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I would like to create an Admin theme
xm1
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Is it possible to change the default admin theme in vanilla? If yes, I need a basic guide on how to create an admin theme. Please.
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Yes.
Place a file called
admin.cssin your theme's design folder and it should be loaded automatically in the dashboard.Don't have a custom theme yet? Copy the folder
/themes/defaultand rename it. Then edit the/themes/yourtheme/about.phpfile. You need to place the folder name (case-sensitive) as the key in the info array. I.e. `$ThemeInfo['yourThemeFolderName']. Everything else in the info array is informational at this point.Search first
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Thanks @hgtonight
Can I also override admin views? How?
Exact same process as a front end view. Find the view file you want to override, copy it in to your theme folder, and change it.
E.g. to override the applications settings view. Copy
/applications/dashboard/views/settings/applications.phpto/themes/yourtheme/views/settings/applications.php. Edit the newly copied file and the framework should load that instead.Search first
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Great! Thanks @hgtonight
@xm1 Just a word of caution. Many plugins rely on specific classes or markup existing to work properly. Only override views if absolutely necessary and be prepared to do integration work with plugins that don't seem to work.
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Noted. Thanks agian @hgtonight
Other thing to know is: The Dashboard is about to get redone from scratch in 2.3 for spring which is absolutely going to break any existing admin themes. This is an incredibly inopportune moment to do this.
@Linc I'll be ready to rework my admin theme when the time comes.
View override really should be avoided. I spend a lot of time stripping themes of view overrides for clients as the make updating problematic.
Dashboard is an area few people see so admin themes aren't really something people consider important.
grep is your friend.
I would like this to change. At the very least, a simple color change to go along with the frontend theme would make administration a lot less jarring.
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you could do away with an admin style altogether, only if it gets totally messed up, it is nice having something you can actually use.
grep is your friend.
I created several admin themes to match my main theme. Vanilla Grape and Yellow have one. I recommend you use customadmin.css instead of admin.css to name the file and then put it in your theme design folder.
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