I guess the question is "When Artisteer will support Concrete5 themes?". You can send them an email asking for it ;)
hmmm, good idea :D ill email them
It is possible to create your own plugin to export from Artisteer to Concrete5 with "Artisteer Plug-ins Development" (http://www.artisteer.com/?p=dev)
I've read in the forums that some people had some issues with the .js that Artisteer creates conflicting with Concrete5. They do have an html export feature. I'll try it out and let you know how much trouble it was to port over to Concrete5.
I've used some templates from places like freecsstemplates.com and it needed only about 15 minutes of work to get it into Concrete5. Artisteer is a little more complicated, so I'll let you know.
I've used some templates from places like freecsstemplates.com and it needed only about 15 minutes of work to get it into Concrete5. Artisteer is a little more complicated, so I'll let you know.
yea i contacted theme and they said they don't have plans to support concrete5
Spent a few hours last night tinkering with using Concrete5 and Artisteer. I wasn't so thrilled with the results.
I've used Artisteer on Wordpress and Drupal themes, and found it worked very well with Wordpress, and introduced a few "oddities" with Drupal. I could pretty much use the css as is with WP, and Drupal required a little more hand coding updates.
As for using their "HTML" export options... I guess I'm going to have to dive a little deeper into their CSS. I didn't see any errors so far, but didn't get the menu system working fully nor did I get the sidebar layout working correctly.
My conclusion so far - Artisteer may be useful for creating portions of the site - but starting from a custom HTML layout. ie - using Artisteer for block rendering, but not for total site layout. It would be nice to use it's menu system, I'll keep updating this thread with my progress.
If I do find an elegant solution to using Artisteer for Concrete5, I'll post a step by step.
I've used Artisteer on Wordpress and Drupal themes, and found it worked very well with Wordpress, and introduced a few "oddities" with Drupal. I could pretty much use the css as is with WP, and Drupal required a little more hand coding updates.
As for using their "HTML" export options... I guess I'm going to have to dive a little deeper into their CSS. I didn't see any errors so far, but didn't get the menu system working fully nor did I get the sidebar layout working correctly.
My conclusion so far - Artisteer may be useful for creating portions of the site - but starting from a custom HTML layout. ie - using Artisteer for block rendering, but not for total site layout. It would be nice to use it's menu system, I'll keep updating this thread with my progress.
If I do find an elegant solution to using Artisteer for Concrete5, I'll post a step by step.
If you really want a clean, light weight design, I would recommend:
1. Create your graphics with Inkscape, or just use Artisteer
2. Use Boks (toki-woki.net/p/Boks/)to create the CSS layout with BluePrintCSS framework
3. Apply the graphics and style your site with Stylizer (skybound.ca)
4. Add some effects with IXEdit (ixedit.com)
Voila! :)
Ofcourse you need some knowledge with CSS and much of good luck!
1. Create your graphics with Inkscape, or just use Artisteer
2. Use Boks (toki-woki.net/p/Boks/)to create the CSS layout with BluePrintCSS framework
3. Apply the graphics and style your site with Stylizer (skybound.ca)
4. Add some effects with IXEdit (ixedit.com)
Voila! :)
Ofcourse you need some knowledge with CSS and much of good luck!
Well, long story short.
I was able to use Artisteer in a round-a-bout way.
I actually had to use Wordpress and not able to use the Artisteer created menu.
I have however gotten a lot better with Concrete5, and I think I can create a custom template for the autonav that will wrap the nav with the necessary code to make it compatible with artisteer.
Still not perfect, but I was able to use the general layout / customize blocks etc. for Concrete5 using Artisteer.
The code is a little heavy - but makes for a fast deployment if you need it!
I was able to use Artisteer in a round-a-bout way.
I actually had to use Wordpress and not able to use the Artisteer created menu.
I have however gotten a lot better with Concrete5, and I think I can create a custom template for the autonav that will wrap the nav with the necessary code to make it compatible with artisteer.
Still not perfect, but I was able to use the general layout / customize blocks etc. for Concrete5 using Artisteer.
The code is a little heavy - but makes for a fast deployment if you need it!
Hello,
I have been using Artisteer and Wordpress for sites. A client wanted a concrete5 site on a recommendation.
my local test site is running with an artisteer theme. the main body copy is fine, but the navbar and sidebars loose all their style with the following inserted.
is it possible to use my theme? do I have to recreate a navbar and sidebar some other way?
thanks in advance
I have been using Artisteer and Wordpress for sites. A client wanted a concrete5 site on a recommendation.
my local test site is running with an artisteer theme. the main body copy is fine, but the navbar and sidebars loose all their style with the following inserted.
<?php $a = new Area('navbar'); $a->display($c); ?>
is it possible to use my theme? do I have to recreate a navbar and sidebar some other way?
thanks in advance
