In this recipe, we will be creating a sub-theme that inherits from the Zen theme. This is a very popular technique that dramatically reduces the time needed to build a theme as most of the groundwork is already done for you.
For this recipe you will need FTP access to your site and an FTP client if you are not working from localhost.
We start by installing and enabling the Zen theme. Once installed, we will create the sub-theme using the STARTERKIT provided by the Zen theme. Finally, we will configure and enable the new theme.
1. Go to the Zen project page: http://drupal.org/project/zen.
2. Copy the
tar.gz
URL of the latest Recommended release of the Zen theme:3. Go to your Drupal site and select Module from the admin menu.
4. Select +Install new module.
5. Paste the URL in the Install from URL field, then click on Install.
6. Select Enable newly added themes.
7. Scroll to the Disabled themes section and select Enable for the newly installed...