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21st Feb 2010

A primer to Symphony 2's default theme

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Every theme in Symphony has an important mission: to introduce newcomers to Symphony by way of a working example. Spectrum, the name of this version’s default theme, was designed and developed with such a mission in mind by following a set of constraints. A default theme is required to:

1. be presented in a format that is universally identified and intuitive.
2. have a clear and simple HTML structure.
3. demonstrate the fundamental concepts in Symphony - sections, fields, data sources and events and their interactions together.
4. avoid functionality that does not have any educational value.

The design

Our first rule states that a default theme needs to be in a format that is instantly recognisable to a user. As a result, all of the themes created in Symphony’s history have emphasised a weblog structure. Spectrum continues this tradition.