This page describes how to define data in Movable Type Core Theme Element.

Template Sets ¶

Template Sets are a collection of templates applicable to websites or blogs. You will use template sets when you create a blog and apply a theme. The 'Theme Element' template set is a wrapper for template set functions from Movable Type 4. For most functions - registering with the registry, running Template Refresh, etc - you can use Template Sets the same way you used previous template sets.

Please specify "template_set" as the importer attribute.

base_path ¶

Use a relative path from the theme directory to specify the template source file's search path starting point.

templates ¶

Define templates. For more information, please refer to the template set documentation.

        data:
            label: Classic Blog
            base_path: templates
            require: 1
            templates:
                archive:
                    category_entry_listing:
                        label: Category Entry Listing
                        mappings:
                            category:
                                archive_type: Category

Static Files ¶

You can install theme static files in the blog directory. Create a sub-directory in the theme root blog_static directory to put the theme files in. Specify the sub-directory name in array. The importer should be "blog_static_files".

elements:
  blog_static_files:
    component: ￣
    data:
      - js
    importer: blog_static_files

Related Config Directive ¶

ThemeStaticFileExtensions ¶

This is a list of suffixes of files that are permitted as theme files. Files not included in this list are not installed when the theme is applied.

Category / Folder ¶

Categories and folders and automatically created when you apply a theme. Specify basename as the hash key for the categories and folders to be created. The importer should be "default_categories" or "default_folders".

Use the following fields for Category/Folder content:

label ¶

Category/Folder display name.

children ¶

Describe Subcategory/Subfolder recursively.

data:
    foo:
        label: The Foo
        children:
            foo_junior:
                label: Foo Junior

Page ¶

Create pages on the blog when applying the theme. If there are already existing pages with the same basename or Title in the blog that you'd like to apply a theme to, this process will be skipped.

The importer should be "default_pages". Page basename is used as a hash-key for each page.

Assign the following fields for the content of the page:

• title
• text
  Main body of nthe page.
• text_more
  Continuation of text.
• excerpt
• keywords
• status
  Use integer to specify initial publish status.
  1 = Draft
  2 = Publish
• tags
  Specify multiple tags by separating each with a comma.
• folder
  Assign the page folder. If a folder does not exist, one will be created automatically. Use slashes to assign a deep hierarchy of folders.

data:
　　　　about:
　　　　　　　　basename: index
         title: About
         text: <__trans phrase="_PWT_ABOUT_BODY">
         tags: @about
         folder: about

Settings ¶

Specify website/blog settings. Use hash to specify blog (or website) setting fields. The importer should be "default_prefs".

  default_prefs:
    component: core
    importer: default_prefs
    data:
      file_extension: php
      convert_paras: 0
      allow_comments_default: 0
      allow_pings_default: 0

Custom Fields ¶

Create custom fields. If there are multiple, overlapping basename or TagName fields on the current blog environment, install will be skipped. The importer should be "custom_fields".

custom_fields:
    component: commercial
    importer: custom_fields
    data:
        list_by_step:
            default: 0
            description: Show List by Step
            name: List By Step
            obj_type: entry
            options: ￣
            required: 0
            tag: EntryListByStep
            type: checkbox