AstraBlue Template
Astra-Blue is a blue version of the Astra-Red template. I had glanced at the clock when astra red was all up and ready to go and noticed it was only 1:48 am. 20 minutes later I had a blue version of the template up. Best yet, Astra Blue's images are only 12.7 kbs total; so get it today and enjoy the luxury of a fast blog and stunning custom template.
How do I get the Template
You can either download the template package and install it yourself or you can request installation by sending me an email at jesse.bethke@usd.edu. If you do install this template, please leave a comment below letting everyone know that you have set up this template on your blog. Make sure you enter your blogs URL so that everyone can go checkout your new blog template. Leaving a comment is also a nice courtesy so that an interested blogger will know how many times a template has been used.
How do I install the Template
After downloading the template package, you will need to decompress or extract the contents to your hard drive. The package will contain two HTML files, a CSS file, and a folder containing the images. That folder and the css file must keep the names I gave them, otherwise linking may not work correctly for you.
Set your Blog to Customization Mode
If your blog isn't already in customization mode, goto the theme tab under preferences and click "Customize." This will allow you to modify and create custom templates.
Create your Image Folder and Upload Images
In the template package, there is a folder called images_sundering. Goto "File Uploads" and create a folder called images_astraBlue. Inside that folder upload all the images that were in the images folder.
Upload Stylesheet File
In the root of your resources, upload the style_astraBlue.css file. It should keep this name because your template will reference it by this name.
Add Template
- Goto the "Templates" tab.
- Under the Add New Template section, add a new template called astraRed. Make sure you use that name exactly.
- Click edit for that template.
- Open the html file in the template package with notepad and then copy and paste everything in that file into the template editor window.
- Click Save; click done
Add Supporting Day Template
All templates require a day template that defines what each post should look like. You likely already have one. Follow the same steps for the previous template file, only replacing your _day template with the contents of day.html
Switch Blog Over to Use New Template
- In the templates tab, click edit on the Weblog template
- Select everything in that file and backspace or delete it out so that it is empty.
- Add the following line; then click save
#includeTemplate($model.weblog "astraBlue")
Your blog has now been installed, you can now start adding entries for the world to see.
Mix It Up With These Suggestions
Move The Side Column to The Left
With relative ease you can move the side column to the left. Make these changes to the stylesheet:
- Line 86: Replace left with right.
- Line 91: Replace right with left.
- Line 93: Change 20px to 5px.
- Line 113: Replace left with right.
if you subscribe to the roller mailing list, you should post some of these to their themes support project, they could use some better themes......
On a side note, thanks for posting these themes and such to the site, i was hoping someone would when we launched this. It is definitely a welcomed contribution.
Keep up the good work! :)
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this template is slightly broken in ie6, the main content overlays the sidebar.
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may be i need some help to install this template but first i try out myself. This template looking good for seo purpose
thanks
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Astra-blue template design for blogs is a blue version of the Astra-red template and is available in an easy to install template package consisting of two HTML files, a CSS file and a image folder.
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Template still looking good, but sometimes while upgrading some probs. Any updates or patches found be someone or made by someone?
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Hi Geld,
I send you an e-mail, please reply and I'll can send you my modificated files.
Nico
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