Responsive standalone website theme based on Bootstrap
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vertical-button-theme — HTML Starter Template
By emrickj
A responsive standalone website theme based on Bootstrap that generates pages by reading XML data files via PHP and can write contact form information to MySQL.
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What stands out
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Uses PHP to read XML data files to drive page content
website.xml stores main site data, website2.xml stores the dropdown menu content of the last button
Contact information on the contact page can be written to a MySQL table, with example code in the PHP file
Optional use of Font Awesome icons
Includes a sample website.xml and provides an entry point for online generation of website files
Template Details
This template is a responsive standalone website theme built with Bootstrap, with optional Font Awesome icons. It is itself a PHP file that, when run, reads website.xml and website2.xml from the data directory: the former stores the main site content, and the latter stores the content of the dropdown menu triggered by the last button. Contact information on the contact page can be written to a MySQL table, and example code is included in the PHP file. The repository includes a sample website.xml that can be modified, or new website data files can be generated using the author's online tool. The project is under the MIT license, and desktop and mobile homepage screenshots are provided in the repository.
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Use Cases
- A static-style corporate or institutional showcase site that needs content driven by XML data files
- A contact page that saves contact form information to a MySQL database
- Modifying an existing Bootstrap theme to create a new site appearance
Suitable For
- Developers familiar with PHP and able to edit XML data files
- Projects that need a responsive showcase website and do not rely on a front-end framework build process
- Sites that want to make secondary modifications based on MIT-licensed code
Getting started & customization
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- 1
The deployment environment must support PHP and retain the website.xml and website2.xml data files in the data directory.
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To save contact information, configure the MySQL table and connection according to the example code in the PHP file.
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Third-party assets such as demo images, fonts, and icons must be checked separately under their respective licenses; they cannot be judged solely by the code's MIT license.
License & source material
Usage conditions & limitations
Free to use · keep license noticeThis entry covers the free version under the MIT license in the public repository; the free scope is the code of this version and does not mean that external services or third-party assets are free.
Must comply with when using
- Free use, modification, commercial use, and distribution of this version's code are permitted.
- When distributing copies or substantial portions of the code, retain the original author's copyright notice and the full MIT license notice.
- The code is provided as is; warranties and limitations of liability are governed by the original license and applicable law.
Additional costs & items to verify
- Demo images, fonts, icons, and other third-party assets must be checked under their respective licenses; they cannot be judged solely by the code's MIT license.
- External services such as domains, hosting, databases, payments, or AI may incur additional charges.
- Contact information on the contact page can be written to a MySQL table; using this feature requires preparing and configuring a MySQL database and the corresponding table structure.
- The template is a PHP file; running it depends on a PHP environment and requires website.xml and website2.xml data files in the data directory.
- Font Awesome icons are optional; using them requires separately including Font Awesome resources.
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Permission is hereby granted, free of charge
Original License Text
You can also store Contact Information on the Contact Us Page to a MySQL table.
Original README
It is a PHP file which accesses `website.xml` and `website2.xml` which is stored in the data directory.
Original README
https://github.com/emrickj/vertical-button-theme/blob/master/LICENSE.mdhttps://github.com/emrickj/vertical-button-theme/blob/master/README.mdIt can also use Font Awesome icons.
Original README
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Template Information
- Source platforms
- GitHub
- Documentation and maintenance reference score
- Partly documented · 65 / 100
- Technologies
- HTML
- Website type
- Starter
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- Repository update recorded
- 2021-12-29
- Screenshot last checked
- 2026-10-11
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2026-10-11T17:04:01.971Z
Source file / repository# Vertical Button Theme This is a responsive standalone website theme using Bootstrap. It can also use Font Awesome icons. It is a PHP file which accesses `website.xml` and `website2.xml` which is stored in the data directory. The file `website.xml` stores data from the main website. The file `website2.xml` stores contents for the dropdown menu that is accessed on the last button of the website. You can also store Contact Information on the Contact Us Page to a MySQL table. Please see PHP file for sample code. Included here is a sample website file `website.xml`. To create a website file for a website, you can modify the website file included here, or you can [click here](http://emrickj.github.io/gwc) to create a new one. To see a collection of other themes, [click here](http://emrickj.github.io/themes).
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