Developer FAQ

Custom Themes

This documentation was modified on 1/27/2021.

If you have a hired or are considering hiring a third party developer or designer to work on a theme for your website please have them review the information below. We highly recommend confirming they are familiar with Drupal.

Website Best Practices

Creating a leading website takes thought and planning, a site is typically considered successful if it is well designed, useful and in e-commerce aspects, lucrative. While different stores each have different website needs, there are some best practices that are global to all sites. In this guide, we explain those best practices and have broken them down into 4 categories:

 

Sample Themes

STANDARD THEMES | CUSTOMIZED THEMES | CUSTOM THEMES

STANDARD THEMESSTANDARD THEMES

Below are a few examples of member sites using the available responsive themes.

Bamboo

www.booknofurther.com

I want to pick a new theme. What kind of theme should I pick?

Picking a new theme is a great opportunity for everyone to re-fresh their online appearance. We are encouraging all stores to review and take advantage of new "responsive" themes that are designed to display well on mobile devices.  Please take a look at our themes list for responsive and mobile friendly themes.
 

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