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Drupal Themes - Kinetic - May 2011

Kinetic Drupal Theme

Kinetic Kinetic, the May 2011 Club Theme release, has a versatile and flexible design, styled with scrupulous precision. The theme's impressive collection of preset styles, and complimentary block variations are key to the design's appeal.

Features and Screenshots


Kinetic Preset Styles Showcase Styles Block Regions
  • 8 Style Variations
  • 5 Showcase Variations
  • Custom Views and Stylings
  • Custom JQuery rotator
  • Style Control
  • Custom Typography
  • dFission and Splitmenu
  • 20 Block Variations
  • FF3.5, Opera 9.6, Safari 4, IE6,7,8 Compatible
  • W3C XHTML 1.0 Transitional. W3C CSS 3 Valid

960 Grid System

We now feature the 960 Grid system for simple and consistent layout for our themes. Along with easy customization in the theme administrator.

The entire template is based on the grid system. Each block regions is divided into the appropriate grid based on the number of blocks in the region. You can modify the grid for each region in the Theme Admin > Grid Layouts section.

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8 Style Variations in High, Med and Low Modes

Kinetic has 8 preset styles / style variations with each having 3 different detail levels: High, Medium & Low. You can edit these combinations with the theme Administrator.
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Installation


To Install Using the RocketLauncher

Download the Kinetic RocketLauncher (rt_kinetic_d6-rocketlauncher.zip) This is the RocketLauncher pack for Kinetic 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_kinetic_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 Kinetic Theme (rt_kinetic_d6.tgz) This file is the theme-only package you will use to install just the theme into Drupal.
  • Extract d_kinetic_d6.tgz
  • Load your FTP client, such as FileZilla
  • Upload the d_kinetic_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 Kinetic
  • Click Save Configuration
Download the Kinetic Modules (rt_kinetic_d6-modules.zip) This file is the modules-only package you will use to install just the modules into your Kinetic-themed Drupal site.
  • Extract d_kinetic_d6-modules.zip
  • Extract the individual modules
  • Load your FTP client, such as FileZilla
  • Upload the various Kinetic modules folders to the /sites/all/modules/ folder
  • Login into the Drupal administrator
  • Go to Administer | Modules
  • Enable the Custom Modules (Other) for Kinetic
  • 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.

  • Kinetic Source PNG(s) rt-kinetic-sources.zip – This contains all the Adobe Fireworks PNG source files for the theme, and if applicable, the logo font.
  • Kinetic Background Source PNG(s) rt-kinetic-sources-bg.zip – This contains all the Adobe Fireworks PNG background source files for the theme, and if applicable, the logo font.

Frequently Asked Questions

View our Drupal FAQ's.

Changelog

Kinetic Theme

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

        Legend:
        
        * -> Security Fix
        # -> Bug Fix
        + -> Addition
        ^ -> Change
        - -> Removed
        ! -> Note
        
        
        
        ------- 1.0 Release [10-May-2011] -------
        ! Initial Release