Theme Guide

The CdS theme controls the overall appearance and structure of the website, including its branding, navigation, page layouts, and shared interface elements.

Use this section to learn how to configure the theme and manage the options available to website editors.

Theme Settings

• Customizer Settings
• Admin Tools and Special Behaviors

You may also find these related guides useful:

• Pages and Layouts
• Blocks Overview

How the Theme Works

Some theme behaviors happen automatically:

• the website homepage is created or restored when the theme is activated
• the homepage is configured as the website’s front page
• the website uses readable page URLs based on the page title
• Posts and Comments are hidden because they are not part of the CdS editorial workflow
• the companion CdS plugin provides the blocks and editorial tools used to build page content

Technical Reference

The theme is responsible for:

• the homepage and standard page templates
• layouts for News, Projects, People, and Testimonials
• logos, branding, and school-specific accent colors
• the header, footer, menus, and language switcher
• Customizer settings and theme-side administration tools
• registration of the website’s custom content types
• theme updates

Developers and maintainers can find information about the update process in Releases and Updates.