Ability to pre-define or apply a theme to a Page Template

• Type: Bug
• Status: Verified
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Unresolved
• Affects Version/s: 6.0.6 GA, 6.0.11 EE
• Fix Version/s: None
• Component/s: UI, UI > JavaScript & CSS
• Labels: None
• Environment: Liferay 6.0 EE Sp1
• Epic/Theme:
  • Platform
• Fix Priority: 4
• Similar Issues: Show 5 results ; ;

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This is somewhat related to LPS-7130 but perhaps from a little different perspective.

Right now I can create a page template from Control Panel "add template" "Mike's Theme", then click
"configuration" and open up the template in a new window. Then from "Manage Pages" add a theme, or custom CSS, or completely pre-define the look and feel (perhaps this would be a branding application).
When I then return to my full page and click "add page" and select my page template "Mike's Theme" from the drop down there is no theme applied. However, I can go back to the template from Control Panel, view it on a preview browser and the theme is still there.

So first of all, I find this behavior inconsistent, the theme appears
when viewing the template as an asset in Control Panel but not when deploying it in an actual site.

Secondly, if I tried all the above with a site template instead of a page template, it works as expected.
I can apply theme, stylesheets to a site template and that theme persists in the "asset view" in Control
Panel as well as when I deploy it in a community or organization. Once again, inconsistent usage between
page and site templates.

Third, it seems to me that not being able to apply a theme to a page template severely limits the
usefulness of having page templates in the first place.

I discovered this behavior during a sales presentation when I was demo'ing the "ease" with which
non technical users can deploy pre-formatted pages complete with branding and theming already applied.

I was surprised to find that this is not the case because it just seems so intuitive, especially
when site templates DO behave this way.

Thanks!

Michael-

[Juan Fernández]

Hi Michael:
I think this may be a bug, as it is a quite inconsistent behaviour - moved to issues backlog
Thanks for the feedback!

[Michael Wong]

Thanks Juan! Glad it's not just me that thinks this is inconsistent.

M-