Category: Templates

How to change the default favicon in the Joomla Cassiopeia template.

Changing Bootstrap Sass Variables For Joomla Templates You have two essential options when it comes to adding custom style to Bootstrap. You can either modify a copy of Bootstrap’s source scss files and import them into your template, or create a separate stylesheet and overwrite individual bootstrap classes. In this guide, I’ll be focusing on […]

When working with templates, it’s useful to override the default layouts and templates. For example, I have changed many of the default layouts on this website to present article info in a more customized way (that I think looks better). Basically, we can override any layout in Joomla. The article page, the login page, the […]

Formerly j4Starter Start Making Your First Joomla Template! I have gone through the effort of creating a very basic Joomla template with extensive commentary. It includes Bootstrap 5.3, and a very basic Bootstrap grid layout with a sidebar and a few module positions.  I have received many requests to add an option to disable Bootstrap […]

Atum is the name of the default administrator template in Joomla 4. It has several settings you may customize to fit the needs of your brand. The logo and color schemes may be easily changed. If you’re looking for a completely different admin template, check out my new Novus Admin Template for Joomla 4/5. As a bonus, if […]

In this extensive guide, you will learn how to create your own custom Joomla template (Joomla 4 or 5). You must already know the basics of Joomla, HTML, and CSS. I’ll explain just about everything else. Prerequisites: You must have Joomla 4/5 set up on a test server (ideally, a local test server or your own PC). You […]

In this guide, you will learn how to add custom fields/options to the Joomla template you designed. This guide assumes you already know the basics of Joomla template development. PHP and XML experience is helpful, but not required. I will explain all PHP code used, at a basic level. To begin, I assume you’ve already created […]

This reference guide provides an overview of the templateDetails.xml file. The templateDetails.xml file provides information on the template’s options and properties. It is placed in the top-level directory of a template installation package. Once a template is installed, the file is located at site_root/templates/yourtemplate/templateDetails.xml Info: The information is provided in xml element/attributes. Essential Elements The templateDetails.xml file need […]

Module Chromes are ways of adding different styles to modules displayed with your template. They allow the users of your template to easily select from pre-defined module styles. For example, you could give your users the option to show the login form on a white background with a blue border, a grey background with curved borders, […]