Chapter 6. Joomla! Admin Templates

Joomla! not only allows you to customize the pages that your visitors see but also allows you to customize the administration panel. In this chapter, we will look at:

• Understanding Joomla! administrator templates

• Installing a Joomla! administrator template

• Changing the administrator template

• Changing the logo in an administrator template

• Changing the colors in the administrator panel

• Securing the administrator URL

• Changing the icons on the Joomla! administrator dashboard

• Joomla! administrator template icon graphics

Introduction

If you use it on a daily basis, it can be a great idea to customize the look and feel of your Joomla! website's administration panel. It's also a useful task to do if you have clients or customers using the administrator feature of Joomla! and you'd like to customize the templates to match the identity of either your business, or your clients.