Chapter 2. Custom Joomla! Templates

This chapter includes more customization of Joomla! templates, including:

• Installing a Joomla! template

• Understanding Joomla! template positions

• Understanding jdoc statements

• Understanding the templateDetails.xml file

• Styling for component.php

• Adding a custom favicon to your template

• Styling Joomla! error messages

• Styling Joomla! error pages

Introduction

We'll cover the more challenging aspects of editing the template of your Joomla! website in this chapter, from getting to grips with inserting content into your website to adding a multilingual aspect to your website.