How to change Joomla Templates?

andrewstephen · 11-28-2009

Content management system (CMS)

A content management system is software that keeps track of every piece of content on your Web site. Content can consist of simple text, photos, music, video, documents, or anything. The main advantage of using a CMS is that you need have any technical skills to manage it.

There are countless Joomla templates available online. Some of these templates are free, some commercial. Changing the Joomla template is very easy.

Steps to change Joomla Template:

1.Browse online for various Joomla templates and decide upon the Joomla template you find most suitable and then download it. This will get downloaded in the form of a zip file. Save it in a folder
2.Go to the administrator panel of your Joomla website by logging in. Once you are there click on the installer’s menu.
3.Then click on the Templates site option. A page will open up. You have to click on the browse button in that page which opens up.
4.Now select the Joomla installation file, which you downloaded (This would be in zip file format). Then click on the upload and install button. Then click on continue. This will take you to templates manager. Once there select the radio button for your downloaded template.
5.The next and last template is clicking on the default button. This will make this downloaded template the default design for your website.

As you can see all these are five simple steps to be followed for changing the Joomla templates.
The joomla template for your website can be changed anytime you want. The steps being
1. Go to the Templates manager
2. Select the template you want by clicking on the radio button.
3. Now all you have to do is click on the default button to set the selected template as the default design for your website.

Thanks to AJS Promotional Media, Cincinnati, Ohio

dd2341782 · 01-11-2010

thx a lot, realy helps

11-28-2009	#1
andrewstephen Newbie Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 12	How to change Joomla Templates? Content management system (CMS) A content management system is software that keeps track of every piece of content on your Web site. Content can consist of simple text, photos, music, video, documents, or anything. The main advantage of using a CMS is that you need have any technical skills to manage it. There are countless Joomla templates available online. Some of these templates are free, some commercial. Changing the Joomla template is very easy. Steps to change Joomla Template: 1.Browse online for various Joomla templates and decide upon the Joomla template you find most suitable and then download it. This will get downloaded in the form of a zip file. Save it in a folder 2.Go to the administrator panel of your Joomla website by logging in. Once you are there click on the installer’s menu. 3.Then click on the Templates site option. A page will open up. You have to click on the browse button in that page which opens up. 4.Now select the Joomla installation file, which you downloaded (This would be in zip file format). Then click on the upload and install button. Then click on continue. This will take you to templates manager. Once there select the radio button for your downloaded template. 5.The next and last template is clicking on the default button. This will make this downloaded template the default design for your website. As you can see all these are five simple steps to be followed for changing the Joomla templates. The joomla template for your website can be changed anytime you want. The steps being 1. Go to the Templates manager 2. Select the template you want by clicking on the radio button. 3. Now all you have to do is click on the default button to set the selected template as the default design for your website. Thanks to AJS Promotional Media, Cincinnati, Ohio

01-11-2010	#2
dd2341782 Newbie Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 10	Re: How to change Joomla Templates? thx a lot, realy helps