Hello
I have recently been tasked with exploring creative options when it comes to page creation: Layout of assets, colours, fonts in Totara.
I have been looking at the block approach which works out fine but I really would like to see how far I can take things from an HTML/CSS point of view. How do I access the code in order to begin to understand and then make changes to the pages that make up a course?
Thanks in advance for any support you could offer.
Frazer
Hi Frazer
There is some technical documentation on developing themes. Note that different versions of Totara use different theme frameworks that means developing for an older version of Totara the theme may need to be changed when upgrading.
This is quite a big read - it is might be best to start off with the Basic theming course that it covers changing content with blocks, and audience based menus and dashboards.
Regards
Thanks for the info. Yes I have already done a few block theme changes. Uploading photoshop JPG/PNG files and that is going just fine.
I also had a look at the internal workings of the dashboard via the Inspect option in Google Chrome and could make some rudimentary changes to things but of course that can't be saved.
I'll take a look at the document you pointed me to. I'm not a coder by any means but can see where things are on a page and make colour, padding and other more simple changes.
Regards
Frazer
Hi Frazer
It is possible to add Custom CSS to the site theme and target page elements under Site admin > Appearance > Themes > your theme
Also press F12 in the browser to go to developer mode and you should be able to see the existing properties of the elements.
regards