Hi all, I am a newbie to joomla. could any one please tell me that how to create a JOOMLA template.
Thanks in Advance...
Fero
+1
A:
For most people, the first template is done by taking the default one shipped in the install, and making a few changes. Some tips on these tweaks are here.
There is also a well-trodden section on the community forums here.
butterchicken
2009-08-17 10:51:57
A:
Most of the time I spent learning about joomla templates was spent on studying css. I suggest you do that first, if you haven't already.
birukw
2009-10-02 16:30:19
A:
here is the simplest joomla template I can think of: you need a head bit, some module bits, a component bit, a message bit , and a spot for the debug messages if you have it turned on.
Then i would take code form the example modules out there and incorporate you own html, and css etc.
<html>
<head>
<jdoc:include type="head" />
</head>
<body>
<jdoc:include type="modules" name="top" />
<jdoc:include type="message" />
<jdoc:include type="component" />
<jdoc:include type="modules" name="bottom" />
<jdoc:include type="modules" name="debug" />
</body>
</html>
note:
it is possible to overwride the templatesused by most joomla components and modules. (they are stored in the html folder. you can see examples of these in teh default templates that come with joomla)
You will also have to update the oher files in teh template directory.. most importantly the xml file. Just have a look at the default modules, and work backwards/reverse engineer.
I would recomend using the standard module positions used by most templates now days... this will enable you to switch between templates with greater ease.
Bingy
2009-10-07 00:29:06