[IMP] website: general themes restructuration

task-4644985

Author: guillaume gallant (guga)

content/applications/websites/website/web_design/themes.rst

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-==============
-Website themes
-==============
+=============
+General theme
+=============
 
-Odoo offers numerous themes to shape your website's style, including its colors, fonts, and layouts.
-When setting up your site using the Odoo website configurator, you are prompted to select a theme
-that aligns with your desired aesthetic. If you wish to modify the theme options later, navigate to
-the website builder by clicking the :guilabel:`Edit` button and access the :guilabel:`Theme` tab.
-The following sections are available:
+Odoo offers various options to shape your website’s theme, including its
+:ref:`Colors <website/themes/colors>`, :ref:`Fonts <website/themes/fonts>`, and
+:ref:`Layouts <website/themes/page-layouts>`.
 
-- :guilabel:`Colors`: The website builder relies on palettes composed of five colors: two
-  :guilabel:`Main` colors and three :guilabel:`Light & Dark` colors.
+When setting up your website for the first time, you are prompted to select a theme. Hover your
+mouse over the themes to see an extended preview of each one. Click on a theme to select it.
 
-  You can also customize the :guilabel:`Color Presets` that have been defined automatically by the
-  website builder according to the five colors defined above. Click the arrow next to a color preset
-  to update it. Each color preset contains colors for your building block's :guilabel:`Background`,
-  :guilabel:`Text`, :guilabel:`Headings`, :guilabel:`Links`, :guilabel:`Primary Buttons`, and
-  :guilabel:`Secondary Buttons`.
+.. note::
+   - If you leave without selecting a theme, your website is created using the default one.
+   - You can switch themes later if needed.
 
-  .. image:: themes/colors.png
-     :alt: select the colors of your website
-     :scale: 75%
+In the website builder, the :guilabel:`Theme` tab offers various options to customize your website's
+theme. To access it, go to :menuselection:`Website --> Edit --> Theme`.
 
-  **To apply a color preset** to a building block of your site, select it, go to the
-  :guilabel:`Customize` tab, click the :guilabel:`Background` button, and select the preset.
+Once you have made the desired changes, click on :guilabel:`Save` to confirm and apply them to your
+website.
 
-  .. note::
-     Changing a color preset automatically updates the colors of both the default preset and the
-     building blocks where the preset is used.
+Theme
+=====
 
-- :guilabel:`Website`: From this section, you can :guilabel:`Switch Theme`,
-  :doc:`Add a Language <../configuration/translate>`, select the :guilabel:`Page Layout`, and
-  customize the :guilabel:`Background` by uploading your own image.
+In the :guilabel:`Website` section, click on :guilabel:`Switch Theme` to open the theme selector.
+Hover your mouse over the themes to see an extended preview of each one. Click on a theme to apply
+it to your website.
 
-- :guilabel:`Paragraph`: Customize the formatting of your website's paragraph `<p>` elements.
+.. _website/themes/colors:
 
-  .. tip::
-     The :guilabel:`Font Family` field contains fonts that are hosted and served by Google servers.
-     To add another font, click :guilabel:`Add a Google Font`, and, in the popup window, click
-     :guilabel:`fonts.google.com`.
+Colors
+======
 
-     .. image:: themes/add-a-font.png
-        :alt: Select the font you like
-        :scale: 75%
+Odoo's website editor features two main types of colors: :ref:`Theme colors <website/themes/theme-colors>`
+and :ref:`Status colors <website/themes/status-colors>`.
 
-     Select a font you like, copy the address of the page, paste it in the :guilabel:`Google Font
-     address` field, then click :guilabel:`Save and Reload`. The new font applies to your entire
-     website.
+.. _website/themes/theme-colors:
 
-- :guilabel:`Headings`: Customize the formatting of your headings.
+Theme colors
+------------
 
-- :guilabel:`Button`: Customize the :guilabel:`Primary Style` and :guilabel:`Secondary Style`
-  buttons.
+:guilabel:`Theme colors` refer to the set of colors displayed across all pages of your website.
+These are made of five colors: three main colors and two light and dark colors.
 
-  .. image:: themes/buttons.png
-     :alt: Two types of buttons in Odoo
+To edit your website's colors, go to the :guilabel:`Colors` section in the website editor, then:
 
-- :guilabel:`Link`: To edit the style of the hyperlinks available on your website.
+- Click on the color dot you want to change, then select a :guilabel:`Solid` color or click on
+  :guilabel:`Custom` to pick a specific color tone manually (or add its #HEX or RGBA code).
+- Click on the paint palette icon and choose a color palette. As a result, all color customizations
+  are reset; click a color dot to change a specific color.
 
-- :guilabel:`Input Fields`: Customize fields where you can enter data, e.g., a search bar or a form.
+Odoo automatically creates :guilabel:`Color Presets` for your chosen palette. These are predefined
+color combinations applied to different elements of your website to provide a structured and
+visually appealing design. When you select a color palette, its presets define how those colors are
+distributed across different elements from a building block, such as buttons, backgrounds, and text.
+If you want to modify them, click on :guilabel:`Color Presets` and click on a preset to customize it
+further. Each color preset contains colors for your building block’s background, text, headings,
+links, primary buttons, and secondary buttons.
 
-- :guilabel:`Advanced`: You can hide the header bar of your website using the
-  :guilabel:`Show Header` button, inject :ref:`head and body code <analytics/google-tag-manager>`,
-  enter your :guilabel:`Google Map Custom Key`, change the colors of the :guilabel:`Success`,
-  :guilabel:`Info`, :guilabel:`Warning`, and :guilabel:`Error` pop up messages by clicking the
-  related :guilabel:`Status Colors` buttons, and customize the :guilabel:`Grays` elements of your
-  site.
+.. image:: themes/color-presets.png
+   :scale: 80%
+   :alt: Color presets
 
-  .. example::
-     - The :guilabel:`Status Color` of the :guilabel:`Success` messages is set to green.
+To apply a color preset to a building block on your site, select the building block, go to the
+:guilabel:`Customize` tab, click the color dot located next to :guilabel:`Background`, and choose a
+:guilabel:`Theme`.
 
-       .. image:: themes/advanced.png
-          :alt: Status colors success message set to green.
+.. note::
+   Changing a color preset automatically updates the colors of both the default preset and the
+   building blocks where the preset is used.
 
-       .. image:: themes/success.png
-          :alt: Success message is green
+.. _website/themes/status-colors:
 
-     - Customizing the gray elements of your site.
+Status colors
+-------------
 
-       .. image:: themes/grays.png
-          :alt: Customize the grays elements of your site
+Status colors are used to indicate the status of certain actions (e.g., :guilabel:`Success`,
+:guilabel:`Warning`, etc.) . They're used in pop-up messages that appear to provide feedback to
+users and website visitors. To customize your website's :guilabel:`Status Colors`, scroll down to
+the :guilabel:`Advanced` section and click on the dots to change their color.
+
+.. example::
+   .. image:: themes/advanced.png
+      :alt: Status color selection
+
+   .. image:: themes/success.png
+      :alt: Success pop-up
+
+.. _website/themes/page-layouts:
+
+Page layout
+===========
+
+The :guilabel:`Page layout` option in the :guilabel:`Website` section allows you to change the
+overall display and spacing of building blocks and website elements on pages. Click the dropdown
+menu and select the desired layout. Under :guilabel:`Page Layout`, customize your
+:guilabel:`Background` by choosing an :guilabel:`Image`, using a selected image in a
+:guilabel:`Pattern`, or leaving it blank.
+
+.. _website/themes/fonts:
+
+Fonts
+=====
+
+Odoo allows you to customize the font family and size for specific elements on your website,
+including paragraphs, headings, buttons, and input fields.
+
+- :guilabel:`Font Family`: In the :guilabel:`Paragraph`, :guilabel:`Headings`, and
+  :guilabel:`Button` sections, select a font from the dropdown menu.
+
+- :guilabel:`Font Size`: In the :guilabel:`Paragraph`, :guilabel:`Headings`, :guilabel:`Button`, and
+  :guilabel:`Input Fields` sections, use the :guilabel:`Font Size` field to set a default size.
+  Click the :icon:`fa-caret-right` (arrow) icon to expand the section and define custom sizes
+  (e.g., based on the heading level, button size, etc.).
+
+Additionally, each element-specific section offers extra styling options, such as
+:guilabel:`Line Height` and :guilabel:`Margins`, for further customization.
+
+Custom fonts
+------------
+
+It is possible to use fonts on your website that are not offered by default in Odoo.
+
+To add a custom font, click the dropdown menu related to the :guilabel:`Font Family` field and
+select :guilabel:`Add a Custom Font` at the bottom of the dropdown menu. In the pop-up window:
+
+- To add a Google font, click on :guilabel:`Select a Google Font` and click on the desired font
+  in the list. Toggle off the :guilabel:`Serve font from Google servers` if your website is operated
+  from a location where regulations require compliance with laws such as, but not limited to, the
+  European Union's GDPR. This will ensure that the Google Font is stored on your website's server
+  instead of Google's.
+- To upload a custom font from your computer, click on :guilabel:`Choose File`.
+
+Once done, click on :guilabel:`Save and Reload`.
+
+Button styles
+=============
+
+To customize the style of your website's primary and secondary buttons, navigate to the
+:guilabel:`Button` section in the website editor and edit the relevant options:
+
+- Click the arrow next to the :guilabel:`Primary Style` or :guilabel:`Secondary Style` fields and
+  select one of the available styles for each type of button: :guilabel:`Fill`, :guilabel:`Outline`,
+  or :guilabel:`Flat`. When selecting :guilabel:`Outline`, the :guilabel:`Border Width` option
+- :ref:`Modify the fonts <website/themes/fonts>`.
+- Adjust the :guilabel:`Padding` to change the size of the spacing (in pixels) around the buttons'
+  labels.
+- Customize the buttons' border radius using the :guilabel:`Round Corners` option.
+- Add an animation when a button is clicked in the :guilabel:`On Click Effect` dropdown menu.
+
+.. image:: themes/buttons.png
+      :alt: Primary and secondary buttons
+
+.. tip::
+   You can define custom :guilabel:`Small` and :guilabel:`Large` sizes for button'
+   :guilabel:`Padding`, :guilabel:`Font Size`, and :guilabel:`Round Corners` : Click on the
+   :icon:`fa-caret-right` (arrow) icon and use the related fields.
+
+   .. image:: themes/button-settings.png
+         :scale: 80%
+         :alt: Button padding, font size and round corners settings
+
+Link style
+==========
+
+In the :guilabel:`Link` section, click on :guilabel:`Link Style` to choose the appearance of links
+on your website. Select :guilabel:`No Underline`, :guilabel:`Underline On Hover`, or
+:guilabel:`Always Underline` in the dropdown menu.