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Early access codes for sharing early content and designs
This tutorial covers how you can distribute early access codes for early access to restricted site content and designs.
Inline editing in Composr
- By:
- Chris Graham
- Added:
- 31st Dec 2017
- Edited:
- 18th Nov 2025
- Difficulty:
- Expert
- Tutorial type:
- Auxillary
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An explanation of how the inline editing functionality deep within Composr works.
Using Chrome development tools to help with themeing
This tutorial shows how to use the Google Chrome developer tools to help you with your themeing.
Mobile design
- By:
- Chris Graham
- Added:
- 30th Apr 2015
- Edited:
- 18th Nov 2025
- Difficulty:
- Regular
- Tutorial type:
- Core documentation
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This tutorial explains both Composr's mobile mode and responsive design techniques.
Theme Lifecycle
How the files in a theme are managed, from initial theme creation, through upgrades.
How to Change Your Favicon and Site Logo in Composr
There are two styling elements you will probably want to change when you begin working on your new Composr website. You will need to change the site logo and you will also need to change your website's favicon.
Customising Your Composr Website's Design
How knowledgeable you are in CSS and HTML will determine how detailed a customisation you will be able to make. This tutorial aims to make it easier to find your way around the files you need to edit.
Designer themes, implementing a clean-room design
This tutorial is a deep-end introduction to Composr for web designers.
Guide to web technologies (including HTML, CSS, and JavaScript)
- By:
- Philip Withnall
- Added:
- 30th Apr 2009
- Edited:
- 18th Nov 2025
- Difficulty:
- Regular
- Tutorial type:
- Core documentation
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This tutorial is an introduction to the main standard web technologies that Composr is built upon.
Tempcode programming
- By:
- Chris Graham
- Added:
- 31st Aug 2008
- Edited:
- 18th Nov 2025
- Difficulty:
- Regular
- Tutorial type:
- Core documentation
- Tags:
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You'll be shocked at how much themeing control you can muster using Tempcode. Learn all about it...
Helping improve site accessibility for disabled users
We discuss how to ensure your website remains accessible to people with disabilities (Composr meets WCAG out-of-the-box).
Browser version requirements
This tutorial details the browser requirements for visitors to a Composr site, determined by the CSS/XHTML/JavaScript in our default theme.
Fixed-width layouts
A very practical tutorial showing how to created a fixed-width layout, and how to change the site header.
Supplementary web technologies (media, social networking, etc)
This tutorial will explain and detail some of the features of web technologies that are often forgotten.
Releasing a theme
A short tutorial explaining how to share a theme with other Composr webmasters, by exporting it as an addon.
Themeing your site
- By:
- Allen Ellis
- Added:
- 31st Jul 2008
- Edited:
- 18th Nov 2025
- Difficulty:
- Regular
- Tutorial type:
- Core documentation
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Our key themeing tutorial - how to re-theme your site, by changing CSS, templates, and theme images.
Authoring Tool Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 - Composr version 10.0 compliance
A formal description of Composr's compliancy with the ATAG accessibility standard.
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