Join Jen Kramer for an in-depth discussion in this video Installing the starting state exercise files, part of Templating with Joomla! 3 and Bootstrap (2013).
So before we can get started building our custom template what we'll need to do…is start by installing the copy of Joomla! that I've provided for you, so that…you have some articles and modules and components and things that you can work…with inside of your Joomla! site.…If you have just completed Joomla! 3 Essential Training and you have that already…installed on your computer;…you can just continue to follow this course using the files that you already have in place.…If you don't have those files or if you want to be sure that you're following along …with the copy of Joomla! that I've generated here, then I will show you how…to install the files that I have provided for you.…
So what you're going to do is start by going to, in the case of Windows, …inside of Windows Explorer, I'm going to go to my C Drive, I'm going to go to the WAMP…and I am going to go to www.…Mac people, you're going to open up the Mac Finder.…You are going to go to your applications folder.…You're going to find the MAMP installation and then you're going to look for your htdocs folder.…
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1/9/2013- Reviewing the graphic designs
- Creating HTML based on the Bootstrap framework
- Converting the HTML to a Joomla! template
- Installing the custom Joomla! template
- Using Firebug and the Firefox Web Developer Toolbar
- Styling the navigation bars
- Creating a dropdown menu
- Modifying the template for tablets and phones
- Working with advanced template features, like overrides
Skill Level Intermediate
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Q: After following along with the exercise files, all has gone well until I installed JCE. When I did this my control panel on the backend came up with the following "strict standards" error:
( ! ) Strict standards: Non-static method WFEditor::getInstance() should
not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in
C:\wamp\www\administrator\components\com_jce\models\model.php on line 112
Please advise. I looked for a way of uninstalling JCE and could not find one. The exercise site seems to work quite well otherwise, although I can't change the profile of JCE as instructed because of similar messages throughout the JCE profile.
A: Anytime you receive an error about "strict standards" when work with WAMP (any additional messaging doesn't matter), please apply the following fix. This fix is also described in the Joomla! 3 Essential Training Chapter 11 video, "Turning off WAMP error reporting."
Because the error reporting is an issue with WAMP and not Joomla!, this fix works for Joomla! 1.6, 1.7, 2.5, and 3.0, as well as later versions of Joomla.
1. In WAMP, find the icon in the system tray and click it.
2. Choose PHP - php.ini from the list.
3. Search the php.ini file for the following line:
error_reporting = {there will be some kind of value in this place}
4. Change whatever value is there on that line to the following:
error_reporting = E_ERROR
5. Save and close php.ini, then go back to the WAMP menu and choose "stop
all services", followed by "start all services" to reboot Apache.
6. You should no longer see errors. If errors are still present, then do
the following:
a. follow steps 1 and 2 above
b. Search the php.ini file for the following line:
display_errors = off
Change this to
display_errors = on
c. Follow step 5 above.
Q: Why is Joomla not installing on my Windows computer with WAMP?
Q: The exercise files do not seem to work with the latest version of WampServer. What do I do?
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Introduction
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Welcome53s
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Using the exercise files1m 36s
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Course prerequisites2m 6s
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1. What's New with Joomla! 3 Templates
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Discussing CSS and LESS3m 41s
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2. Creating the HTML Starting File
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Building the grid10m 11s
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Adding the Google font2m 50s
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3. Converting the HTML Composition to a Joomla! Template
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Creating a favicon2m 17s
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Understanding the XML file3m 54s
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Creating a new XML file5m 40s
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4. Installing the Joomla! Template Package File
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Fixing image paths3m 45s
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5. Working with CSS, index.php, and Joomla!
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Using Firebug2m 49s
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Using ColorZilla2m 42s
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6. Styling Your Joomla! Template for the Desktop
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CSS workflows6m 1s
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Styling the header5m 21s
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Styling the navigation bar9m 35s
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Styling the navigation text6m 47s
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Styling the testimonials7m 50s
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Styling the breadcrumbs1m 32s
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Styling the search button5m 31s
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Styling the footer4m 16s
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7. Styling Your Template for Tablets and Phones
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Including the mobile logo6m 49s
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8. Advanced Template Features
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Layout overrides: Modules9m 28s
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9. Joomla! Template Styles: Creating Color Variations for Your Template
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What is a template style?5m 38s
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Editing the XML file6m 57s
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Configuring the styles5m 46s
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Conclusion
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Next steps1m 55s
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