@snowdog/create-alpaca-theme
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Create Magento 2 child theme based on Snowdog Alpaca Theme
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Create Alpaca Theme
Quickly create Magento 2 Child Theme based on Snowdog Alpaca Theme.
Requirements
- Working and valid Magento 2.4 instance.
- Node >= 16.
Quick Overview
- Run from Magento project root directory:
npx @snowdog/create-alpaca-theme
- Select installation options.
After installation is completed:
- Go to
Admin Panel -> Content -> Design -> Configuration
and choose your theme. - Run
yarn dev
inapp/design/frontend/VENDOR_NAME/CHILD_THEME_NAME/Snowdog_Components
directory to see components in Fractal environment.
What it does?
- Installs following packages:
- snowdog/frontools
- snowdog/module-alpaca-packages containing:
- snowdog/theme-frontend-alpaca
- magepal/magento2-gmailsmtpapp
- magepal/magento2-googletagmanager
- mailchimp/mc-magento2
- smile/elasticsuite
- snowdog/module-alpaca-general
- snowdog/module-bullet-points
- snowdog/module-csp
- snowdog/module-category-attributes
- snowdog/module-menu
- snowdog/module-product-attribute-description
- snowdog/module-shipping-latency
- snowdog/module-wishlist-unlocker
- webshopapps/module-matrixrate
- Creates Alpaca Child Theme in
app/design/frontend/VENDOR_NAME/CHILD_THEME_NAME
including everything you need to start working with Alpaca:- Essential configuration files
- Styles inheritance setup
- Custom variables file in
Snowdog_Components/components/Atoms/variables/
directory - Example of how to change Sass variable value
- Example of how to extend component styles (If selected during installation)
- Adds frontools configuration files in
dev/tools/frontools/config
directory. - Updates database with essential Alpaca Tables (If selected during installation).
- Adds placeholder images.
- Upgrades Magento instance, compiles styles, JS files and SVGs.
User guide
- Alpaca Theme Docs - Learn how to utilize Alpaca Theme.
Useful Links
Testing and local development
- Clone this repository
- Change name of package in
package.json
tocreate-alpaca-theme
- Install package globally:
npm install -g
- Link command running
npm link
- Run
npx create-alpaca-theme
from Magento project root directory
Troubleshooting
- If you have problems with global npm persmission, check npm docs: Resolving eaccess permissions error when installing package globally
- When running Warden or other dockerized Magento instance, make sure you run
npx @snowdog/create-alpaca-theme
from proper container.
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