Creating Website Builder Themes

website builder themes are simply web sites, written in normal, standards based html and css, with certain html elements defined as content locations where dynamic content is automatically inserted.

You can easily turn any existing template into a website builder theme by following the guidelines in the Making your own Theme article which contains the essentials you will need to know to get started. In addition, there are a number of optional Components which can be styled to your taste, such as Blogs, Friends, Image Galleries, and more!

Once you've created a theme, you simply zip it and upload it to your website builder site using the Edit Theme Source Code link in the Manage dropdown on the website builder Toolbar. You can learn more about this in Installing Your Theme.

The Basics

• Making your own Theme
  
• Making your own Theme using Multiple Layouts
  
• Editing Theme Source Code
  
• Installing Your Theme
  
• Uploading/Downloading a Theme
  
• Sample Theme

Theme Elements

• Required HTML Elements
  
• Required File Structure
  
• Content Locations
  
• Site Heading
  
• Site Sub-Heading
  
• Primary Navigation
  
• Copyright
  
• Default Powered By HTML
  
• Dynamically Generated HTML

Tips & Tricks

• Theme Tips and Tricks
  
• Examples of Useful CSS Classes