Elgg 1.9 Themes Apr 2026

Use the vars:compiler hook in your plugin's PHP configuration to override global CSS variables like colors and widths.

To change styles, you can override elements/layout/columns.css by copying the core file to your plugin's views/default/elements/layout/ directory. Elgg 1.9 Themes

Follow the example of the Aalborg theme by designing for smaller screens first to ensure accessibility. Use the vars:compiler hook in your plugin's PHP

Create a manifest.xml (or elgg-plugin.php in newer versions) to define the theme's name, version, and author. CSS Customization: and author. CSS Customization: