Sometimes you may want to simply override a template (see Loading Templates) or create an alternative template in an existing theme. However, other times you might want to create your own entire theme, especially if you are planning to build a rich set of unique and reusable templates for your organization.

There are three ways to create new themes:

• Create a new theme from scratch (hard!)
• Extend an existing theme
• Wrap an existing theme

We don't ever recommend creating a new theme from scratch. Rather, we believe that the simple theme provides enough of the basics for you to either extend or wrap, thereby creating your own unique theme. No matter which method your choose (often you end up using a bit of both methods, as they aren't mutually exclusive), we highly you unpack the WebWork jar and look at the source templates for all the provided themes. This will give you a good understanding of how to make your own templates and themes.

Wrapping an Existing Theme

Extending an Existing Theme