[Logician]

Originally Posted by m3_fs

OK, sorry to be a s00per n00b but hey, we all start somewhere. I am running a vb board http://www.davetyner.com/forum and downloaded the Webtemplate hack. I am trying to add a theme but keep getting this error when I try and create it "You forgot to add $includedtemplate variable into template! This variable marks the location where webtemplates that is using this theme will be inserted so a theme without this variable is pointless to have!"

I read all the documentation and is there a step by step on creating and then implementing a basic theme? Thanks!

A theme = a webtemplate that can host other "webtemplates" in.

So if you are trying to create a stand-alone page, you should NOT create a theme, you should create a regular webtemplate.

If you want to create a general design in which you will display other webtemplates in, then you should create a theme.

Since themes will display "other webtemplates" inside, you should point in which section of the theme you are going to insert your other webtemplates while creating themes. You do it by using "$includedtemplate" variable somewhere inside your theme. You get the error message because you attempt to create a theme but use this variable nowhere inside it (which is pointless as the error tells). So you must put $includedtemplate inside your theme to avoid the error.