Skip to:
Content

BuddyPress.org


Ignore:
Timestamp:
08/13/2009 01:24:21 AM (17 years ago)
Author:
apeatling
Message:

Add first revision of new default BuddyPress parent theme. This theme is designed to be extended from with child themes, not used directly. The original default themes from the old two theme system are deprecated, but will remain compatible with 1.1. Still more work to do there.

File:
1 edited

Legend:

Unmodified
Added
Removed

  • trunk/bp-themes/readme.txt

    r1454 r1655  
    22'''''''''''''''''
    33
    4 Just as WordPress themes control how your blog looks, BuddyPress themes control how your members'
    5 profile, groups, wire and all other BuddyPress features look.
     4BuddyPress themes are simply just WordPress themes with some extra template files. They follow
     5a very similar coding style and methodology.
    66
    7 A default BuddyPress enabled installation comes with two themes.
    8 
    9 The first theme "bphome" is just a regular WordPress theme. If you do not already have a WordPress
    10 theme that you are using for your root blog, then you can install this theme to get you started. The theme
    11 takes the focus away from the blog, and provides a front page of three columns where you can drop widgets.
    12 
    13 You are not required to install the "bphome" theme, you can use any WordPress theme.
    14 
    15 The second theme "bpmember" is a BuddyPress theme. You are required to install at least one BuddyPress
    16 theme for BuddyPress to function correctly. BuddyPress themes sit in their own directory, so they are not
    17 confused with WordPress blog themes. You should copy the "bpmember" theme into the folder
    18 "wp-content/bp-themes/" - you should create the bp-themes folder if it does not already exist.
    19 
    20 Here are some step by step instuctions for installing both the "bphome" and "bpmember" themes.
    21 
    22 1. Copy "bp-themes/bphome" to "wp-content/themes/bphome/"
    23 
    24 2. Copy "bp-themes/bpmember" to "wp-content/bp-themes/bpmember/" create the bp-themes folder
    25    if needed.
    26 
    27 3. You may need to log in as an administrator and activate the 'bphome' theme in 'Site Admin > Themes'
    28 
    29 4. Activate the bphome theme in the "Appearance" menu for the home blog if you want to use it.
    30 
    31 5. The "bpmember" theme will be activated automatically. However, if you install other BuddyPress themes
    32    in the future, you will need to activate them under the "Site Admin > BuddyPress" menu.
     7Instructions on installing the default BuddyPress theme will be updated here soon.
Note: See TracChangeset for help on using the changeset viewer.