We learned a lot in this chapter about templates and design with CMS Made Simple.
Specifically, we covered:
Working with existing templates: You learned how to import templates into your installation and assign them to one or more pages.
Creating a new template and stylesheet from scratch: You started to create a simple template with CMS Made Simple to see how static HTML interacts with dynamic Smarty tags. You also learned how to attach stylesheets to a template.
Creating navigation: It was very important to see how easily the navigation of the website can be created. You created a top navigation and a sidebar with only one Smarty plugin
{menu}
. You also saw how you can control the output of your navigation with some simple parameters. Later on, you created your own template to see how the principle of "template in template" is covered in CMS Made Simple.Porting templates: You created your HTML and CSS template in any editor of your choice. Once the template was finished, you could...