Tips to create attractive websites using Umbraco themes

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Tips to create attractive websites using Umbraco
themes

• Every document type created in Umbraco will have
  its own template. Since Umbraco was built
  differently from the other content management
  systems, you have the freedom to choose how you
  would want your content to be displayed.
• A Microsoft Asp.Net based open source CMS-
  Umbraco, has the flexibility and capability to
  run everything from brochures, small campaigns
  and most complicated applications. The core
  system has inclusive features and is complemented
  by a lot of plugin modules. 
• Every document type created in Umbraco will have
  its own template. Since Umbraco was built
  differently from the other content management
  systems, you have the freedom to choose how you
  would want your content to be displayed. 

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• In case you want to get started fast with the
  themes, skins or starter kits, you must go
  through some of the Umbraco packages. These
  packages will help you get started with some of
  the pre-built pages and navigation elements.
  There are various third party Umbraco themes
  available. 
• If you want to employ Umbraco themes for your
  content management, you may do so under the
  guidance of website development company
  Melbourne.   
• How can you use Umbraco themes for attractive
  websites?
• Made to fit
• Irrespective of the needs, Umbraco can be used to
  design a website to meet your specific
  requirements. These are built keeping in mind the
  needs of the business. They can be tailored as
  per the provision of the companies. This will
  ensure your website doesn't get lost in the
  crowd. 
• Room for Strategy
• The benefits of using these themes are that it
  allows one to design a website, keeping in mind
  the marketing aspects. It should not all be about
  the look it should be a useful website. You can
  be more specific about your site's structure,
  building it to suit market needs. It is also
  search engine friendly that helps boost your
  website's presence. 

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• Set-up and Components Needed
• ThemeHelper.cs ThemePropertyEditorApiController.
  cs
• This can be added to your project code or
  App_code. In case of doubts, get in touch with
  the web development company Melbourne experts.
• App-Plugin Theming
• It includes the back office bits for
  ThemePropertyEditor and the theme folder wherein
  all individual themes reside. Technically, you
  can only move the themes folder anywhere in the
  site tree. 
• "Site Theme" Datatype and Property
• Using the "ThemePropertyEditor" can create a
  datatype, which can be added to your "level 1"
  Document Type, (more like "Site" or "Homepage")
  with the property alias "SiteTheme". This allows
  you to select from an available Theme folder at
  the site root for each site.   
• Update the Default Controller for theming
• The default controller code will replace the
  current template view with a themed version, in
  case available, on page render. Use the
  "ApplicationStarting" event to set the Default
  Controller for the entire application.

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• Base Templates
• Once your Document Types are created, you may go
  ahead and make the Templates in the standard
  fashion. Even if the related View files are
  empty, having them present in the "/Views"
  folder will help and prevent the YSOD errors.
  While creating a theme, create themed View files
  with the same names however, in your Theme's
  "Views" folder.
• Base Macros
• Themed versions of macros can be created as well.
  First, you must make the Macro via the
  back-office, and then update the code in the
  MacroPartial file for use in the current site's
  Theme to render the associated theme file.
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