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Drupal Themes - Iridium - October 2010

Iridium Drupal Theme

Iridium Iridium, the October 2010 Club Theme release, is a theme bursting at the seams with features such as the 6 unique style variations, the sophisticated styling of various popular RocketTheme modules, and the standard, high performance and adaptable framework.

The theme is perfect for a content driven site, that wishes to have some flair. Its flexibility allows you to select the level of graphical intensity for your elements, from the style variation, the combination choice and block variations. A truly powerful design.

Features and Screenshots


Iridium Preset Styles Modules Block Regions
  • 6 Style Variations
  • 18 Background Combinations
  • SEO Optimised Layout
  • RT Module Styling
  • New! Typography
  • Fusion Menu & SplitMenu
  • 4 Block Variations
  • 40 Block Regions
  • FF3.5, Opera 9.6, Safari 4, IE6,7,8 Compatible
  • W3C XHTML 1.0 Transitional. W3C CSS 3 Valid

6 Styles, 18 Combinations!

The most noticeable aspect of Iridium is its design, and has 6 unique style variations in 18 combinations. Each preset style has 3 background styles: Simple, Medium & Full, which represent different levels of detailing. Therefore, with a simple parameter switch, you can pivotally change the theme from a conservative to a vibrant design.

Fusion Menu

Fusion is javascript-based dropdown menu system, with extensive functionality. Fusion offers a series of new abilities ranging from Subtext support and much greater controls over the Multiple Column ability for dropdowns.

Search Engine Optimised Layout

The structure places the main content before the side columns in the code hierarchy which is beneficial for SEO purposes as your primary content is crawled first by the search engines such as Google.

Installation


To Install Using the RocketLauncher

Download the Iridium RocketLauncher (rt_iridium_d6-rocketlauncher.zip) This is the RocketLauncher pack for Iridium 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_iridium_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 Infuse Theme (rt_iridium_d6.tgz) This file is the theme-only package you will use to install just the theme into Drupal.
  • Extract d_iridium_d6.tgz
  • Load your FTP client, such as FileZilla
  • Upload the d_iridium_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 Iridium
  • Click Save Configuration
Download the Iridium Modules (rt_iridium_d6-modules.zip) This file is the modules-only package you will use to install just the modules into your Iridium-themed Drupal site.
  • Extract d_inridium_d6-modules.zip
  • Extract the individual modules
  • Load your FTP client, such as FileZilla
  • Upload the various Infuse modules folders to the /sites/all/modules/ folder
  • Login into the Drupal administrator
  • Go to Administer | Modules
  • Enable the Custom Modules (Other) for Iridium
  • 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.

  • Iridium Source PNG(s) rt-iridium-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 → Iridium → Configure
  • Change Settings
  • Save Changes

Changelog

Iridium Theme

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

                  Legend:
                  
                  * -> Security Fix
                  # -> Bug Fix
                  + -> Addition
                  ^ -> Change
                  - -> Removed
                  ! -> Note
                  
                  
                  
                  ------- 1.0 Release [13-October-2010] -------
                  ! Initial Release