6 Yay! You opened the correct file first. The first thing that people notice when
7 they download the Zen theme is that there are A LOT of files -- way more than
10 Don't worry! You don't need to learn everything all at once in order to make a
11 drupal theme. Zen will do the bits you haven't learned and patiently wait for
12 you to discover the documentation and inline comments about them.
19 If you don't know how to install a Drupal theme, there is a quick primer later
23 See the STARTERKIT/README.txt file for full instructions.
26 Your sub-theme's .info file describes the basic things about your theme: its
27 name, description, features, template regions, CSS files, and JavaScript.
28 Don't worry about all these lines just yet.
31 Once you have created your sub-theme, look at the README.txt in your
32 sub-theme's css folder.
35 Now take a look at the README.txt in your sub-theme's templates folder.
41 Full documentation on the Zen theme can be found in Drupal's Handbook:
42 http://drupal.org/node/193318
44 Excellent documentation on Drupal theming can be found in the Theme Guide:
45 http://drupal.org/theme-guide
51 1. Download Zen from http://drupal.org/project/zen
53 2. Unpack the downloaded file, take the entire zen folder (which includes the
54 README.txt file, a STARTERKIT folder, etc.) and place it in your Drupal
55 installation under one of the following locations:
57 making it available to the default Drupal site and to all Drupal sites
58 in a multi-site configuration
60 making it available to only the default Drupal site
61 sites/example.com/themes
62 making it available to only the example.com site if there is a
63 sites/example.com/settings.php configuration file
65 For more information about acceptable theme installation directories, read
66 the sites/default/default.settings.php file in your Drupal installation.
68 3. Log in as an administrator on your Drupal site and go to Administer > Site
69 building > Themes (admin/build/themes). You will see the Zen theme there
70 with links on how to create your own sub-theme. You can optionally make Zen
73 4. Now build your own sub-theme by reading the STARTERKIT/README.txt file.