Posted by: paul
on Aug 31, 2011
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With the release of Joomla 1.7 comes the creation of Joomla 1.7 templates. Already there is a surprising amount availble, not only to purchase, but free of charge! We at Joomlahosting.com, decided to compile a list of the best free templates available for Joomla 1.7. We will try and cover a range of subjects, whilst listing each templates finer attributes.
Afterburner - From Rocket Theme
http://www.rockettheme.com/blog/joomla/404-afterburner-worlds-fastest-joomla-template
RocketTheme are one of the leaders in Joomla template production, and claim their Afterburner template to be the 'World's Fastest Joomla Template'! This template is not only fast loading and light, but it is also easy to change or mould into any design you want. This theme is ultra flexible and full of goodies not normally found in free templates.
Afterburnner is a free GPL template with some of the following capabilities:
Fully SEO Optimised
Table-less Layout
Comes in 8 styles with light and dark variations
Instructions
and much much more.
Posted by: paul
on Dec 16, 2010
As many of us know, Joomla have just released Joomla 1.6 RC1 and are about to release Joomla 1.6.0 on January 10th 2011, if all goes according to plan! However, there is the issue with templates and how upgrading to Joomla 1.6 will affect our Joomla 1.5 templates. Will we have to have templates re-built and who will be offering Joomla 1.6 templates? We hope this guide lays to rest any questions or queries you may have whilst also shedding knowledge on the Joomla 1.6 templating issues once and for all.
Joomla.org
http://community.joomla.org/blogs/community/1257-16-templates.html
Chad Windnagle has written a very detailed resource over at Joomla.org titled 'What You Need to Know About Joomla 1.6 Part 5: Templates. He covers everything from the xml file, to the css and index.php. He also uses pictures for both Joomla 1.5 and 1.6 to show the differences and aid his points.
Posted by: paul
on Aug 26, 2010
There are literally thousands of Joomla tutorials floating around the web but, no real organisation of them! We at joomlahosting.com felt, that it was only necessary for us to compile all these resources into one page, and make the ultimate tutorial showcase. We have also taken screen grabs and written a little bit about what is on offer.
1. 70+ Greatest Joomla Video Tutorials
http://www.honeytechblog.com/70-greatest-joomla-video-tutorial-list/
Having video tutorials is tremendously helpful. Not only can we listen and see what they are doing, but we can easily pause or fast forward to a particular part. Videos are becoming all the rage and mean you can work alongside the video as it plays. The following list of tutorials pretty much covers all aspects of Joomla, and will keep you busy for weeks to come.
Posted by: paul
on Aug 20, 2010
Fully Layered Facebook GUI
For all those designers that want to see how facebook was put together or for those wanting to design a facbook component / module. You can't get better then a fully layered psd free of charge.
Posted by: paul
on Aug 05, 2010
Here at Joomlahosting.com we like to find and learn about great Joomla websites and how it was done. Today we breifly talk to Sharon Tatem of Tatem design about a website they designed called Wall Murals Direct. In particular we liked the use of Joomla and Virtuemart in this site.
Posted by: paul
on Jul 29, 2010
Anyone that has used Joomla and Virtuemart knows how daunting it can seem to get set up and working correctly. Applying your own template to Virtuemart can also be a little frightening at times. However, both Joomla and Virtuemart are packed with many features and the ability to shape it into what suits a user best. Below are 10 of the very best Joomla / Virtuemart ecommerce websites.
Hanz de Fuko
http://www.hanzdefuko.com/
This website sells a ground-breaking new line of men's hair care products with world class results. The shopping cart is very easy to use especially with their use of large product images.
Posted by: paul
on Jul 29, 2010
It is really hard to find unusual and creative Joomla websites for inspiration. Since I have been designing Joomla sites I have kept a list of the great joomla sites that catch my eye. These are some of the best sites on the list.
We find these sites to be very unique and give us great ideas when starting a new site. They have been helpful to us and we think they will be helpful to you.
Know of any other great inspirational joomla sites? send them to us here and we will get them added.
Magenta
http://www.magenta.nl/
Magenta is a real unusual website especially when considering it is a Joomla template. The website is themed around discrimination and is a non-profit organisation. Once you go past the first page of the site you can begin to see aspects of Joomla.
