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BUILD A CHILD THEME WITH ZURB FOUNDATION
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The base Foundation theme is designed to be easily extended by its sub-themes.
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You shouldn't modify any of the CSS or PHP files in the zurb_foundation/ folder;
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but instead you should create a sub-theme of zurb_foundation which is located in
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a folder outside of the root zurb_foundation/ folder. The examples below assume
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zurb_foundation and your sub-theme will be installed in themes/,
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but any valid theme directory is acceptable. Read the
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sites/default/default.settings.php for more info.
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This theme does not support IE7. If you need it downgrade to Foundation 2 see
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http://foundation.zurb.com/docs/faq.php or use the script in the starter
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template.php THEMENAME_preprocess_html function.
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*** IMPORTANT NOTE ***
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* After adding a new theme in Drupal 8, you'll need to clear the theme
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registry's cache, which you can do by clearing all cache in the UI or running
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`drush cr` , if you have Drush installed.
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Using Drush
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**Automatic drush sub-theme setup**
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To create a sub-theme, simply run the Drush command `drush fst sub_theme`, where
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"sub_theme" is the desired machine name of your sub-theme. Once a sub-theme is
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created, you can enable it at /admin/appearance .
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Then follow step 6 below to generate the necessary Foundation files that are not
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included in the repository by default.
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**Drush and Gulp**
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The `gulpfile.babel.js` includes drush commands that can be run every time scss/css
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is updated. To use drush, edit the `config.js` file. In the `drush` option:
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1. Set `enabled: false` to `enabled: true`
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1. (Optional) Set the `drush_alias` variable.
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Manual sub-theme setup
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1. Setup the location for your new sub-theme.
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Copy the peceful folder out of the zurb_foundation/ folder and rename it to
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be your new sub-theme. IMPORTANT: The name of your sub-theme must start with
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an alphabetic character and can only contain lowercase letters, numbers and
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underscores.
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For example, copy the themes/zurb_foundation/peceful folder and
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rename it as themes/foo.
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Why? Each theme should reside in its own folder. To make it easier to
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upgrade Foundation, sub-themes should reside in a folder separate from the
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base theme.
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2. Setup the basic information for your sub-theme.
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In your new sub-theme folder, rename the peceful.info.yml.txt file to
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include the name of your new sub-theme and remove the ".txt" extension. Then
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edit the .info file by editing the name and description field.
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For example, rename the foo/peceful.info.yml.txt file to foo/foo.info.yml.
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Edit the foo.info.yml file and change "name: Foundation Sub-theme Starter"
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to "name: Foo" and "description: Read..." to "description: A sub-theme".
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Why? The .info.yml file describes the basic things about your theme: its
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name, description, features, template regions, and libraries.
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See the Drupal 8 Theme Guide for more info: https://www.drupal.org/theme-guide/8
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Then, visit your site's Appearance page at admin/appearance to refresh
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Drupal 8's cache of .info file data.
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3. Edit your sub-theme to use the proper function names.
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First, rename peceful.theme to include the name of your new sub-theme. In
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this example we'll assume that it's renamed foo.theme.
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Edit the foo.theme and theme-settings.php files in your sub-theme's
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folder; replace ALL occurrences of "peceful" with the name of your
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sub-theme.
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For example, edit foo/foo.theme and foo/theme-settings.php and replace
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every occurrence of "peceful" with "foo".
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It is recommended to use a text editing application with search and
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"replace all" functionality.
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5. Set your website's default theme.
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Log in as an administrator on your Drupal site, go to the Appearance page at
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admin/appearance and click the "Enable and set default" link next to your
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new sub-theme.
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6. This theme uses npm which you will need to install as a prerequisite for
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developing your theme, although once in production it is not necessary for
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general use.
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Once you have ensured npm is installed, run this command at the root of
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your sub theme:
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- `npm install`
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Finally, run `gulp` to run the Sass compiler, or 'gulp watch' which
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will re-run every time you save a Sass file. Press Ctrl-C to break out of
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watching files.
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Optional steps:
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7. Modify the markup in Foundation core theme's template files.
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If you decide you want to modify any of the .html.twig template files in the
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zurb_foundation folder, copy them to your sub-theme's folder before
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making any changes.And then rebuild the theme registry.
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For example, copy zurb_foundation/templates/page.html.twig to
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THEMENAME/templates/page.html.twig.
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8. Optionally override existing Drupal core *.html.twig templates in your
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sub-theme.
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9. Add custom css and js files to your sub-theme
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Rename peceful.libraries.yml to the name of your sub-theme, un-commenting
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lines and making name changes as needed.
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You'll also need to edit your info.yml file to include your new library.
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There are instructions in the info.yml file to help you do this.
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9. Further extend your sub-theme.
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Discover further ways to extend your sub-theme by reading
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Drupal 8's Theme Guide online at: https://www.drupal.org/theme-guide/8
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