Setup and User Guide

The Efficient theme is the first theme released by ThemeSnap.com that will utilize Drupal's capabilities beyond that of standard free Drupal themes found on other websites.

Efficient Theme Key Features

• Drupal 6.x compatible (Looking for the D5 version?)
• Pure CSS/tableless Drupal design
• Integrated icon styles
• 5 custom home page blocks allowing thumbnail sized-image previews with larger image on full story post
• Custom search and login blocks within the header
• Build for use with CCK, Imagecache, Imagefield, FileField, and custom "Efficient" modules
• Integrated content styles
• Cross browser support
• Lightweight and fast-loading Drupal theme design
• Controlled front page content handling, i.e. Coded content output controls custom teasers in the 5 home page regions determining the amount of text to display

Efficient Theme Snapshot

Installation Instructions

The Efficient theme currently works with Drupal 6.x, so the following modules need to be downloaded and installed in order for the theme to function properly. Note: We would advise only downloading and using non-dev versions of each module as these are typically the most stable.

1) Modules Needed

• CCK module - (6.x-2.0-rc10 version) http://drupal.org/project/cck
• Imagefield module - (6.x-3.0-alpha2 version) http://drupal.org/project/imagefield
• Imagecache module - (6.x-2.0-beta2 version) http://drupal.org/project/imagecache
• ImageAPI module - (6.x-1.0 version) http://drupal.org/project/imageapi
• FileField module - (6.x-3.0-alpha5) http://drupal.org/project/filefield
• Efficient module - Packaged with purchase of the Efficient theme

Drupal Efficient Theme Video Tutorials

Video 1 - Configuring the correct modules

Video 2 - Setting up a content type with the image field

Video 3 - Configuring ImageCache

Video 4 - Enabling the theme, adding content

Video 5 - Setting up blocks

Video 6 - Enabling search bar

Support for the Efficient theme, including help with customizing settings, installation problems, or theme bugs can be given within our support forums.

• Efficient Theme Installation Forum
• Efficient Theme Bugs and Code Help