TTB changes the way themes are made. It’s not a big change but there are some rules you must be aware of:

1) all the theme files must be compressed into a zip (Mac archives occasionally create problems we suggest you use windows e.g. 7-ZIP to create the archive)

2) The archive must not contain any root directory = .css directly visible when the archive is opened.

3) the archive must be named after the theme name e.g. mytheme = mytheme.zip

4) the .css file within the archive must be called after the theme e.g. mytheme = mytheme.css Example:

5) Theme naming convention [valid from 14/03/2013 and not retrospective]:

• no special characters such as $,%,& or anything you wouldn’t put in a filename
• use lowercase only
• split words with “_” (underscore)
• [mandatory] begin with the theme name.
• [optional] hw specific (if any) e.g. containing logos for asus/cisco/buffalo a.s.o.
• [suggested] release version (positive integers) so v1,v2… but not v1.1
• [optional] attribute – alternative version description (e.g. a colour)
• [optional] attribute – alternative version description (e.g. anything)

you get the picture!

Putting everything together it would be

name_hw_version_attribute_attribute

mytheme_cisco_v2_red_nopadding

Finally publish your theme on the tomato forum.

It is suggested that you provide a brief description so that we can fill in the article where the theme is going to be presented and the screenshot/s in png format (of the theme only, no browser/os)

Regards