The Drupal theme developer module is the perfect guide for
creating new Drupal themes with its easy to follow instructions. The module
allows the developer to click on any part of the site and see precise details
on how it is built. Drupal has a strong group of developers who act as problem
solvers in case any complications or queries arise. Some of the topics
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design templates for practically any type of website.
Using Drupal
Drupal sites are designed on PHP and MySQL and can be
used to create Weblogs, Business websites, government websites and much more.
Drupal’s versatility can be attributed primarily to the fact that it is an open
source development platform and developers can even amend its source code and
add new codes for improvements. Some of the prominent Drupal features that make
it a developer’s delight are:
- Ease in modification
- Content search
- Language options
- Content export
- Assigned permission
- User validation
- Sole database
Theme
Developer
Drupal’s theme developer relies on the Devel module as a
dependency. Once enabled, the developer can click on any part of the page and a
popup display comes up showing which theme or function outputted the HTML and
what other files could have done. This helps the theme developer to quickly and
accurately override the presentation. All the variables passed into the
function or templates are also presented for review.
To start off, the developer will need two modules – the Devel
module and the Theme Developer module. Both of these can be downloaded from
Drupal’s website and then need to be uploaded to sites/ all/modules/ folder.
Once the module has been uploaded, enable the modules by visiting the Site
Building option and checking all the 5 Devel boxes and clicking “Save
Configuration. You can click on any element to see how the Drupal theme
function or template was crated.
Further, you can examine your site and make changes after revising
the codes. If you hover over any part of the site, a red box will appear around
that particular element with details.
