Less/CSS setup
Advanced setup for complete control over styling.
If you want complete control over styling then follow this through.
NOTICE: If you compiled a CSS stylesheet using an in-built Theme Styler, when you compile with this approach you will overwrite that stylesheet. You can keep Theme Styler turned off if this approach suits you better.
Front-end is based on LESS/CSS. For easy customization, use included build process, change desired variables, compile, and you have brand new CSS stylesheets that follow your design preferences.
By changing variables only you can completely transform the look and feel. You can completely control fonts, colors, global margins, and choose from various sets of theme button styles. Also, you can easily change the look of every other element, and don't worry you don't need to know LESS/CSS, if you know CSS it will be enough. The code examples will help you understand what to do.
Prepare the environment
Install Node.js on your system. Go with the version recommended for most users if unsure.
Install pnpm on your system with following command in your terminal
npm install -g pnpm
If you are on Windows we suggest installing also Git https://git-scm.com/ and use Git Bash terminal. Install it as Git suggests by default.
Compile
Go to folder assets/app/
folder and run your terminal. Or run your terminal and go to that folder, if you prefer. If you installed Git Bash and didn't change the default installation right-click in the folder will give you the option for Git Bash in the folder.
In your terminal run
pnpm install
command. It will install all the required scripts. It will add a new foldernode_modules
with scripts.When it's finished run
pnpm compile
command. It will compile again everything.After it is finished you can run
pnpm watch
command, leave the terminal open, and go to change Less variables. It will automatically compile every time you save any Less file belonging to the Zero One theme.
To compile UIkit files yourself, use the included build scripts, and remember the following commands:
# Run once to install all dependencies
pnpm install
# Compile all source files including your theme
pnpm compile
# Watch files and compile automatically every time a file changes
pnpm watch
To understand the file structure and process further you can go to https://getuikit.com/docs/installation.
Now, with your terminal open, and pnpm watch
is running, let's change some variables.
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