Themes: Foundation
Introduction
This is a Bootstrap version 4 theme that aims to be different and yet at the same time have some traditions of the past. It does not extend the Boost theme but rather 'pull' the files it needs from it because that is where they are currently stored. No navigation drawer or docking has been implemented. However, you can collapse and expand blocks and put them in a 'drawer' region.
There is added support for 'partial' templates which can then be imported into a main template with the syntax '> partial/mypartial'. Currently the theme does not work when placed within a $CFG->themedir folder.
Features
- Bootstrap V4 CSS with core Moodle CSS..
- Child theme capable - in 'beta'.
- Custom SCSS.
- Custom Swatches from Bootswatch.com and licensed under the MIT License (MIT).
- Partial template support.
- Theme modules - in 'beta', see the swatch_modules.php file.
Moodle 3.5 version discontinued
Because of a recently found issue with User Tours not working, which is fixed in the Moodle 3.6 version (3.6.0.2) but not the 3.5, I have decided to stop development on the Moodle 3.5 version of the theme. The fix has implications for lots of other functionality. This is down to docs.moodle.org/dev/Miscellaneous_callbacks#override_webservice_execution being required.
Useful links
Screenshots
There's a little problem when taking different roles. It shows : Exception : Class 'theme_foundation\output\core_text' not found.
Do you know how can I solve this problem ?
Please see: https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=387290. I hope to publish a release soon.
Gareth
Thank you for your interest in the theme. You can either use the custom SCSS setting or choose from one of the many 'Bootswatches' (Free ones on https://bootswatch.com/) that can be selected from 'Dashboard -> Site administration -> Appearance -> Themes -> Foundation -> Swatch'.
Gareth
Is the Foundation theme compatible with Moodle 3.8?
Yes, please look at 'Versions' above.
G
We have been using the Essential theme since Moodle2.0 it was pretty good. Unfortunately, the development of the Essential Theme has stopped with the Moodle3.6 (our current version of Moodle). Now, we want to upgrade to Moodle3.8. I read your post about the essential theme, and your recommendation to use the Foundation theme.
I've installed the Foundation theme and experimented with the available settings, also I've changed the few aspects (mainly colors) using SCSS. However, I found the following shortcomings (or differences from the essential). Now, I might have missed something, and there's actually a way to achieve what I need. So I'm listing below the things I hope I could work out.
1- The front page sliders are not in full width.
2- There's no read more for the main Site news (the entire thread is displayed on the page).
3- There's no option to set a background for the site (there's one for the login screen). I think this is doable via SCSS, but I'm wondering if there's a direct way through the settings.
4- Is there a way to have the navigation section to the left instead of the right?
I love the responsiveness of the theme and its cleanliness. I just hope if the above points could be resolved (maybe there's a way a missed)
In this link, you can find a few screenshots of our current customization of the Essential Theme and what are the features we hope to get from the Foundation. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/16muc5Z3q-iiQAyr8ZfnnzKGMtkGVuX_h?usp=sharing
Once again, thank you for your great work on the Essential theme all these years.
Regards.
The logo at the top left has the wrong link to the site (missing "/" ending) and, still in nav-bar, there are code writings.
Thanks for your work!
c.b.
Interesting. With the link there does not need to be a trailing forward slash. With the navbar, please post a screen shot of the issue on https://moodle.org/mod/forum/view.php?id=46.
Thanks,
Gareth