How to Encourage Change Template

Choose the most suitable template for your website to save development time.

In Joomla, you can easily change its templates for your website or for some pages of your website. Some of the Joomla templates are free while others are commercially available. A Joomla template controls the overall look and layout of your Joomla website. It provides a framework that contains major elements, modules and components and the main styles for the website. Both the front end and backend of the site have templates. When Joomla is first installed, Joomla templates are installed with it. Many developers can make their own templates customized to their specific aims and purposes. Different templates meet different needs of users. For instance, sports templates are different from e-commerce website templates in terms of layout, functionality and effects.

Things You'll Need

• Joomla

Instructions

1. Log in to your Joomla backend with credentials. Click “Extensions” and select “Template Manager.” A list of installed templates will appear. Make one of the templates as the default template by ticking it and clicking the “Default” icon. Change the default template by simply ticking another template and clicking “Default.”

2. Click “Extensions” and select “Install/Uninstall” to install a new template. Click “Browse” to locate your template files and click “Upload” to start the installation.

3. Go back to the template lists and find your newly installed template. Click to edit it. Check the “Select from list” radio button under “Menu Assignment” text. Assign the new template to multiple menus by pressing “Ctrl” and click the menu list simultaneously. Click “Save.” This will apply a different template to these chosen menus or pages.

References

• Joomla.org: Introduction to Joomla! templates