homepage complete, hero unit et al.

app.js

@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ global.modules = modules;
 	modules.templates.init();
 	modules.websockets.init();
 	
-	
 
 
     //setup scripts to be moved outside of the app in future.
@@ -32,34 +31,12 @@ global.modules = modules;
             if (data.categories.length === 0) {
                 console.log('Setting up default categories...');
 
-                modules.categories.create({
+                modules.fs.readFile(config.ROOT_DIRECTORY + '/install/data/categories.json', function(err, categories) {
-                    'name': 'Announcements',
+                    categories = JSON.parse(categories);
-                    'description': 'A place to talk about whateeeever you want',
+                    
-                    'blockclass': 'category-purple',
+                    for (var category in categories) {
-                    'icon' : 'icon-bullhorn'
+                        modules.categories.create(categories[category]);
-                });
+                    }
-
-                modules.categories.create({
-                    'name': 'General Discussion',
-                    'description': 'A place to talk about whateeeever you want',
-                    'blockclass': 'category-purple',
-                    'icon' : 'icon-comment'
-                });
-
-
-                modules.categories.create({
-                    'name': 'NodeBB Development',
-                    'description': 'Bugs? Dont worry, we dont read this thread, so post them here.',
-                    'blockclass': 'category-purple',
-                    'icon' : 'icon-github-alt'
-                });
-
-
-                modules.categories.create({
-                    'name': 'Blogs',
-                    'description': 'In future an example of how a hidden category should look like.',
-                    'blockclass': 'category-purple',
-                    'icon' : 'icon-pencil'
                 });
 
             } else console.log('Good.');

public/css/style.less

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ body {
 
 @media (min-width: 979px) {
 	body {
-		padding-top: 60px;
+		padding-top: 70px;
 	}
 }
 
@@ -310,13 +310,17 @@ footer.footer {
 	text-align: center;
 	border-radius: 5px;
 	margin: 0;
-	padding-top:20px;
+	padding-top:25px;
 	cursor: pointer;
+	margin-bottom: 20px;
 }
 .category-row h4 {
 	font-weight: 700;
 	text-align: center;
 	color: #555;
+	white-space: nowrap;
+	overflow: hidden;
+	text-overflow: ellipsis;
 }
 .category-row a {
 	text-decoration: none;
@@ -326,4 +330,29 @@ footer.footer {
 .category-purple {
 	background: #ab1290;
 	color: white;
+}
+
+.category-darkblue {
+	background: #004C66;
+	color: white;
+}
+
+.category-blue {
+	background: #0059B2;
+	color: white;
+}
+
+.category-darkgreen {
+	background: #004000;
+	color: white;
+}
+.category-orange {
+	color: white;
+	background: #FF7A4D;
+}
+
+.hero-unit {
+	background: #56BCDA;
+	color: white;
+	padding: 30px;
 }

public/templates/home.tpl

@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+<div class="hero-unit">
+	<h1>NodeBB</h1>
+	<p>Welcome to NodeBB, the discussion platform of the future.</p>
+	<p>
+		<a target="_blank" href="http://www.nodebb.org" class="btn btn-large"><i class="icon-comment"></i> Get NodeBB</a>
+		<a target="_blank" href="http://www.nodebb.org" class="btn btn-large"><i class="icon-github-alt"></i> Fork us on Github</a>
+		<a target="_blank" href="http://www.nodebb.org" class="btn btn-large"><i class="icon-twitter"></i> @dcplabs</a>
+	</p>
+</div>
 
 <div class="row category-row">
 	<!-- BEGIN categories -->