joomla (was Re: [TriLUG] apologies to bill gates :-))

[Jim Ray]

Excellent.  I'll tinker as tinker time becomes available.  My big draw to
Joomla was having the default out-of-the-box install suffice.  Being very
artistically challenged, content is more important to me than the type of
bow around the pig.
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: trilug-bounces at trilug.org [mailto:trilug-bounces at trilug.org] On
Behalf Of Robert
> Dale
> Sent: Sunday, March 25, 2007 9:40 AM
> To: Triangle Linux Users Group discussion list
> Subject: joomla (was Re: [TriLUG] apologies to bill gates :-))
> 
> On 3/25/07, Jim Ray <jim at neuse.net> wrote:
> > I hate it when that happens.
> >
> > How do you customize it to remove Joomla logos?  Me thinks they've got
the
> > ability to create a site template.  I haven't tried...yet.
> 
> I'm starting out with joomla myself.  It seems there are basically two
> ways to configure a template.
> 
> 1. If the template is already installed, you can upload your images to
> the media manager and edit the template's CSS to point to those
> images.  You may also need to edit the HTML if there happen to be
> harcoded img links in there (as there is atleast one in the default
> joomla theme -  rhuk_solarflare_ii).
> 
> 2. If you have the template locally, you can of course edit the CSS,
> HTML, and add your images right there.  Then tar.gz it and upload your
> site as one package.
> 
> Personally, I like option #2 since you can use your favorite editor to
> change code, switchover your site all at once, and version control
> your template changes.
> 
> I don't know if you can download installed templates, but you can
> download the default joomla template from
> http://www.themesbase.com/?view=114
> 
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> Robert Dale
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