📦 Theme Module

📙 Introduction

Warning

This repository is intended for developers or as a placeholder for Suitefish-related code, not for issue reporting. Please submit issues at https://github.com/bugfishtm/suitefish-cms/issues.

This example Theme demonstrates the functioning of Theme Module extensions within this CMS. Its explaining the use of various folders and provides a skeleton template for creating your own Theme modules.

You may download the example module here: Download

• Theme modules can override the theme functions of the Suitefish CMS Administrator module by defining overrides within theme.php.
• Multiple theme modules can be active simultaneously, with the option to select from the available themes.

🛠️ Installation

1. Method: Login to your suitefish instance and browse our official store on your page. If you find the module you are looking for just download the package. Then navigate to the Theme Package Area and enable the downloaded Theme.

2. Method: Navigate to the Theme Package Area inside the suitefish instance. Go to the upload section and upload the modules .zip file. Then navigate to the Theme Package Area and enable the downloaded Theme.

📁 Folder Structure

Folder/File	Description	Optional
./_assets	Folder for Theme Assets	Optional
./_assets/index.php	Prevent Directory Listing	Optional
./_changes/	Folder for Changelogs	Optional
./_changes/index.php	Prevent Directory Listing	Optional
./_changes/1.10.100.php	Changelog for version 1.10.100	Optional
./_lang	Store your language files in this folder	Optional
./_lang/de.php	Translation File for German	Optional
./_lang/en.php	Translation File for English	Optional
./_lang/es.php	Translation File for Spanish	Optional
./_lang/fr.php	Translation File for French	Optional
./_lang/in.php	Translation File for Hindu	Optional
./_lang/it.php	Translation File for Italian	Optional
./_lang/ja.php	Translation File for Japanese	Optional
./_lang/kr.php	Translation File for Korean	Optional
./_lang/pt.php	Translation File for Portuguese	Optional
./_lang/ru.php	Translation File for Russian	Optional
./_lang/tr.php	Translation File for Turkish	Optional
./_lang/zh.php	Translation File for Chinese	Optional
./_lang/[LANGEUAGECODE].php	Other language Files you may add	Optional
./_lang/index.php	Prevent Directory Listing	Optional
./_licenses	Store your external licenses in this folder	Optional
./_licenses/example.lic	Example License File	Optional
./_licenses/[LIBNAME].lic	Store your other License files here	Optional
./_licenses/index.php	Prevent Directory Listing	Optional
./preview.jpg	Preview image for the store and other areas the module is visble at	Mandatory
./LICENSE.md	License information about the module	Mandatory
./README.md	Readme file with general information about the module	Mandatory
./version.php	Versioning and meta file of the module	Mandatory
./index.php	Prevent Directory Listing	Optional
./theme.php	Main theme definition file to override theme functionalities. To determine which theming functions can be overridden, refer to the lib.theme.php file in the Suitefish admin module or review existing theme modules.	Mandatory

📐 Developer Insights

This section provides important information for developers about module development, including essential coding guidelines to be followed prior to submitting or deploying modules.

📋 Code Guidelines

Please follow these coding guidelines when developing modules:

• The module's Rname identifier must be unique.
• If you plan to publicly release your module, request a unique Rname from the Suitefish staff. Otherwise, prefix your module's Rname with "int" to designate it as an internal, non-public module, avoiding duplication.
• Public image modules should have an Rname starting with "th".
• Ensure the Rname does not exceed 20 characters.
• Avoid using special characters in the Rname, as they may cause critical errors.

🗃️ Theme.php

You can override any sh__theme function by defining your own in this file. See available sh__theme functions in ./_site/_suitefish/_lib/lib.theme.php or through other theme modules. The theme library loads only after the Suitefish CMS frontpage initializes, making all documented site module variables and constants available.

📚 Language Files

Language files in this type of module are used only to display the name and description in the store for multilingual support. Below is an example of an English language file (en.php). The initial lines restrict public access to the file. The translation variables enable the store to present the name and description in multiple languages. For detailed information on the file structure and module setup, refer to the Example module files in the https://github.com/bugfishtm/suitefish-cms/tree/main/_developers directory.

📝 Changelog File

Changelog of changes between this and last version of this module. Store the changelog in simple html format in the $x variable in files fitting the version number at _changes. For detailed information on the file structure and module setup, refer to the Example module files in the https://github.com/bugfishtm/suitefish-cms/tree/main/_developers directory.

🏷️ Version File

This file (version.php) contains detailed information about the module, all variables are mandatory and should be set on a module. For detailed information on the file structure and module setup, refer to the Example module files in the https://github.com/bugfishtm/suitefish-cms/tree/main/_developers directory.

📄 Documentation

If you are a developer you can find examples of modules in the _developers folder at the suitefish-cms github repository if you want to create an own module! For more information about the Suitefish CMS: https://github.com/bugfishtm/suitefish-cms.

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