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How do I make a child theme?
In Wordpress you can modify a theme, not by changing the code in the theme, but by changing code in a child theme. That way when the theme is updated (which can be done automatically on Wordpress) you do not loose your modifications. I guess Graphixela wants something like that.
A more general requirement would be the possibility to have user plugins or code snippets (as in Wordpress) that could modify HTMLy without being erased by any update.
A more general requirement would be the possibility to have user plugins or code snippets (as in Wordpress) that could modify HTMLy without being erased by any update.
This will probably never happen, because the HTMLy website reads: "Ever heard of complaints about unsafe, outdated, and slow plugins for specific CMS out there? We will not follow the same steps. Any new features will be added to the core and go through security audit."
In Wordpress you can modify a theme, not by changing the code in the theme, but by changing code in a child theme. That way when the theme is updated (which can be done automatically on Wordpress) you do not loose your modifications. I guess Graphixela wants something like that.
I see. A child theme adds an extra layer on top of the existing theme.
Yes, just a simple child theme. I imagine the themes aren't updated often and would need to be manually approved first but this adds an extra fail safe so you don't lose your work. Wordpress has them. Grav which is a flat file CMS also has them.
Any new features will be added to the core
This is not a better route than rogue plugins, because not everybody needs all plugins (I don't) and it creates an unnecessary large security attack surface.
and go through security audit."
Please can you point out to HTMLy's security audit protocol? Even Wordpress has no security audit official protocol, you only have to trust Automattic (which I don't).
Grav which is a flat file CMS also has them.
Frankly Grav is an horribly complex CMS, even Wordpress is preferable for beginners. It's funny they state that Grav is much simpler than Wordpress, Joomla or Drupal. Because it is so untrue.
Grav which is a flat file CMS also has them.
Frankly Grav is an horribly complex CMS, even Wordpress is preferable for beginners. It's funny they state that Grav is much simpler than Wordpress, Joomla or Drupal. Because it is so untrue.
That's subjective. I hated Drupal, Joomla and Wordpress. They are all so clunky and dated. I could never do the simplest things in them. I use Grav on a few of my sites. Initially, I found it to be a bit complex and how to do things were unclear. I left for OctoberCMS/WinterCMS which I liked a lot. But I wanted to get rid of databases entirely so I went back to Grav. The second time around I grasped it better and the documentation improved. Adding custom fields is way simpler than it is for Wordpress or Winter. Once you learn it, it's easy and there's so much you can do.
left for OctoberCMS/WinterCMS which I liked a lot. But I wanted to get rid of databases entirely
You can use SQlite with WinterCMS. It's not that different from a flat file database.
Any new features will be added to the core
This is not a better route than rogue plugins, because not everybody needs all plugins (I don't) and it creates an unnecessary large security attack surface.
I agree, but it was not my decision, because I'm not the author of HTMLy. If you want a system with plugins, maybe FlatPress fits better for you, although I found its source code very "dated" and confusing.
and go through security audit."
Please can you point out to HTMLy's security audit protocol? Even Wordpress has no security audit official protocol, you only have to trust Automattic (which I don't).
Maybe @danpros will do so.
left for OctoberCMS/WinterCMS which I liked a lot. But I wanted to get rid of databases entirely
You can use SQlite with WinterCMS. It's not that different from a flat file database.
It's still a database. I'm happy with the way things are now. I don't want to keep redoing it.
I forgot to mention Moodle was the worst thing I ever worked with. I just gave up.
Any new features will be added to the core
This is not a better route than rogue plugins, because not everybody needs all plugins (I don't) and it creates an unnecessary large security attack surface.
I agree, but it was not my decision, because I'm not the author of HTMLy. If you want a system with plugins, maybe FlatPress fits better for you, although I found its source code very "dated" and confusing.
If you want something simple with plugins, Typemill or Bludit is probably better than FlatPress. I considered both before using HTMLy.
Please could it be possible to close this issue, or is it a feature request?
Using latest version you just need to copy an existing theme than rename it to eg. my-theme and you can enable it via admin panel. I will close this one. Thanks.
