Creating your own template

GameCP uses the Smartys template engine. It is easy to create and customize GamecP using a little bit of html and css and some time you can easily make a simple change or an advanced re-designed, many users already have.

Watch a video on youtube about this

Creating a new 'theme'

• Locate the template folder (includes/template)
• Copy the 'x' template to a new name - ie: 'mytemplate'
• Locate the template files you want to change. These files reside in the "default/smarty" folder.
• Copy the folder(s) and file(s) to your new template, 'mytemplate'

Example

• Copy 'default/smarty/headers'
• To 'mytemplate/smarty/headers'

Change GameCP Settings

• Login to GameCP
• Goto Settings
• Change the theme to your new theme
• Save Settings

Editing templates

Now that you have your own theme you can start editing the template files (.tpl)

GameCP uses the Smarty template system.

You can use commands like {php}{/php} and {literal}{/literal} along with hundreds of other php based commands.

Locate a .tpl file

• Open it in a text editor like notepad, pico or vi
• Modify the code you want changed
• Save changes

See your changes

Any time a .tpl file is changed your templates cache must be erased. We cache templates to help reduce server load.

• Navigate to your compiled templates:

includes\cache\

• Erase the folder(s) inside

View your changes from your control panel.