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#   How to update/add templates to PHP Link Directory 3.0.5+
#   @link http://www.phplinkdirectory.com
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Please read the "install.txt" file first.

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** UPGRADE FROM ANY VERSION PRIOR TO 3.0.5 **
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1. Create a new subfolder in the existing "templates/" folder and name it as you wish.
   Do not include spaces " ", or special characters. The script is case INsensitive.

2. In the newly created folder, create again following folders:
      - style
      - images

3. Add your CSS file(s) to the "style" (templates/yourfolder/style) folder and
   all your template images to the "images" (templates/yourfolder/images).

4. To add your CSS file (templates/yourfolder/style/style.css) to the header
   of your template file, use following methods:
      {$smarty.const.FULL_TEMPLATE_PATH}/style/style.css
      or
      {$smarty.const.DOC_ROOT}/{$smarty.const.TEMPLATE_PATH}/style/style.css

5. To use images from your CSS file, simply point to:
      "../images/yourimage.png"

6. To use images from your template files you have to point them to the "images" folder
   of your template:
      {$smarty.const.FULL_TEMPLATE_PATH}/images/yourimage.png
      or
      {$smarty.const.DOC_ROOT}/{$smarty.const.TEMPLATE_PATH}/images/yourimage.png

7. If you are upgrading from an older template please make sure you remove
   following code from all template files, except "header.tpl":
      {include file="admin/messages.tpl"}

   The template file containing error messages is now located in "templates/core/"
   and is called once in only one file (header.tpl) and this way it is automatically
   included in all the rest.

8. Make sure you also update the submition form input areas and textareas with
   their validation tags. It is enough if you go step-by-step and just
   copy them from the "default" template to your custom template.

9. Create or if present edit the "readme.txt" file in your template folder (templates/yourfolder/readme.txt).
   Add your informations to it so you will have a nicer presentation in the "Template Manager"
   found in the admin area. Enter at least template name.

   This are the supported entries:
      Theme Name: {your_theme_name}
      Theme URI: {uri_to_theme}
      Description: {short_theme_description}
      Version: {theme_version}
      Author: {theme_author_name}
      Author URI: {theme_author_uri}

10. You can make a screenshot of your theme and drop it also to your template folder
    named as "screenshot.png" (templates/yourfolder/screenshot.png)
    Currently supported is just the .png image type, but .gif and .jpg will follow






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   http://www.phplinkdirectory.com/forum/


Thank you for choosing PHP Link Directory!

Kind Regards,
   the PHP Link Directory Team!