Summary

This chapter explained the basics of building a theme and included a tutorial for creating one. Theming pulls together many skills: graphics design, CSS and HTML, client-side programming with JavaScript, and working with Elgg's view system. With the right skills, you can create impressive websites with Elgg that draw viewers in and keep them coming back.

In the next and final chapter of this book, we walk through the steps of setting up and running a production website using Elgg.

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