I installed this module along with the required themekey module. It created a fair amount of problems and did not work correctly. Uninstalling this module, I am able to do with the themekey module (but successfully) the functionality described in the purpose of this module. Therefore I am confused about why this module is here? If there is a use for this module beyond basic themekey functionality, could this be explained in documentation?

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profix898 commented

TaxonomyTheme was available for several years (since Drupal 4.x). However, there have always been some problems with the structural design of the module, for example 'What term should be used for a page with multiple associated terms?', etc. Also the pretty complex logic makes it virtually impossible to extend the functionality in a clean way. And I'm not even talking about the flexibility Drupal has got with Forms API & Co with the last two releases. To overcome most of the limitations of TaxonomyTheme I decided to write a new module and thats ThemeKey. It actually does all what TaxonomyTheme did, but much much more. It is no longer restricted to switching themes based on taxonomy, hence the decision to choose a new name.

However, people are used to the simple UI of TaxonomyTheme, so I thought to keep TaxonomyTheme alive for some time. But you are right, it does not offer any additional features except for a different UI, the UI people are used to.

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weimeng commented

It might be helpful to include a link to ThemeKey on the project page. I came here looking for solutions to set custom themes for individual forums and had to look into the issue queue to find out about ThemeKey. :)

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HS commented

Yup. I second the above. Please add a link to ThemeKey on the project page. Drupal search is useless.

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