CHAPTER 6Creating Your Own Templates

A key reason that Joomla has been able to thrive in the CMS space despite numerous excellent competitors is its ability to be extended by users. For instance, the ease with which it's possible to design a new template puts customization within the reach of the average Joomla user. You won't be using Joomla long before you will want to either create your own templates or make substantial modifications to an existing template.

Joomla templates operate similarly to templates available in most word processors. In a word processor, a resume template has the general layout and basic content items that should be present in a generic resume. The job applicant loads the resume template and then fills in the personal ...

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