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Custom Shades is a PHP class that can be added to any theme to allow users to change a predefined colour (color) set.

Usage:

1. Place this script into the themes directory:
   e.g. wp-content/themes/[MyTheme]/custom-shades.php
2. Edit or create your themes functions.php with the following code:

   // functions.php - custom-shades
   require_once(TEMPLATEPATH . "/custom-shades.php");

3. Within functions.php, create your default shades using arrays:

   $default_colours = array(
   array(
   'element_name' => 'Color A',
   'input_var' => 'color_a',
   'input_val'    => '000000'
   ),
   array(
   'element_name' => 'Color B',
   'input_var' => 'color_b',
   'input_val'    => '999999'
   ),
   );

   Add as many shades as you need where:
   input_val = Hex value of the shade (color)
   element_name = Human readable name of the element
   input_var = Real name of the element used to store and retrieve shade

4. Create a file for your custom css within your theme directory
   e.g. wp-content/themes/[MyTheme]/style.php

   Use this file like a regular css stylesheet to store your color values

   Replace color values with <?php shade(['input_var']); ?>;
   e.g.     background-color: #000000;
   becomes:
   background-color: <?php shade(‘color_a’); ?>;

5. Test changing the shades using ‘Custom Shades’ within the Themes menu