Changing the logo in an administrator template

If you want to customize your Joomla! administrator template, one of the most noticeable elements that you can alter is the logo that is displayed.

Getting ready

Prepare the logo that you'd like to use in your administrator template. We'll use the one based on the logo for the example site we've started to change:

Note

We'll be using the APLite template in this example, though you can easily apply this technique to any Joomla! administrator template.

How to do it...

1. 1. Open the template's index.php file, and locate the following code:

   <div id="ap-logo">
   <!--begin-->
   <?php
   if(file_exists($logoFile)) { ?>
   <a href="<?php echo $url;?>administrator">
   <img src="<?php echo $logoFile;?>" /></a>
   <?php } else { ?>
   <a href="<?php echo $url;?>administrator">
   <?php echo $mainframe->getCfg( 'sitename' ) . " " . JText::_( 'ADMIN' );?> </a>
   <?php }?>
   <!--end-->
   &lt...