Posted by want2boutside on February 1, 2011 at 8:51pm
Anyone else have this problem? The default OpenPublish theme is too big. Very little content is visible above the fold.
Only 1 headline and 1 blog entry are visible when the page loads. My audience needs to see the latest news immediately rather than having to scroll as soon as they land on the page. And I need more than just the header ad zone visible.
So I want to ask:
- Does anyone have other themes for OpenPublish, or any Drupal themes for news sites? Do you know where I might find one?
Alternatively:
- Is there a way to reduce the height of the elements in the top part of default theme display without having to develop a whole new theme?
Thanks.
Comments
how do i set up a site?
I need to set up a webisite for a newspaper that i want to put online first.Its gonna be a monthly newspaper but i would like to be updating the site daily. i know nothing about building sites. Do i have to pay someone?can i not learn from someone generous enough.someone told me to go to drupal..i signed up a nd have not idea what to click..someone also told me to pay for a host first..who are the good hosts..am i even asking the right questions..Anybody willing to help me please?please email me at... lovingson1@aol.com
adding new stylesheet
@want2boutside:
why not adding your own stylesheet above those of openpublish. put all your css for all theme adjustment in this new file.
there are 2 ways to append this stylesheet file:
- create new module and add this stylesheet using hook_init and drupal_add_css()
- add new stylesheet line inside openpublish theme .info, just do not forget to add this back again when ever you update the theme
hope this can help you solving those theme problem
Not trying to be rude, but
Not trying to be rude, but this is bad advice. If all you want to do is have your own css file, you want to create a subtheme. Don't create a module and use a hook, and don't edit the openpublish theme (for the reason you mentioned). You can create a subtheme in about 30 seconds and it's not difficult.
module
Like usual there is a module for injecting CSS into your theme
http://drupal.org/project/css_injector
Its not the "best practice" but it is quick and dirty.
thanks ksweet
@ksweet
thanks for that advice. i did not even know that a subtheme can be created on openpublish theme, good to know
Sub-theming in openpublish
@winnie: @ksweet is quite right. For OP-specific sub-theming information follow this link http://openpublishapp.com/doc/theming-openpublish
If you want to dive straight in & create your 1st sub-theme then head up to http://openpublishapp.com/doc/your-first-openpublish-subtheme. Note that most of (if not all) the information related to sub-theming such as in the case of Zen - http://drupal.org/node/873778 - also apply with OP's base theme.
This should also help as well - http://openpublishapp.com/doc/customizing-base-theme-sub-theme.
Chill Pill