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< li > < a href = "#theme-components" > Theme Components:< / a > < / li >
< li > < a href = "#the-theme-settings-variable" > The theme_settings Variable< / a > < / li >
< li > < a href = "#the-theme-ini-file" > The theme.ini File< / a > < / li >
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< h1 > Creating a Theme< / h1 >
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< div class = "admonition admonition-warning" > < p > Not implemented yet.< / p > < / div > < p > You could create a basic empty theme with the following command:< / p >
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< div class = "highlight" > < pre > < span > < / span > $ lektor dev new-theme
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< h2 id = "theme-components" > Theme Components:< / h2 > < p > A theme could provide templates, assets, and models (also flowblocks):< / p >
< pre > < code > demo-theme
├── assets
├── models
├── templates
└── flowblocks
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< h2 id = "the-theme-settings-variable" > The theme_settings Variable< / h2 > < p > A < code > theme_settings< / code > section in < code > .lektorproject< / code > file could be used to
parametrize themes:< / p >
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< div class = "highlight" > < pre > < span > < / span > < span class = "k" > [theme_settings]< / span > < span class = "w" > < / span >
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< span class = "na" > name< / span > < span class = "w" > < / span > < span class = "o" > =< / span > < span class = "w" > < / span > < span class = "s" > " Lektor" < / span > < span class = "w" > < / span >
< span class = "na" > github_url< / span > < span class = "w" > < / span > < span class = "o" > =< / span > < span class = "w" > < / span > < span class = "s" > " https://github.com/lektor" < / span > < span class = "w" > < / span >
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< p > And those settings will be accessed in templates through the config env
variable:< / p >
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< div class = "highlight" > < pre > < span > < / span > < span class = "cp" > {{< / span > < span class = "nv" > config.theme_settings< / span > < span class = "err" > .< / span > < span class = "o" > < < / span > < span class = "nv" > variable_name< / span > < span class = "o" > > < / span > < span class = "cp" > }}< / span > < span class = "x" > < / span >
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< p > Example:< / p >
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< div class = "highlight" > < pre > < span > < / span > < span class = "x" > < a href=" < / span > < span class = "cp" > {{< / span > < span class = "nv" > config.theme_settings.github_url< / span > < span class = "cp" > }}< / span > < span class = "x" > " > Github< /a> < / span >
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< p > will output:< / p >
< pre > < code > < a href="https://github.com/lektor/lektor"> Github< /a>
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< h2 id = "the-theme-ini-file" > The theme.ini File< / h2 > < p > Themes could provide a < code > theme.ini< / code > file, that is optional, but it's required if
you want to add your theme to the lektor community themes.< / p >
< p > Example:< / p >
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< div class = "highlight" > < pre > < span > < / span > < span class = "k" > [theme]< / span > < span class = "w" > < / span >
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< span class = "na" > name< / span > < span class = "w" > < / span > < span class = "o" > =< / span > < span class = "w" > < / span > < span class = "s" > Demo theme< / span > < span class = "w" > < / span >
< span class = "na" > license< / span > < span class = "w" > < / span > < span class = "o" > =< / span > < span class = "w" > < / span > < span class = "s" > MIT< / span > < span class = "w" > < / span >
< span class = "na" > licenselink< / span > < span class = "w" > < / span > < span class = "o" > =< / span > < span class = "w" > < / span > < span class = "s" > https://github.com/lektor/lektor-demo-theme/blob/master/LICENSE.md< / span > < span class = "w" > < / span >
< span class = "na" > description< / span > < span class = "w" > < / span > < span class = "o" > =< / span > < span class = "w" > < / span > < span class = "s" > Simple, minimal theme for Lektor< / span > < span class = "w" > < / span >
< span class = "na" > homepage< / span > < span class = "w" > < / span > < span class = "o" > =< / span > < span class = "w" > < / span > < span class = "s" > https://github.com/lektor/lektor-demo-theme< / span > < span class = "w" > < / span >
< span class = "na" > tags< / span > < span class = "w" > < / span > < span class = "o" > =< / span > < span class = "w" > < / span > < span class = "s" > simple, minimal, demo< / span > < span class = "w" > < / span >
< span class = "na" > features< / span > < span class = "w" > < / span > < span class = "o" > =< / span > < span class = "w" > < / span > < span class = "s" > blog< / span > < span class = "w" > < / span >
< span class = "na" > lektor_minimum_required_version< / span > < span class = "w" > < / span > < span class = "o" > =< / span > < span class = "w" > < / span > < span class = "s" > 3.1< / span > < span class = "w" > < / span >
< span class = "k" > [author]< / span > < span class = "w" > < / span >
< span class = "na" > name< / span > < span class = "w" > < / span > < span class = "o" > =< / span > < span class = "w" > < / span > < span class = "s" > lektor< / span > < span class = "w" > < / span >
< span class = "na" > homepage< / span > < span class = "w" > < / span > < span class = "o" > =< / span > < span class = "w" > < / span > < span class = "s" > http://getlektor.com/< / span > < span class = "w" > < / span >
< span class = "k" > [original]< / span > < span class = "w" > < / span >
< span class = "na" > author< / span > < span class = "w" > < / span > < span class = "o" > =< / span > < span class = "w" > < / span >
< span class = "na" > homepage< / span > < span class = "w" > < / span > < span class = "o" > =< / span > < span class = "w" > < / span >
< span class = "na" > repo< / span > < span class = "w" > < / span > < span class = "o" > =< / span > < span class = "w" > < / span >
< span class = "k" > [packages]< / span > < span class = "w" > < / span >
< span class = "na" > lektor-disqus-comments< / span > < span class = "w" > < / span > < span class = "o" > =< / span > < span class = "w" > < / span > < span class = "s" > 0.2< / span > < span class = "w" > < / span >
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< p > The < code > [original]< / code > section is only required if you are porting an existing theme.< / p >
< div class = "admonition admonition-warning" > < p > Not implemented yet< / p > < / div > < p > The < code > lektor_minimum_required_version< / code > is used by Lektor to check the
compatibility when installing a theme.< / p >
< h2 id = "releasing-a-theme" > Releasing a Theme< / h2 > < div class = "admonition admonition-warning" > < p > Not implemented yet< / p > < / div > < p > You could add a theme to Lektor community theme, open a pull request against
< a href = "https://github.com/lektor/lektor-themes" > lektor themes< / a > adding it as a git
submodule.< / p >
< p > You should also include an < code > images/< / code > folder with a screenshot and a thumbnail:< / p >
< pre > < code > demo-theme
└── images
├── thumbnail.png
└── screenshot.png
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< p > Themes added to this lektor-themes repository, will automatically be added to the
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