User's Manual

Chapter 8: Accessing Functions from the Back-end – Super Administrator
Joomla! 1.0.11 User Manual 157 Version 1.0.1.
The following information is displayed:
Column Name Field Name
Name: The name of the template as defined in the templateDetails.xml file.
Default: Assigns this default template to all Menu Items/pages.
Assigned:
Opens a page where you can assign this template to specific Menu Items/pages. This
will override the default template for the pages chosen. If you choose 'None', it will act
the same way as the 'Default' parameter.
Author: The name of the template’s author as defined in the templateDetails.xml file.
Version: The version of the template as defined in the templateDetails.xml file.
Date: The date of the template as defined in the templateDetails.xml file.
Author URL: The URL link to the template’s author as defined in the templateDetails.xml file.
 Note: Both the assigned and the default template will be overridden by the Template Chooser
Module in the Front-end, if used. Any template displayed on this list will show in the
Template Chooser Module.
Toolbar Buttons: Default, Assign, Delete, Edit HTML, Edit CSS, and New are available.
InstallaNewTemplate
Field Name Details/Options
Upload a Template:
If your server has GZip support with PHP, you will be able to upload a
zipped package file that will be installed automatically. Browse to the
location of the element (zipped package file of a Template) on your
computer. Then click the Upload File & Install button.
Install from a Directory:
If you do not have GZip support, you must unpack the zipped file onto your
local drive before uploading it. Unzip the archive into a folder on your local
drive and upload the unpacked archive files to your host's server. Type the
location of this file (it must be the absolute location) then click the Install
button.
DeleteaTemplate
If you want to delete any template, go to the menu item Site > Template Manager > Site
Templates and use the
Delete button.
AssignaTemplate
You can assign a template to one or more pages from the list that is displayed. When assigned,
the template will appear when a user clicks on these pages. This will override the default
template.
If you want to remove an assigned template from one (or some) page(s), select the assigned
template again (radio button), and click the
Assign button in the Toolbar. Now either deselect the
items you do not want assigned for this template anymore, or click
None to completely remove
the assignment for this template.