#5 Creating a Drupal 7 custom theme from an HTML template :: Part 5

This series will show you how to setup a custom theme in Drupal 7 from an HTML template.

Video 5: We fix the alignment problem with the header. Style the navigation , add a background image and straighten out the slideshow pager images.

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• drupal
• theme
• theming
• template
• css
• html
• php
• zen
• netbeans
• tutorial
• custom
• slideshow
• menu
• header
• style

[metardd]

What is the purpose of creating the new fresh . css? And also, where did you get those styles that you pasted into your fresh . css?

[Digitalrecline]

@metardd The fresh.css is just to make it easier for others to follow so that there wasn't a long page of generic css with the more custom and relevant css to this project interlaced. The css came from the css file of html template I was using.

[devbryce]

@digitalrecline where did you learn all of your Drupal knowledge?

[Digitalrecline]

@devbryce reading the forums, running a local host and experimenting, asking a lot of questions, watching other videos where possible. Best advice is to just go for it learn to use Views, Panels and rules and you can create just about any form of site you want. As a lot of people will point out there are many ways to accomplish your end goal in drupal so its often about finding what suites you.

[Digitalrecline]

@devbryce Start by adding contributed modules and see what they do as you become more familiar with a wider variety of them. They will also give you an idea what is possible. Once the drupal bug bites you will love its flexibility and power.

[videotutorialytono]

Thank you, perfect

[Digitalrecline]

@videotutorialytono cheers :-)

[richardlow1974]

Hey guys, these videos are awesome. Really gave me a good understanding of Drupal

[clecioespindola]

Thank you for the video tutorial, it was really easy to understand. You were very clear in yours explanations. Congratutalions

[devbryce]

@Digitalrecline That is what I am seeing. I do webdesign as my hobby and I am seeing now how using Drupal will erase almost all need to code HTML - and it has so many jquery/java script plug-paly modules that I wont have to fight with that on a static site. (And I can charge more for a CMS rather than a static site! haha)