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7. Using Backdrop Themes

Todd Tomlinson

(1)Tigard, Oregon, USA

The look of your Backdrop web site is governed by the theme you have installed and enabled. A Backdrop theme provides all the detailed parameters that are used by Backdrop core to define

  • The colors used on the page

  • The fonts used for text, headings, links, and other elements

  • The placement of images and graphics that are present on every page of the site (images and graphics associated with the page itself rather than a content item)

A theme can be as simple as a plain white canvas or as complex and visually energizing as your imagination can conjure up. This chapter explains the process of changing ...

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