End User Portal/Customisation
Overview
Emersion's End User Portal can be used by End Users immediately without any customisation. It's 'out-of-the-box' CSS template is minimalist so it should not interfere with any existing styles. That said, most service providers customise the styling of the End User Portals to better suit their own branding requirements and to adopt a fully integrated look.
This article covers how to customise the End User Portal using the settings in Cumulus.
Prerequisites
This article is written for web developers and web designers with strong HTML and CSS skills. It is assumed you know how to style/skin a website using standard technologies.
Smarty Templates
Emersion uses the Smarty Template Engine for PHP, facilitating the separation of presentation (HTML/CSS) from application logic. This implies that PHP code is application logic, and is separated from the presentation. Therefore, designers are limited by Smarty's features and functions. Right-click and open the link to Smarty's documentation in a new tab/window.
Customisation Resources
In order to customise the portal, users will need:
- A Cumulus account with permissions to customise the portal
- Advanced HTML & CSS skills
Below is some additional templates you may find useful to use as a base and modify to your preferences.
