Tailor Starter

Overview

The Builder theme is designed for October CMS v3.2 and is based on Bootstrap 5. This theme aims to accelerate website creation by utilizing October CMS’s Tailor Feature for creating reusable content throughout the site. It provides numerous options for building content while allowing customization and theming of certain elements. The theme’s philosophy is to enable users to quickly construct a structure and import styles from a Bootstrap theme with minimal effort.

Features

• Built for October CMS v3.2
• Based on Bootstrap 5
• Utilizes October CMS’s Tailor Feature
• Provides a wide range of options for building content
• Supports theming and customization of certain elements
• Enables quick creation of website structure
• Allows importing styles from Bootstrap themes
• Compatible with the Artistro08.TailorStarterCompanion plugin

Installation

To get started with the Builder theme, make sure you have the following prerequisites:

• October CMS v3.x
• Familiarity with the Tailor feature
• Some knowledge of PHP

Follow these steps to install the theme and its dependencies:

1. Install the theme and its dependencies via artisan command:

php artisan theme:install builder

This command will automatically install all the theme dependencies.

2. Run the seeding function for the theme:

php artisan theme:seed builder

This will initialize the Tailor structure, allowing you to add content.

Note: The theme automatically creates a child theme called “artistro08-tailorstarter-child”. You should use this child theme to make edits to the code. Changes made in the editor will be copied to the child theme. If you are unfamiliar with child themes, you can learn more here.

3. After seeding the theme, go to the content settings in the backend and select the Homepage. Optionally, you can also fill out the Site Name field. You can find the content settings at /[backend_url]/tailor/globals/content_settings, where [backend_url] is the URI of your backend as set in your .env file.

Summary

The Builder theme for October CMS v3.2 is a powerful tool for speeding up website creation. With its integration of Bootstrap 5 and the Tailor feature, users can quickly build website structures and import styles from Bootstrap themes. The theme provides numerous customization options while still maintaining simplicity and flexibility. By following the installation steps, users can easily set up the theme and start creating beautiful websites with ease.