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Drupal Themes - Meridian - December 2010

Meridian Drupal Theme

Meridian Meridian is the latest release for 2010 and does not disappoint. It is equipped with a fantastic array of features. Elegance, usability and professionalism are the core elements of the theme.

The theme is also the first RocketTheme theme to include integrated 3rd party module styling for the popular tab module QuickTabs.

Features and Screenshots


Meridian Preset Styles Typography Block Regions
  • Integrated Module Styling
  • Block Hilites
  • Style Control
  • Complex Typography
  • 4 Preset Styles
  • 30 Block Regions
  • FF3.5, Opera 9.6, Safari 4, IE6,7,8 Compatible
  • W3C XHTML 1.0 Transitional. W3C CSS 3 Valid

Integrated QuickTabs Styling

The Meridian theme has styling for the popular Drupal module QuickTabs. QuickTabs is a powerful module that allows you to expand the way you display your content and create blocks of tabbed content. Simply install QuickTabs module, setup some tabs and it will be automatically styled to match the Meridian Theme.

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Stylish Typography

Meridian includes a vast selection of professionally styled typography to bring that extra element to your content. Choose from several typography options including various bullet and number styles as well as much much more.
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Installation


To Install Using the RocketLauncher

Download the Meridian RocketLauncher (rt_meridian_d6-rocketlauncher.zip) This is the RocketLauncher pack for Meridian 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_meridian_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 Meridian Theme (rt_meridian_d6.tgz) This file is the theme-only package you will use to install just the theme into Drupal.
  • Extract d_meridian_d6.tgz
  • Load your FTP client, such as FileZilla
  • Upload the d_meridian_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 Meridian
  • Click Save Configuration
Download the Meridian Modules (rt_meridian_d6-modules.zip) This file is the modules-only package you will use to install just the modules into your Meridian-themed Drupal site.
  • Extract d_meridian_d6-modules.zip
  • Extract the individual modules
  • Load your FTP client, such as FileZilla
  • Upload the various Meridian modules folders to the /sites/all/modules/ folder
  • Login into the Drupal administrator
  • Go to Administer | Modules
  • Enable the Custom Modules (Other) for Meridian
  • 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.

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

Frequently Asked Questions

View our Drupal FAQ's.

Changelog

Meridian Theme

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

        Legend:
        
        * -> Security Fix
        # -> Bug Fix
        + -> Addition
        ^ -> Change
        - -> Removed
        ! -> Note
        
        
        
        ------- 1.0 Release [10-December-2010] -------
        ! Initial Release