How to Use TPL file ??? Need Assistance

[nikoisbliss]

Hello,

So i basically changed the color scheme to my webid site and added my logo. I have a few questions if you may:

1. Can I add (how can I add) extra scripts from "Hotscripts" to my webid site?

2. How do I work with the TPL file to change the look of the website? I opened TPL file in Dreamweaver Macromedia 8, took a look at it and I don't know where to start or what is going on too much lol.

In a nutshell I want to literally customize my site to my likings. and after I master how to do it to my personal site, I defiantly want to create a free webid theme for webid users in the future.

Thank You in Advance : )

[cao]

Using dreamweaver and your knowledge of php you should be able to alter the lay-out to to your liking.

[telemachus]

TPL files are part of the PHP Templating system. You can play around with designing a
tpl file with an HTML editer. When you're done designing it, put your tpl file (e.g. test.tpl file) in the folder themes/default/ folder (I'm using Webid 1.0.2).

To put a hyperlink or text in your tpl file, you will need to go into your messages.inc file (it’s located in the language\EN\ folder) and add the line you want, e.g. $MSG['50_0001'] = "This is a link". Then, log into your WeBid admin home page, click on the “home” tab and then click on clear cache to see the new updated tpl file.

Hello,

So i basically changed the color scheme to my webid site and added my logo. I have a few questions if you may:

1. Can I add (how can I add) extra scripts from "Hotscripts" to my webid site?

2. How do I work with the TPL file to change the look of the website? I opened TPL file in Dreamweaver Macromedia 8, took a look at it and I don't know where to start or what is going on too much lol.

In a nutshell I want to literally customize my site to my likings. and after I master how to do it to my personal site, I defiantly want to create a free webid theme for webid users in the future.

Thank You in Advance : )

[cao]

In order to alter the template layout you will need to work with the css and the php templates. there are several wys to do it. If you give a description of what your trying to do i can lead you in the right direction.

Joshua
http://techaden.com/

[cao]

Yes, something like that, however the author of the original post referred to Dreamweaver. I simply stated what was the easiest way to accomplish the task. I then offered to help with php/css to accomplish the task.

Cao