This comprehensive documentation covers all aspects of developing themes for the Webasyst ecosystem, including themes for Site, Shop-Script, CRM, Helpdesk, Mailer, and Hub applications.
Foundation and Setup
- Development environment setup
- Understanding Webasyst theme architecture
- Basic theme structure and first theme creation
- Prerequisites and essential tools
Theme Architecture
- Directory organization and file naming conventions
- Template hierarchy and inheritance patterns
- Asset management (CSS, JS, images, fonts)
- Theme manifest configuration (
theme.xml) - Multi-application template organization
Business Logic & Presentation
- MVC pattern implementation in themes
- PHP controller patterns and business logic
- Smarty template patterns and syntax
- Data assignment and variable handling
- Template functions and custom modifiers
- Event system and hook implementation
Universal UI Components
- Authentication and login components
- Navigation and menu systems
- User profile and dashboard components
- Access level and permissions display
- Form components and validation
- Layout and responsive UI components
eCommerce Theme Development
- Product catalog and detail pages
- Shopping cart and checkout processes
- Category navigation and filtering systems
- Payment integration templates
- Customer account management
- Mobile commerce optimization
- Inventory and wishlist features
Content Management Themes
- Homepage and landing page templates
- Page layout systems and content management
- Blog and article templates
- Search functionality implementation
- Contact forms and lead generation
- SEO optimization and structured data
- Multi-language support and internationalization
Business Application Themes
- Contact management interfaces
- Sales pipeline visualization (Kanban boards)
- Deal tracking and analytics dashboards
- Activity feeds and task management
- Ticket submission and tracking interfaces
- Support agent dashboards and queues
- Knowledge base integration
- Customer portal and self-service options
- Campaign creation and management
- Email template editors with WYSIWYG
- Subscriber management and segmentation
- Analytics and reporting dashboards
- Knowledge base navigation and search
- Article display and categorization
- User feedback and rating systems
- Advanced search with filtering
Professional Theme Reference
- Multi-application integration patterns
- Advanced responsive design implementation
- Override and extension mechanisms
- Parent-child theme relationships
- Mobile optimization strategies
- Performance optimization techniques
- Update-safe development practices
Complete Technical Reference
- Core Webasyst template functions (
{$wa->...}) - Application-specific functions and variables
- Smarty template variables and modifiers
- Localization and internationalization functions
- User authentication and permission checks
- URL generation and routing functions
- Cache and performance optimization
- Event system and hook implementation
- Complete code examples and best practices
- Start with Getting Started for environment setup
- Read Template Structure to understand organization
- Learn PHP and Smarty Integration for development patterns
- Use API Reference as your development companion
- eCommerce: Focus on Shop-Script Themes
- Corporate Sites: Study Site App Themes
- Business Apps: Refer to CRM, Helpdesk, Mailer & Hub
- Study Hypermarket Theme Analysis for professional patterns
- Use Core Blocks & Components for reusable UI elements
- Reference API Documentation for complete function library
Template Structure & Organization:
- Complete directory structure for all theme types
- Mandatory files and their purposes (theme.xml, layouts, templates, assets)
- File organization best practices
- Asset management (CSS, JS, images, fonts)
PHP and Smarty Integration:
- Clear separation of business logic and presentation
- Advanced PHP theme class implementations
- Smarty template patterns and functions
- Event handling and hook systems
Core Blocks & Components:
- Authentication/login systems with social integration
- Multi-level navigation menus with mega-menu support
- User profile and dashboard implementations
- Access level and permissions display logic
- Role-based content visibility
Application-Specific Theme Development:
- Site App: Homepage customization with hero sections, page layouts and content management, search functionality and contact forms
- Shop-Script: Product catalog and detail pages, shopping cart and checkout processes, category navigation and filtering, payment integration templates
- Helpdesk: Ticket submission and tracking interfaces, support agent dashboards, FAQ management systems, live chat integration
- CRM: Contact management interfaces, sales pipeline visualization (Kanban boards), deal tracking and analytics, activity feeds and task management
- Mailer: Campaign creation wizards, email template editors with WYSIWYG, subscriber management and segmentation, analytics and reporting dashboards
- Hub: Knowledge base navigation, article display and categorization, advanced search with suggestions, user feedback and rating systems
Hypermarket Theme Analysis:
- Multi-app integration patterns
- Universal navigation implementation
- Cross-app authentication systems
- Responsive design principles
Override & Extension Mechanisms:
- Template hierarchy and inheritance
- Safe override practices
- Plugin integration patterns
- Custom component development
Advanced Features:
- Responsive design with mobile-first approach
- SEO optimization and structured data
- Performance optimization techniques
- Security best practices
- Update-safe development practices
- Cross-browser compatibility
- Accessibility considerations
- 2,500+ lines of detailed implementation code
- Complete working examples for all major applications
- Step-by-step guides for theme development
- Best practice recommendations for professional development
- Universal Webasyst functions (
{$wa->title()},{$wa->meta()}, etc.) - App-specific function libraries
- Localization and internationalization (
{_w()}) - Date/time formatting and currency handling
- Complete Smarty variable reference
- Caching strategies and optimization
- Security implementation patterns
- Cross-browser compatibility techniques
- Mobile optimization and responsive design
- SEO and structured data implementation
- Comprehensive Coverage: All Webasyst applications and theme types
- Code Examples: Over 2,500 lines of production-ready code
- Best Practices: Professional development patterns and recommendations
- Update-Safe: Strategies for maintaining themes through framework updates
- Cross-App Integration: Patterns for unified experiences across applications
- Mobile-First: Responsive design and mobile optimization techniques
- SEO Optimized: Search engine optimization and structured data implementation
- Performance Focused: Optimization techniques for fast-loading themes
- Security Conscious: Best practices for secure theme development
- Planning: Define requirements and choose applications
- Setup: Environment configuration and project structure
- Development: Build templates using documented patterns
- Testing: Cross-browser and device testing
- Optimization: Performance and SEO optimization
- Deployment: Safe deployment and update strategies
This documentation serves as a complete reference for building professional, maintainable, and feature-rich themes across the entire Webasyst ecosystem, covering everything from basic structure to advanced customization techniques for all supported applications.