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[git.ikiwiki.info.git] / doc / plugins / theme.mdwn

diff --git a/doc/plugins/theme.mdwn b/doc/plugins/theme.mdwn
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--- a/doc/plugins/theme.mdwn
+++ b/doc/plugins/theme.mdwn
@@ -5,7 +5,14 @@ The theme plugin allows easily applying a theme to your wiki, by
 configuring the `theme` setting in the setup file with the name of a theme
 to use. The themes you can choose from are all subdirectories, typically
 inside `/usr/share/ikiwiki/themes/`. See [[themes]] for an overview
 configuring the `theme` setting in the setup file with the name of a theme
 to use. The themes you can choose from are all subdirectories, typically
 inside `/usr/share/ikiwiki/themes/`. See [[themes]] for an overview

-of the themes included in ikiwiki.
+of the themes included in ikiwiki and the [[theme market]] for third party themes.

 
 You can set the theme via the **theme** option in your config file (after
 
 You can set the theme via the **theme** option in your config file (after

-enabling the plugin). Refresh the wiki after changing it to see the changes.
+enabling the plugin). Refresh the wiki (with `ikiwiki -setup <file>`, `--setup` won't work, they are not interchangable) after changing it to see the changes.
+
+Hints for theme builders
+------------------------
+
+ * Start from an existing [[CSS file|css]], see also the [[css market]] for examples
+ * You can override the [[templates]] files by dropping them in a `templates` subdirectory
+ * Try to stick with modifying the CSS however, maintaining custom templates is harder