Styling Framework

The LDraw.org site uses Semantic UI as the css and javascript framework. You can read about Semantic UI at semantic-ui.com. While a most of the styling can be overridden in the site specific CSS files, some things can only be modified by building the semantic package on the server.
Current deviations from the default site.varibles:

Templates

Templates are managed in the Design Manager. The current design in use is LDraw.org Semantic UI. All the page templates and style sheets are assigned to this design. Please note that there are other designs and templates in the Design Manager for legacy purposes. Do not use any template that is not assigned to the current design.

The current templates have been designed to be as modular and to separate content from design as much as possible. Please do not add any Core::Page templates without first having a discussion on the forums or having a discussion with Orion directly. For global content blocks (Core::Generic), if one is needed, try to make the output as self contained as possible.

Creating New Content Pages

When you create a new content page, the default template in the Options tab is LDraw.org Articles. There are a few other optional templates if needed. Do not use the LDraw.org Homepage template as that is reserved for the front page only

The 3 main types of page templates:

UDT vs. Templates

The design philosophy for the site is to separate data retrieval from data presentation. As such, UDTs should retrieve and return data in a smarty variable and templete should format that data for the screen. UDTs should not contain HTML code.