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Joomla!: Creating and Editing Custom Templates

Joomla!: Creating and Editing Custom Templates

with Jen Kramer

 


In Joomla!: Creating and Editing Custom Templates, Jen Kramer shows web designers how to create eye-popping web sites with Joomla! templates and CSS. The course starts with the basics: how to add the Joomla! template codes to a static HTML layout, install the template package, and clean up styling after installation. The course also covers advanced styling techniques, such as creating multiple layouts within the same Joomla! template, configuring menus and submenus, and implementing template overrides and template styles.
Topics include:
  • Preparing an HTML comp for conversion to Joomla!
  • Converting from the index.html file to index.php
  • Installing the template package file
  • Downloading and installing tools
  • Styling active links, navigation, sidebars, and more
  • Assigning optional regions in the template
  • Displaying modules within an article
  • Performing overrides
  • Setting exceptions for the home page

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author
Jen Kramer
subject
Web, CMS
software
Joomla! 1.6, 1.7, 2.5
level
Intermediate
duration
4h 31m
released
Mar 22, 2011
updated
Dec 20, 2011

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Jen Kramer

Jen Kramer

Jen Kramer educates clients, colleagues, friends, and students about what a quality web site is and how to create one. She currently teaches courses in web design and development through Harvard Extension School, National University, Community College of Vermont, and the Center for Digital Imaging Arts at Boston University, as well as commercial Joomla! training courses through osTraining. She is also a frequent speaker at conferences from around the world, and she has spoken to audiences in Guatemala, Europe, Australia, and the United States. Jen has written two books, Joomla! Start to Finish: How to Plan, Execute, and Maintain Your Web Site and Joomla! 24-Hour Trainer. She earned a BS in biology at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and an MS in internet strategy management at the Marlboro College Graduate School.
Course Title   Level   Duration   Released  
Joomla! 1.5: Styling with CSS Intermediate 2h 29m 01/2009  {8}
Joomla! 1.5: Creating and Editing Custom Templates Intermediate 2h 11m 12/2008  {8}
Web Site Strategy and Planning Intermediate 1h 37m 02/2010  {8}
Preparing CMS Web Graphics and Layouts Using Open Source Tools Intermediate 1h 40m 12/2009  {8}
Joomla! 1.6 and 1.7 Essential Training Beginner 7h 25m 12/2011  {8}
Joomla!: Creating and Editing Custom Templates Intermediate 4h 31m 12/2011  {8}
Joomla! 1.7 and Joomla! 2.5: Access Control Lists in Depth Intermediate 3h 13m 12/2011  {8}
Joomla! 2.5 Essential Training Beginner 8h 30m 04/2012  {8}
Migrating from Joomla! 1.5 to Joomla! 2.5 Beginner 4h 0m 04/2012  {8}
Responsive Design with Joomla! Intermediate 5h 7m 01/2013  {8}
Joomla! 3 Essential Training Beginner 9h 12m 12/2012  {8}
Up and Running with Bootstrap Beginner 2h 38m 10/2012  {8}
Up and Running with Foundation Beginner 3h 7m 05/2013  {8}
Bootstrap: Adding Interactivity to Your Site Beginner 1h 25m 05/2013  {8}

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