Introduction

In this tutorial, we will show how to convert a Joomla 1.5 template to Joomla 2.5 template. We will take default Joomla 1.5 template "rhuk_milkyway" as an example and convert it to Joomla 2.5 native compatible template.

Note:

This tutorial covers only template conversion process, so it's assumed that you already have Joomla 2.5 website installed or converted from version 1.5.

There are 5 steps involved.

1. Make a copy all Joomla 1.5 template files
2. Edit files structure
3. Edit file "templateDetails.xml"
4. Edit file "index.php"
5. Install and test converted Joomla 2.5 template

If you have used a free JoomlaShine template and now you want to get more options with PRO Editions, this article is for you. I am going to show you the way to upgrade JoomlaShine templates from Free to Pro step by step. In this article, I use the JSN Teki template as example. Please note that upgrading other templates is the same.

Uninstalling JSN Teki Free

The first thing to do is to uninstall JoomlaShine templates Free.

Open the back-end of your Joomla site, go to Template Manager, and change the default template to make sure that the JSN Teki Free is not set to default. You know, you are not allowed to uninstall a default template.

Change the default template

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You know, I am asked a lot of similar questions, so it would be great if all of these were gathered together in one place so that if you have the same questions, you can search for the answers quickly.

I hope that you like this idea. Now, let's get started.

General

Q1: Do your products support Joomla 2.5 & further Joomla versions?

A: Yes. As soon as Joomla releases the latest official version, we release the templates and extensions for these versions.

If mobile support is in your criteria checklist for choosing a Joomla template, continue to read this article. All Joomlashine templates are ready for your mobile devices. And I am going to show you how nice your Joomla website mobile looks on iPhone, Android, and iPad with JSN Epic.

Please note that both versions for Joomla 1.5 and Joomla 1.7/2.5 of JSN Epic support mobile. And it is as the same as other templates - JSN Dome, JSN Tendo and JSN Teki.

JSN Epic on iPhone and Android

The built-in mobile design has a neat layout with 8 module positions. Besides this, its menu and HTML overrides are optimized to make sure that your website is presented effectively and nicely. Moreover, it is compact and lightweight so your website visitors can surf your website fast.

JSN Epic on iPhone and Android

Joomla SEO template is very important with a administrator. A beautiful template is not enough if it doesn’t help you have a high rank in Google. So when we made the Joomla template, we tried to optimize it for SEO as much as possible. Let’s see how JSN Epic template optimized.

Decrease the loading time:

JSN Epic template, all the multiple icons and single images are merged in one single image file, so you can reduce the number of HTTP requests to the server. And more than that, you can make all of the files compressed to be one file when you enable CSS/JS in SEO parameters template. So the loading time is faster and the search engines will care much more.

Überblick

Joomla!-Template-Frameworks für Entwickler

Aufgrund den schon vorhandenen Designs überzeugen Joomla!-Templates viele Joomla!-Einsteiger wenn es darum geht, möglichst schnell Webseiten zu erstellen. Der Joomla!-Entwickler bevorzugt jedoch sogenannte Joomla!- Template-Frameworks und liebt die ständige Herausforderung der Anpassungsarbeit, da er nur auf diese Weise erstrebenswerte Resultate erzielen kann, was sich dementsprechend auch in der Einzigartigkeit seiner Webseite widerspiegelt.

Im Folgenden werden wir Ihnen 9 der beliebtesten Joomla!-Template-Frameworks vorstellen.

Have you just landed a developer job and there are many strange, new things for you to learn about templates development? Because IT is such a large world with a huge amount of things for you to discover, that can makes you feel bewildered at the beginning. From their experiences in building Joomla templates, the JoomlaShine Team will introduce to you a collection of useful web development tools that help front-end developers create magnificent websites.

For each phase of templates development, there are 3 kinds of tools as bellow:

• Graphic software to edit, slice design file to the individual image layers
• Editor software for writing your template code from scratch and customize them
• Debug & Test tools to customize, debug and test the websites, and to validate against web standards

Graphics Editors

When you develop Joomla templates, it does not need a lot of knowledge about web design but some basic skill is necessary for editing and slicing the layer design.

I have used Photoshop for image slicing for a long time, until I felt it was too heavy, slow and expensive for only pixel handling. That is not enough for templates development since the design files can be bitmaps or vector graphics, and often very large. I tried a different approach and realized it is a better choice than ever.

Adobe Fireworks

Overview

Joomla Template frameworks for developers

Joomla templates satisfy many Joomla! beginners with designs available to create websites quickly. However, Joomla developers prefer Joomla template frameworks. They love the challenge of customization work, to get worthwhile results – their unique websites.

There are just a few template frameworks in the Joomla market. In this article, I will introduce you to 9 of the most popular Joomla template frameworks with the hope that you will get a general view about them easily.

Let’s start with …

What is a Joomla template framework?

It is a base skeleton template to build Joomla templates with. It means a clean, blank HTML/CSS skeleton with no colors, no gradients, no borders; just dimensions, margins, menu system styling and so on. Yes, all possible elements to express your coding knowledge and design talent.

Now, you can explore available Joomla template frameworks.

Illustration of Product Version View with the detail comparison feature

You've used Joomla templates from JoomlaShine for your website and upgraded to a new version many times. However, have you ever wondered what has changed in the recent installation package? Alternatively, you worry that there's something that conflicts with customizations you have made. If you have, then here you are! We have released a special feature - Product Version View that can help you check the detailed modifications made to each template version. With this tool, you can maintain or customize your template code easily, right now.

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If you are the web developer and working with Joomla templates, it is likely that you know a lot about Firebug. For would-be or non web developers, the word Firebug might sound familiar to you even though you have never used it before.

Till now, this plugin has been a widely-used web development tool thanks to its outstanding features in joomla templates customization. Not only web developers but also other people can find the addon helpful for building a simple and stable website.

In this post, I will clarify what Firebug is and how it is helping thousands of web developers around the world and even non tech folks archive the best results in their work.

We live in the tough time when the world economy is going to down slowly. The online shopping experience has changed a little bit and we started to look for the good deals with more interest. The special coupon or discount might significantly save our hard earned money. We have to buy things in the smart way asking our self whether we need it or not.

The JoomaShine experts of good deals took care about this mission seriously. We know very well that you are interested in saving money with joomla templates when building the next Joomla! website. The idea is when you are going to buy the next template at www.JoomlaShine.com you don’t need to think much about a good price. We have already analyzed your purchase history and prepared the best price. Do you want to know more?

Starting the customization template for a client you have to face to the familiar task: changing the template logo with the client's. In this blog post I'll show you how this process is simplified with JoomlaShine template.