This article is a short introduction in how to write new Templates for your CMS.

Smarty Templates are the favorite way, to design the “Look & Feel” of your website.

• A short tutorial how to create a first design
• A list of all available Smarty TAGs

In the older days, the CMS had no easy-to-use Template Framework. PHP Templates were used to render your Page and you had to use the PHP API to design dynamic areas.

This system is still supported, but if you are going to use it, you have to turn off the Smarty engine. For real complex situations, you might be needing PHP Templates, but in most cases you shouldn't!

If you don't use Smarty, there will appear a hint in the Admin Index Screen. That info can be turned off with a configuration entry.