History: Starting Fresh -- CSS

To make a Tiki theme that is not derived from an existing theme, a good way is to start with a blank CSS file. This way, it will be unique, not "inheriting" any page treatments from another theme. css_template.css includes all — or nearly all — the selectors found in Tiki but no properties are input yet. Originally done as a learning experience, this file is fairly completely commented. In the final version, the comments can be deleted to reduce the file size if desired. Copy this CSS file, rename it with a new theme name, and the new "empty slate" theme is under way.

If the new look can be created using the CSS file alone (and perhaps background graphics), then no template modification is needed. More complex layout changes may require theme-specific templates as well. Templates in Theme-making describes template modification in theme-making.