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Drupal Themes - Catalyst - April 2010

Catalyst Drupal Theme

Catalyst The Catalyst theme offers a professional, yet stylish, design that is perfect for business oriented sites. Catalyst comes bundled with 6 body color style and 10 header / footer style variations, as well as 6 preset theme configurations to get you started. The style variants allow you to utilize Catalyst in a range of different sites to suit your needs.

Catalyst also comes bundled with a versatile 25 block regions, an amazingly wide range of typography styles, impressive assortment of block variations, and a whole slew of preset font configurations.

Features and Screenshots


Catalyst Color Styles Javascript Modules Block Positions
  • 25 Fully Collapsible Block Regions
  • 1, 2, and 3 Column Layout Options
  • 3 Built-in Menu Systems
  • Source Adobe PNG Source Files Included
  • W3C XHTML 1.0 Transitional. W3C CSS Valid

RokContentRotator Returns

The RokContentRotator module is another fine way to introduce snippets of your top stories in a seamless fashion. You can view this module in action on the frontpage of the Catalyst demo. A whole new look and feel have been added to give your content a great look.


Installation


To Install Using the RocketLauncher

Download the Catalyst RocketLauncher (rt_catalyst_d6-rocketlauncher.zip) This is the RocketLauncher pack for Catalyst which is a complete Drupal install which has the theme pre-installed and configured. Similarly, the demo content is injected and the modules are also pre-installed.
  • Extract d_catalyst_d6-rocketlauncher.zip
  • Copy the contents to the location you want to install Drupal
  • Navigate to that location in your browser and run the Drupal installer
  • Drupal, the theme, demo content and modules will all be installed and enabled

Install Theme and Modules Only

Download the Catalyst Theme (rt_catalyst_d6.tgz) This file is the theme-only package you will use to install just the theme into Drupal.
  • Extract d_catalyst_d6.tgz
  • Load your FTP client, such as FileZilla
  • Upload the d_catalyst_d6 folder to the /sites/all/themes/ folder in your Drupal install
  • Login into the Drupal administrator
  • Go to Administer | Themes
  • Check Enable and Default to the right of Catalyst
  • Click Save Configuration
Download the Catalyst Modules (rt_catalyst_d6-modules.zip) This file is the modules-only package you will use to install just the modules into your Catalyst-themed Drupal site.
  • Extract d_catalyst_d6-modules.zip
  • Extract the individual modules
  • Load your FTP client, such as FileZilla
  • Upload the various Catalyst modules folders to the /sites/all/modules/ folder
  • Login into the Drupal administrator
  • Go to Administer | Modules
  • Enable the Custom Modules (Other) for Catalyst
  • Click Save Configuration

Other Downloads

There are other files that you may wish to download that accompany the release, but are not required for the theme to work.

  • Catalyst Source PNG(s) d-catalyst-sources.zip – This contains all the Adobe Fireworks PNG source files for the theme, and if applicable, the logo font.

Frequently Asked Questions


Where can i find theme settings?
  • Login into the Drupal administrator
  • Go to Administer → Themes → Catalyst → Configure
  • Change Settings
  • Save Changes

Changelog

Catalyst Theme

This is a non-exhaustive changelog for the Catalyst theme, inclusive of any alpha, beta, release candidate and final versions.

        Legend:
        
        * -> Security Fix
        # -> Bug Fix
        + -> Addition
        ^ -> Change
        - -> Removed
        ! -> Note
        
        ------- 1.5 Release [1-Dec-2010] -------
        # fixed missing login region in page.tpl.php
        
        Changed Files:
        page.tpl.php
        
        ------- 1.4 Release [16-August-2010] -------
        # added compatibility for mootools library for 3rd party module support in the admin
        + added support for database table prefixes in the RocketLauncher Installation profile
        + support for $tabs2
        
        
        Changed Files:
        page.tpl.php
        template.php
        theme-settings.php
        catalyst.info
        
        ------- 1.3 Release [29-June-2010] -------
        ^ updated page.tpl.php to move meta tags
        
        Changed Files:
        page.tpl.php
        
        ------- 1.2 Release [03-June-2010] -------
        + added maintenance-page.tpl.php
        ^ updated template.php to process custom maintenance page variables
        ^ updated general.css to add styling to logged in area
        
        Changed Files: 
        template.php
        css/general.css
        maintenance-page.tpl.php
        
        
        ------- 1.1 Release [13-May-2010] -------
        + added $head_title and $closure tags to page.tpl.php
        
        Changed Files:
        page.tpl.php
        
        ------- 1.0 Release [30-April-2010] -------
        ! Initial Release