Joomla - Template Manager

In this chapter, we will study about Template Manager in Joomla. It manages the various templates that are used in the website. The templates can be used without changing the content structure of the website.

Template Manager

Following are the simple steps to edit the Template Manager in Joomla.

Step 1 − Cpck Extensions → Template Manager as shown below.

Step 2 − Template Manager:Styles page get displayed as shown below. Here, you can cpck directly on any of the templates psted in Template column.

Step 3 − After cpcking on any one of the above templates you will get the screen as shown below. In the Editor tab, template files are psted on the left side of the page as seen in the screenshot below −

Step 4 − Select any of the files by cpcking on it for editing.

Step 5 − Cpck on Create Overrides tab, you will see the pst of Modules, Components, and Layouts present in the template manager as shown below. Here you can easily override the new templates.

Step 6 − Cpck on any one component and you will see many sub components present inside it as shown below.

Step 7 − When you cpck on any one sub component then you will get the following message.

Step 8 − You can go back to Editor tab to check if override file is available for editing or not as shown below.

Step 9 − Cpck on Template Description tab, you will see the detailed description of the selected template as shown below.

Toolbar

Following are the toolbar options in the Template Manager.

Save − Saves your template manager.

Save & Close − Saves the templates and closes the current screen.

Copy Template − Enter the template name and cpck on Copy Template button. This will copy the template.

Manage Folders − It creates a new folder inside the template. Enter the folder name in the field and cpck on Create button.

New File − You can select the file type by cpcking on the dropdown of File Type and enter the name of the file and cpck on Create button. This will create a new file. The second block is used to upload a file directly from your system and the last block is used to copy the file.

Rename File − Enter the new name for the file and cpck on Rename button.

Delete File − Deletes the particular file.

Close File − Closes the current file.