sketch outline which is offered for consideration. As the initial author, these are the topics which would lead me to a better understanding of text/html 2023-12-12T18:41:18+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.wiki.perideo.net/doku.php?id=backdrop:theme_devel:theming_for_non-coders&rev=1702424478&do=diff Theming for Non-Coders Here we describe the things a user can do without employing any PHP... ---------- text/html 2023-12-12T18:47:43+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.wiki.perideo.net/doku.php?id=backdrop:theme_devel:using_config_for_themes&rev=1702424863&do=diff Using Config for Themes ---------- text/html 2023-12-12T18:47:21+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.wiki.perideo.net/doku.php?id=backdrop:theme_devel:using_the_color_module&rev=1702424841&do=diff Using the Color Module ----------