Using the new templating method in CB 1.2

I've only find out just a few moments ago that CB 1.2 comes with a new templating feature. This is new (and great) news for me, so I decided to give it a whack right away.

The idea was to replace the default users list of CB, which uses a table. I was looking to place it into divs, so it can be presented in boxes in an inline style (ala friendster).

And so I do it the fast way: copy the default.php in the default template and place it in my own template. And then make modifications to the _renderBody function in the CBListView_html_default class in that file. Much of my dismay, it actually works!!:laugh:

Question: how do i convert this into a proper template plugin? Or is there somewhere I can refer to regarding this? Thnx!!

You'll need to copy and edit the XML file as well then package it in a zip file. You will then have a proper plugin template.

It turned out that I hacked the default.php in the default template to make it work, but couldn't reproduce it with my own template:dry:

So I restored the default template to it's original. Then make my own version of default.php in my own template, and have it installed.

What I see then is that The frontpage renders the classes from the default template, rather than from my own...? How do I make it render the default.php from my template, instead from the default template? I can't unpublish the default template (error occurs).

I've managed to make my own template without including the php file, but couldn't find an example of how it should be done with the php file included...

deni_hanca wrote:

It turned out that I hacked the default.php in the default template to make it work, but couldn't reproduce it with my own template:dry:

So I restored the default template to it's original. Then make my own version of default.php in my own template, and have it installed.

What I see then is that The frontpage renders the classes from the default template, rather than from my own...? How do I make it render the default.php from my template, instead from the default template? I can't unpublish the default template (error occurs).

I've managed to make my own template without including the php file, but couldn't find an example of how it should be done with the php file included...

Did you select your new template from the CB COnfiguration parameter?

You also need to rename the php file to match the name of your tempate, as well as to rename the few classes inside that file from whateverDEFAULTwhatever to whateverYOURTEMPLATENAMEwhatever.

This is a screenshot of the members list from my offline test site.

Sometimes one just need to be simple, but behind that simplicity lies great power;) .

You also need to rename the php file to match the name of your tempate, as well as to rename the few classes inside that file from whateverDEFAULTwhatever to whateverYOURTEMPLATENAMEwhatever.

That turned out to be the case for me. Now, just add a little more style, and it'll be ready. This is certainly a better method than hacking the default templates.
It worked:), Thank you Beat, Nant and Krileon :lol:
PS: One thing I noticed though: I only modify one class (CBListView_html). But if I delete the other classes (CBProfileView_html and CBRegisterFormView_html) in mytemplate.php file, it renders blank pages when those classes called. (Because those classes aren't defined in mytemplate.php file, I thought it would render from the default.php instead.. but it didn't). So I just kept it without modifying it:) .