Useful tweaks to the portal_normal.vm file for custom Liferay themes.

Liferay Template Tweaks

<!-- Hide Dockbar -->
#if ($permissionChecker.isOmniadmin())
<!--#if ($permissionChecker.isCompanyAdmin($company_id))
#if ($permissionChecker.isCommunityAdmin($portletGroupId))
#if ($permissionChecker.isCommunityOwner($portletGroupId))-->
  #dockbar()
#end

#if (!$is_signed_in)
	<a href="$sign_in_url" rel="nofollow">$sign_in_text</a>
#end

#if ($is_signed_in && !$permissionChecker.isOmniadmin())
  <a href="$sign_out_url" rel="nofollow">$sign_out_text</a>
#end


<!-- Named Nav Items -->
<li class="$nav_item_class" id="$nav_item.getName()">
    <a href="$nav_item.getURL()" $nav_item.getTarget()><span>$nav_item.getName()</span></a>

    #if ($nav_item.hasChildren())
        <ul class="child-menu">
            #foreach ($nav_child in $nav_item.getChildren())
                #if ($nav_child.isSelected())
                    #set ($nav_child_class = "selected")
                #else
                    #set ($nav_child_class = "")
                #end

                <li class="$nav_child_class" id="$nav_child.getName()">
                    <a href="$nav_child.getURL()" $nav_child.getTarget()>$nav_child.getName()</a>
                </li>
            #end
        </ul>
    #end
</li>


<!-- Dynamic Copyright Date -->
#set ($copyYear = "2013")
#set ($curYear = $the_year)
#if ($curYear == $copyYear)
    #set ($copyright = "$copyYear")
#else
    #set ($copyright = "$copyYear - $curYear")
#end


<!-- Body Class -->
#foreach ($nav_item in $nav_items)
    #if ($nav_item.isSelected()) 
        #set($currentPage = $nav_item.getName())
        #break
    #end
#end

#if ($currentPage == "Home")
    #set ($home = "home")
#else
    #set ($home = "inner")
#end