Centum Theme Setup Guide

If you've chosen centum as your public site theme, here are some quick start tips to getting everything set up!

 

The Front Page

The front page of your site is a very specific page - it contains your slider images (more on sliders at the bottom of the page) and it cannot be directly edited. Content on the front page is controlled by blocks. You can use pre-set blocks to add content automatically, or create your own custom blocks to add content that you write. Read more about blocks at the bottom of this page.

 

The "About Us" block

The centum theme has a special block on the front page called "about us" - this block is formatted to display in three columns.

Here's an example from the site about a harmony camp:

 

The formatting used for this block can be seen by going to the "edit" page for the block, and then hitting the "source" button on the text editor.

 

If you delete all the text in this block, the formatting will be lost. if you need it, you can copy this demo text.

 

<div class="one-third column">

<h3>Title 1</h3>

 

<p>Here's your first description. </p>

</div>

 

<div class="one-third column">

<h3>Title 2</h3>

 

<p>Here's your second description. </p>

</div>

 

<h3>Title 3</h3>

 

<p>Here's your third description. </p>

 

 

Remember to click the "source" button before pasting in this text, then click it again to see the regular text version. It will not appear in columns until you save the block and view the fornt page.

 

Menu

To edit your menu and links, go to: Settings and admin > Site settings > Menus

You'll want to edit the "Main Menu" to change the main links that appear near your logo. The User menu contains your login links.

Is your menu bunched up all on one side?

The css for this theme needs to be uncompressed. In the url bar, add this to your site's url  "/admin/config/development/performance"

example:  http://yoursite.groupanizer.com/admin/config/development/performance

Then uncheck the option to "Aggregate and compress CSS files"

 

Theme Settings

On the "Public Theme Appearance" page you can control several parts of your public site, including:

  • Contact info in the header area (top of the page)
  • social media links - these appear in the top right hand corner of the public site pages. Leave the field blank to remove the buttons you do not want to use. Enter the url of the appropriate page for your group to create links.
  • A footer message - by default, this is the copyright information. We ask that you leave the information that there, but you can also add your own.
  • "skin" settings - which is the default colour theme for link colours and background colours.Youc an also choose from a variety of pre-set background images.

 

Access this page in the side menu by going to:
Public site > Public theme appearance

 

Logo

The first time you switch to a theme, you will need to upload your logo again. Be mindful of the logo style you're choosing to make sure that the size and orientation (portrait or landscape) fits with the style of your theme.

Logos are uploaded in the "Public theme appearance" page, which is located in the public site area.

Most headers will stretch to accommodate the size of the logo.

 

Slider Images

The "slider" is the set of rotating images on your front page. They are sometimes called "banners".
You can change your slider images on the "Public Theme Appearance" page (near the bottom).

To add a slider image

First, use the field in the slider area to upload a new image (Click "save configuration" to upload the image). Once the image has been uploaded, you can give it a title and description. Make sure you checkmark it as "published" or it won't display. Use the "weight" dropdown list to change the order the slider's appear in. Small numbers are "lighter" and float to the top of the list. Larger numbers are heavier, and sink to the bottom of the list. Make sure you save the page to save your changes.

To change a slider image

You cannot replace a slider image - you must add a new one, and delete the old one.  You can uncheck "published" to hide a slider image you no longer want to use (save the page to perform the action).

To delete a slider image

Checkmark "delete image" and then save the page. This action will remove the image and the description information.

 

Blocks

Throwing a few blocks into place will help you see the layout of your new public theme.
To get to the Blocks page, search for "blocks" in the main menu.

Here's the simplest way to start with the the centum theme:

 

You'll notice that this site has a lot of blocks in the side bar - this is the panel that runs along the right hand side. These blocks will be configured to only display on certain pages. More information on blocks is available here.

Are certain blocks or regions missing from your blocks page?

Go to your "public site controls" page and select the "force refresh" checkbox, then save the configuration.

Note, your slider will look empty and not appear until you add slider images (see instructions above).