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Creating Custom Templatesfor Joomla! 2.5Dallas/Fort Worth Joomla User GroupJanuary 14, 2013www.KatalystCreativeGroup.comA Bit About Me: Don CranfordPartner / Lead Developer at Katalyst Creative GroupWeb Design/Dev, Branding, Content, SEOStarted using Joomla! (Mambo) in 2004Joomla! is our primary tool, but also do some WordPress and Drupal.Custom Joomla! templates and extensions.www.KatalystCreativeGroup.com Today Well Cover:Custom Template Basics for Joomla! 2.5File StructuretemplateDetails.xmlindex.phpCSSwww.KatalystCreativeGroup.com Today Well Cover:Advanced TopicsHTML OverridesParametersLanguage OverridesInstallation

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The BasicsCreating Custom Templates for Joomla! 2.5Template File StructureRequired Files:index.phptemplateDetails.xmltemplate_thumbnail.pngcss folderFolder must be named csswww.KatalystCreativeGroup.com Template File StructureOptional Fileshtml (folder used for overrides)language (for language overrides)error.php (to override 404 errors page layout)component.php (to override component layout)template_preview.pngwww.KatalystCreativeGroup.com Template File StructureShow image herewww.KatalystCreativeGroup.com

templateDetails.xmlUsed during the installation processTells what files to installProvides the optional parametersUsed in configuring the style options.www.KatalystCreativeGroup.com templateDetails.xml

mytemplate1January 14, 2013My NameMy Emailhttp://www.my-url.comCopyright Info Goes HereCopyright License Goes Here2.5.0TPL_MYTEMPLATE1_XML_DESCRIPTIONwww.KatalystCreativeGroup.com templateDetails.xmlcsshtmlimagesjavascriptfontslanguageindex.phptemplateDetails.xmltemplate_preview.pngtemplate_thumbnail.pngcomponent.phperror.phpwww.KatalystCreativeGroup.com templateDetails.xmldebugposition-0position-1position-2position-15

en-GB/en-GB.tpl_mytemplate1.inien-GB/en-GB.tpl_mytemplate1.sys.iniwww.KatalystCreativeGroup.com templateDetails.xml

www.KatalystCreativeGroup.com index.phpThe primary file that controls the layout.Can use regular php within the fileUses tags () to determine where to output different pieces


Advanced topicsCreating Custom Templates for Joomla! 2.5Html Overrides: What Are They?Override the layout for any MVC components and modulesMVC = Model, View, ControllerGives Joomla tremendous flexibility!www.KatalystCreativeGroup.com Html Overrides: How To?Create folder name that corresponds to component or module under htmlCreate folder name that corresponds to the view name (ie. html/com_content/article)Create default.php fileCan copy from the original as a starting pointEx: html/com_content/article/default.phpwww.KatalystCreativeGroup.com Template ParametersDerived from the templateDetails.xmlEach parameter defined as a field

www.KatalystCreativeGroup.com Template ParametersAccess in the index.php with:$this->params->get([parameter field name]');www.KatalystCreativeGroup.com Template Parameters

www.KatalystCreativeGroup.com Configure the parameters in the Joomla Template adminLanguage: Files & OverridesProvides the text for the language strings in the templateTwo files in the language/en-GB/ folderen-GB.tpl_mytemplate1.iniLanguage strings used in the templateen-GB.tpl_mytemplate1.sys.iniLanguage strings used in installation and admin


installationCreating Custom Templates for Joomla! 2.5InstallationCreate archive (.zip or .tar.gz) fileInstall like any other extension in Control PanelExtensions >> Extension Manager >> InstallDiscoverCopy folder and files to templates directoryExtensions >> Extension Manager >> DiscoverClick Discover buttonSelect and installwww.KatalystCreativeGroup.com

For more guidanceCreating Custom Templates for Joomla! 2.5Resourceshttp://magazine.joomla.org/issues/issue-may-2012/item/740-How-to-convert-Joomla-15-template-to-Joomla-25

http://docs.joomla.org/Category:Template_Developmentwww.KatalystCreativeGroup.com Get In [email protected]@katalystsol.com817-900-8787www.KatalystCreativeGroup.com

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