At the end of the course, you will know how to develop a Liferay Theme that will include:
- Understanding Theme Architecture
- How to build a base Theme
- Apply HTML, CSS and JavaScript
- Configuration options using Theme Settings
- Configuration options using Color Schemes
- Using Freemarker or Velocity in a Liferay Theme
- Use SASS and Compass
- Use AlloyUI in your Theme
- Using Alloy Bootstrap in your Theme
- Developing a page layout
- Understand how to think about Responsive Design
- Create a Site Template using your Theme
Course topics
Presentation
- How to install Liferay using Liferay Developer Studio
Understanding Themes in Liferay
- Theme architecture
- Page Layouts in Liferay
- User management through organizations and user groups
How to build a theme in Liferay
- Basic Theme Creation
- How to manage custom code in Themes
- Understanding the HTML structure of a Liferay page
- How to handle cross-browser differences in Liferay
Configurable options in Liferay themes
- Use theme properties to provide custom options in Liferay
- Use color schemes to provide custom CSS and image variations
Use Velocity in appearance themes
- Understanding Velocity
- Basic use of Velocity
How to create page layouts
- What is a page layout?
- Creating a basic page layout
Additional Features in Liferay Themes
- Leveraging SASS and Compass in a Liferay Theme
- Introduction to AlloyUI
- Responsive Design in Liferay Themes
- Create site templates and import content using Themes
General information on best practices
- Best Practices for Accessibility Technologies and Themes
Requirements: knowledge of HTML and CSS.
