[theme development] change name and developed by info

[Dottor M]

hello,

 

i'm starting develop my custom theme using the default  theme inside prestashop (default-bootstrap)

How i can change the name of theme, the author and the version of my new template? (see screenshot)

 

thanks

Edited July 24, 2015 by Dottor M (see edit history)

[jgamio]

The better way is copy the default-theme and use another name for your theme

 

the file you are looking for is config.xml

[Dottor M]

no, version and "developed by" aren't in config.xml :-(

[jgamio]

Inside <theme> add

 

<author>The autor</author>

<name>The name</name>

 

for version <version value="your number">

[Dottor M]

tried but didn't works, any documents about it? thanks again

[stathis]

answering that in case someone else needs it:

This applies to v1.6

Best way to copy/rename a theme is using Prestashop's own mechanism, read more here:

http://doc.prestashop.com/display/PS16/Laying+the+Theme's+Foundations

1. Go the "Themes" preference page.
2. Click on the "Add new theme" button, at the top right of the screen.
3. In the "Import theme" screen that opens, scroll down to the "Create new theme" section and click on the "Create new theme" button.
4. In the creation form that appears, fill-in the various fields:
   • Name of the theme. Give it your own unique name – you can prefix it with your company's name or initials, for instance. Make sure to check on the Addons website that no other theme is already using that name, even more so if you plan to eventually sell that theme online.
   • Preview image for the theme. Since you do not yet have the final design for your theme, this can be done later.
   • Default left column / Default right column. Do you plan for your theme to have a sidebar of content? If so, on which side of the page? Check the options accordingly.
   • Number of products per page. Another informational field which you can edit later on.
   • Name of the theme's directory. You should use the same name as your theme, in lowercase and with spaces replaced by hyphens. For instance, "My Test Theme" would yield "my-test-theme" as a folder name.
   • Copy missing files from existing theme. This is where you indicate the theme to copy files from. This is very important! You can choose the default theme, or any other available which you want to build your theme from.
   • Responsive. Do you plan on your theme's design to adapt to any screen size? If so, switch this option to "Yes".
5. Click on the "Save" button.