I’m new to Yii. The backend stuff I have an handle on. Front end design is always a challenge for me. After reading a bit I’ve decided that I want to use the bootstrap widgets, helpers, classes, etc via (YiiStrap).
I’m confused though about styling. The YiiStrap download doesn’t seem to include a theme, like that available at http://getbootstrap.com. How do I theme or layout (template) my site using this extension?
Also can I use the themes at https://wrapbootstrap.com or similar sites? If so how do I go about incorporating them into my site.
but first download Yiistrap. In downloaded folder you can find a themes folder you should cut it and paste in your root folder in www, so you should have:
www/themes/bootstrap/css and www/themes/bootstrap/view
then download bootster from above link and just extract it in extension folder and rename it to bootstrap
go to config folder and main.php and add these codes:
//in your components:
'bootstrap'=>array(
'class'=>'bootstrap.components.Bootstrap',
),
//in module (if you want to use gii):
'gii'=>array(
'class'=>'system.gii.GiiModule',
'password'=>'somepassword',
'generatorPaths'=>array(
'bootstrap.gii',
),
),
//use these lines in first line of main.php array
return array(
'name'=>'Your site name',
'preload' => array( //for new bootstrap
'bootstrap'
),
'theme'=>'bootstrap',
....
