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[relsig Friend relsigJoin date: October 2007Posts: 218Downloads:22Uploads:61 Thanks: 16 Thanked: 10 times in 3 posts]

#203383

Hello

I’m slightly confused. Somewhere I read in the documentation, that certain things shouldn’t be done. There are php files, less files, CSS files, ini files etc. that can be changed.

I want to do certain adjustments to JA Brisk, but I want to keep the template update able. I know that I can create my own style, that copies certain files. But it doesn’t copy the different block files. If I do for example something as described here:
http://www.joomlart.com/forums/topic/logo-above-main-navigation/ this will break the update possibility, correct?

I read somewhere that one shouldn’t make changes in CSS files, correct?
I should rather do changes in less files? Will that keep my template update able?
When do I need to use the custom.css?

How about the .ini files?

It seems to me that as long I do just adjustments in the template manager, this should keep the template update able. But adjustment to certain files I’m not sure.

Thanks

Roger

[Eragon H Friend Eragon HJoin date: July 2014Posts: 468Downloads:1Uploads:39 Thanks: 5 Thanked: 156 times in 149 posts]

#557792

Hi Roger,

1. The update will override all files which exist by default of the template (including css, less, php, ini, xml, etc.)

2. For the new T3 framework, which is used in this Brisk template, you can use the local folder to stored your customization. This folder will not be overridden when update.
For more information about this, you can read HERE

Best regards,

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[relsig Friend relsigJoin date: October 2007Posts: 218Downloads:22Uploads:61 Thanks: 16 Thanked: 10 times in 3 posts]

#557907

Thanks for the great answer. Exactly what I was looking for.
Together with this I have another question. I would like to do the development of the template on my DEV server. Then I would just like to transfer the template to my productive site.
Is it possible just to zip the template folder and install it on the production site?

Thanks

Roger

[TomC Moderator TomCJoin date: October 2014Posts: 14077Downloads:58Uploads:137 Thanks: 948 Thanked: 3155 times in 2495 posts]

#557910

<em>@relsig 456618 wrote:</em><blockquote> Then I would just like to transfer the template to my productive site.
Is it possible just to zip the template folder and install it on the production site?

Thanks

Roger</blockquote>

Hi Roger:

Perhaps the following resources will be helpful to you . . . . . .

https://www.ostraining.com/blog/joomla/how-to-move-a-jomla-site-from-local-to-live-server/

http://joomladirect.com/how-to-transfer-joomla-from-localhost-to-live-server

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