Bitrix Framework

Example of the general file and folder structure of a site template:

• The components catalogue is intended for component templates;
• The images catalogue is intended for template images (that do not depend on the browsable page) and copied from site layout;
• The include_areas catalogue contains the areas of a template;
• The lang catalogue contains language communication files;
• The page_templates catalogue is intended for templates of pages and editable areas;
• The snippets catalogue contains snippets – small fragments of html code intended to speed up the operation of the content manager associated with creation of frequent code blocks;
• The themes catalogue is a template theme;
• The header.php file is a part of the template BEFORE the contents;
• The footer.php file is a part of the template AFTER the contents;
• The description.php file is a name and description of the template;
• The .styles.php files contains a description of styles for the visual page editor;
• The template_styles.css file contains template styles (styles applied in the site design template itself);
• The styles.css file contains styles for the contents and include areas. These styles may be used in visual editor.