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Dear all, All those who wish to create a new page. Here goes an smart tutorial that will let you create any number of pages, all with different layout and design.
Steps are.
1. make a file. named myfilename.php > place this file under, themes/yourthemes/ ...... HERE___ Now this file may be a customized copy of home.php or dasboard.php > Now, this file requires a control. (similar to functions.php file in wordpress) only those functions that are assigned to this page will work here. Thats the reason , you find certain elements missing on the homepage as compared to dashboard.
STEP-22 go to system/controllers/ myfilename.php Now, have a close look at the dashboard.php file. You will find certain functions that registers left sidebar, right sidebar and main page. There are functions that registers elements on rightsidebar, such as LAST ONLINE, RECENT MEMBERS, TOP MEMBERS , also top members , top groups etc ( added by plugins). You must remember adding some snippet to controllers/dashboard.php . Now, do repeat the same and add the functions to your .. myfilename.php .
2. This file need to be registered at languages/ en( or your language)/outside put a copy of dashboard.php and rename it as .. yourfilename.php
Now , go to header.php file in your theme and look out for, <a href="<?= $C->SITE_URL ?>signup"><b><?= $this->lang('hdr_nav_signup') ?></b></a>Now add this , ( if you wish to have a page at the top , near log-in log out)
<a href="http://yourwebsite.com/about" target="_blank"><b> YOURFILENAME </b></a>OR
if you wish it to appear alongside , groups, members etc.. i.e navigation menu
look for <a href="<?= $C->SITE_URL ?>groups" in header.php file of your theme.
add this after it
<a href="http://news.yoursite.com" target="_blank"><b> YOURFILENAME or PAGRNAME </b></a><span><b><?= $this->lang('hdr_nav_about') ?></b></span></a>
this is lang('hdr_nav_about') one that you made in language/ en/ outside/ etc..
STEP 3
make a copy of inside.css file. Now, rename this to anyname.css and upload it into the same folder where inside.css file exists in your theme.
Make desired changes and play with css as much as you can. nothing gonna happen to your existing theme as you have simply copied it .
NOw, must not foreget to change the file locations ( call) in your files, in case you copied it from existing one. Like, if you copied dashboard.php as base file . it earlier called up the css file as / css/ inside.css . So it must be changed to anyname.css .
HERE GOES your new page with totally different look.
If you find it confusing I will load a sample. BUt you can go ahead downloading any page plugin and take time to understand it.
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