Posts Tagged ‘Template System’

Consummo Uses Templates for More Than Just Looks

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As many already know, I’m not a fan of limiting an application to be backward compatible. I am, however, a firm believer of forward compatibility. I believe applications (any product actually) should be prepared for the future. Sure, something new and unexpected will inevitably pop up sooner or later, but that isn’t the point. The point is, preparing for the future will make expanding the application in the future a smoother process. This is why many web applications provide some way (however limited) to change the look and feel of the front-end. With Consummo, I’m taking this one step further.

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Consummo Themes

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I’ve changed my mind a bit regarding the themes. I was originally going to have the themes set up similarly to other forum software, with a bit more functionality. Today, while working on another website, I came up with another idea. The new idea is similar, but a lot different as well. Other forums separate it like this…

  • /cf-themes/[theme-name]/[theme-files]

Consummo will be set up similar to this…

  • /cf-templates/[template-files]
  • /cf-themes/[theme-name]/images/[image-files]
  • /cf-themes/[theme-name]/css/[css-files]
  • /cf-themes/[theme-name]/media/[media-files] e.g. Flash

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