Although it is fine to place all your CSS code directly in your index. This may also shorten the loading time of your pages, since the separate file can be cached. The templateDetails. Without it, your template won't be seen by Joomla!. The file holds key metadata about the template. For , use the following:. For and later, use the following version. Your best approach is to copy and paste this into your templateDetails. Leave the positions as they are - these are a common set so you will be able to switch easily from the standard templates.
The index. The template works by adding Joomla code into module positions and the component section in your template. Anything added to the template will appear on all pages unless it is added to one of these sections via the Joomla CMS or customised code. You should be aware that this will not work well in Internet Explorer 8 or earlier without a hack.
You might want to investigate this situation and your clients' wishes before deciding on which doctype you want to use. However this is used in Joomla and higher. The third line begins our HTML document and describes what language the website is in. A html document is divided into two parts, head and body. The head will contain the information about the document and the body will contain the website code which controls the layout.
The first line gets Joomla to put the correct header information in. This includes the page title, meta information as well as system JavaScript. The rest creates links to two system style sheets and to your own style sheet if it's named template.
Amazingly, this will suffice! Yes, it's a very basic layout, but it will do the job. Everything else will be done by Joomla!. These lines, usually called jdoc statements , tell Joomla to include output from certain parts of the Joomla system. Note: you will need to ensure your menu is set to go into the "top" module position. It goes in the centre of the template.
Note: You can add your own module lines anywhere you want in the body, but you have to add a corresponding line to the templateDetails. Every file which is added must have a line in the templateDetails. Find the template in the Template Manager, select it and click Default to make it the default template. In Joomla! Click Discover i. Note you can create your template outside of Joomla and simply install it like any regular extension. HINT: there are a couple of ways you can preview your index page as you put it together, either insert the styles into the head of the index page or directly link it to the style sheet you will be using temporarily.
Also, it represents the basic template metadata. Create index. So I am sure by now you have got an idea that how to create Joomla template from scratch by doing all the coding yourself with the help of above-mentioned code. TemplateToaster helps Joomla developers in creating standardized and professional templates. It automates the code generation process which in turn reduce the development time.
You just have to choose the right options from the design interface. And in order to understand the interface and the options that come with this Joomla template creator , have an overview of TemplateToaster.
TemplateToaster allows you to choose a layout from the given options. Like here I have chosen Header, Menu, Footer. You will see many options here such as None, Single item, Double items, and Triple items. And you can choose as per your requirements. In order to design the header, you will get plenty of options. Header tab includes background designing options, header layout settings, effects, options to use foreground image and to draw text area.
You can use different typography to enhance your title and slogan. You will find a bundle of logos as well inside the header tab, which are provided free of cost. Design the slideshow with beautiful options such as transition effects, slideshow positioning, pagination, height, width, border, margin, put any foreground images of your choice, text areas, logo etc. Whereas, if you want to remove any slide from the slideshow then click on the — minus sign present at the left top corner.
TemplateToaster has many transition effects that you can apply to your slideshow for that amazing effect. You can also set the transition duration time and transition begins time quite easily. You can embellish the menu by using the beautiful color combinations, images, texture or effects and making other minor settings like adjusting height, width, border, and margin. Three choices for the submenu — horizontal, vertical, and mega. However, in mobile view, the menu automatically turns into Hamburger Menu.
And TemplateToaster also provides the options to specifically design the Hamburger Menu. In Joomla, the content is represented as a category blog, featured articles or a single article.
And TemplateToaster has numerous options to design them. You can choose to show the metadata of articles as well. TemplateToaster allows to set different typography for each of these- headings, paragraphs, active link, visited links, hover link, table, ordered list, and unordered lists.
TemplateToaster provides the default module positions such as above and below the header, above and below the menu, above and below the slideshow, and above and below the footer, which are based upon BOOTSTRAP grid system.
You can even alter these default module positions as per your needs. You can simply add new one or delete the default positions easily. In addition to this, TemplateToaster allows you to draw custom module positions in the header, menu, slideshow, and footer. You will get the conventional layout settings such like border, height, margin, width, background effects, images, ability to draw text area, add and configure the social media icons, the inclusion of lists and links.
TemplateToaster offers a nice collection of social media icons. You can design these controls in your own style. TemplateToaster automatically creates VirtueMart compatible Joomla templates while exporting the template. You can customize the two different designs for mobile and tablets independent of desktop design.
Any template that you create supports the mobile and tablet view. However, you can explicitly modify the mobile design simply by switching the view from desktop to mobile. The modifications you do, will not affect the desktop and tablet design.
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