# Does anyone have a skin for radiant? **URL:** \ **Category:** Radiant CMS\ **Created:** [September 9, 2006, 8:43am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/does-anyone-have-a-skin-for-radiant/68108 "2006-09-09T08:43:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![rreeeee\_rrffff](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/a9adbd/32.png) [@rreeeee\_rrffff](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rreeeee_rrffff)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2006, 8:43am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/does-anyone-have-a-skin-for-radiant/68108/1 "2006-09-09T08:43:57Z")
Hey, I need a skin for radiant, with basic navigation at top, footer, header, right or left sidebar with sub-navigation & other content you could add and finally a content box. Just need a base to get started on, thanks. Also, if you have a fully customized skin for Radient, can you still upgrade to future versions? Thanks heaps, Richard * * * Need more speed? Get Xtra Broadband @ [http://jetstream.xtra.co.nz/chm/0,,202853-1000,00.html](http://jetstream.xtra.co.nz/chm/0,,202853-1000,00.html) ---
**Author:** ![rreeeee\_rrffff](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/a9adbd/32.png) [@rreeeee\_rrffff](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rreeeee_rrffff)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2006, 4:00pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/does-anyone-have-a-skin-for-radiant/68108/2 "2006-09-09T16:00:26Z")
Ummm… everything is custom-built, except for the example sites that come with it. I suggest you check out [oswd.org](http://oswd.org) for free designs. There are no “skins” per-se, like you would have in Wordpress or phpBB. Sean C. [seancribbs.com](http://seancribbs.com) ---
**Author:** ![rreeeee\_rrffff](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/a9adbd/32.png) [@rreeeee\_rrffff](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rreeeee_rrffff)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2006, 6:34pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/does-anyone-have-a-skin-for-radiant/68108/3 "2006-09-09T18:34:38Z")
Richard, I’m attaching – and also pasting below – a layout based on one that I just did for a client. The secondary navigation is stored in a page part called “left-nav”, which you’ll need to create for each page. The header and footer are stored in snippets. I removed some of the other stuff to clean it up for you. Hope it helps! In case you’re curious, the site is [http://www.spe1031.com](http://www.spe1031.com) The homepage uses one layout and the rest of the site uses another layout. The attached layout was used on the secondary pages…Radiant was perfect for this project. Justin \ | | \ | |   | \ | ---
**Author:** ![rreeeee\_rrffff](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/a9adbd/32.png) [@rreeeee\_rrffff](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rreeeee_rrffff)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2006, 11:19pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/does-anyone-have-a-skin-for-radiant/68108/4 "2006-09-09T23:19:27Z")
Hey, Wow, thanks so much! I just have one problem, I have no idea what \ tag means, ive never used this isn XHTML / CSS. Thanks, now I got to work out how to install this awesome CMS on Site5 webhosting. I tried pressing % radiant --help in SSH but it says job not found. I think im doing something totally wrong here, do you even use SSH? I’ve never used Ruby on Rails ever, just seems to awesome from what I see, and I want to get into it. Any help would be appricated :P. Sorry for all the questions. Thanks, Richard R > The header and footer are stored in snippets. I removed some of the > > \>right or left sidebar with sub-navigation & other content you could add \>Need more speed? Get Xtra Broadband @ \>http://jetstream.xtra.co.nz/chm/0,,202853-1000,00.html \> \>\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ \>Radiant mailing list \>Post: removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid \>Search: http://radiantcms.org/mailing-list/search/ \>Site: http://lists.radiantcms.org/mailman/listinfo/radiant \> > \<\< layout.html \>\> > * * * > > Radiant mailing list > Post: removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid > Search: [http://radiantcms.org/mailing-list/search/](http://radiantcms.org/mailing-list/search/) > Site: [http://lists.radiantcms.org/mailman/listinfo/radiant](http://lists.radiantcms.org/mailman/listinfo/radiant) * * * Need more speed? Get Xtra Broadband @ [http://jetstream.xtra.co.nz/chm/0,,202853-1000,00.html](http://jetstream.xtra.co.nz/chm/0,,202853-1000,00.html) ---
**Author:** ![rreeeee\_rrffff](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/a9adbd/32.png) [@rreeeee\_rrffff](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rreeeee_rrffff)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2006, 11:35pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/does-anyone-have-a-skin-for-radiant/68108/5 "2006-09-09T23:35:30Z")
On 9/9/06, Maurizio B. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > Once you’ve installed the radiant gem: > > gem install radiant BTW, to know more about the ruby “gems” application, and how to install it, just in case you have not already installed it, you can visit the gems web site: [http://www.rubygems.org/](http://www.rubygems.org/) ---
**Author:** ![rreeeee\_rrffff](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/a9adbd/32.png) [@rreeeee\_rrffff](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rreeeee_rrffff)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2006, 3:49am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/does-anyone-have-a-skin-for-radiant/68108/6 "2006-09-10T03:49:59Z")
If you have trouble working with the gem, or if you need to customize some of the code, you may want to download the source, rather than using the gem. The source works just like any Rails app, so you can just un-tarzip it and it’s a fully functional Rails app. Good luck! Justin ---
**Author:** ![rreeeee\_rrffff](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/a9adbd/32.png) [@rreeeee\_rrffff](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rreeeee_rrffff)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2006, 11:31pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/does-anyone-have-a-skin-for-radiant/68108/7 "2006-09-09T23:31:30Z")
On 9/9/06, rreeeee rrffff [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > Wow, thanks so much! I just have one problem, I have no idea what \ tag > means, ive never used this isn XHTML / CSS. For a comprehensive overview of how radiant works and the use of radius (\ tags, you can look at: [http://dev.radiantcms.org/radiant/wiki/UsingRadiant](http://dev.radiantcms.org/radiant/wiki/UsingRadiant) More details on tags can be found here: [http://dev.radiantcms.org/radiant/browser/trunk/radiant/app/models/page\_context.rb](http://dev.radiantcms.org/radiant/browser/trunk/radiant/app/models/page_context.rb) Thanks, now I got to work out how to install this awesome CMS on Site5 > webhosting. I tried pressing % radiant --help in SSH but it says job not > found. I think im doing something totally wrong here, do you even use SSH? Once you’ve installed the radiant gem: gem install radiant you could create a directory where you want your radiant-based web site be rooted, and issue the following command: radiant --help to see a list of options you have for the radiant CMS installation. –M