User's Manual
Version 0.01 5/15/2006
When you are ready, click the "Administrator" link in the Main Menu. Enter the user name and
password as you saw them on the Step 4 page.
If this is not your first time then you will know what to do next. If not. Read on!
Your set up has now been completed, and you are ready to JOOMLA!!
Overview of the installed elements of a Joomla! Web site
Introduction
Now that you have your Joomla! installation up and running, a word about the different
elements that make up your web site.
Templates
The template and its associated files provide the visual “look and feel” of your web site and
are maintained separately from the web site’s content. A typical Joomla! installation comes
with 2 templates pre-installed
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. These are called “madeyourweb” and “rhuk_solaflare_ii”.
Template files are located in the templates folder and each template typically consists of the
following files:
Index.php This file contains HTML, PHP and possibly
JavaScript coding that provides the framework
for your web site’s design. In combination
with the .css and image files, it builds all the
design and content placement elements of
your web site.
templateDetails.xml
template_thumbnail.png This file is used in the Templates Manager to
provide, if switched on, a small thumbnail
representation of the web site design.
template_css.css Located in the css folder, this Cascading Style
Sheets file contains the code to handle the
visual
Image files These files are located in the images folder
and may be .gif, .jpg or .png. They provide
the graphical elements of the web site design.
This manual does not cover template design in detail and you should refer to Appendix A –
Further Reading
for other Internet resources to assist you.
Components
Components are core elements of Joomla!’s functionality and are displayed in the main body of
the Web site’s template, i.e. mainbody.php. Depending on the design of the template in use,
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There are many web sites offering both free and commercial templates. Refer to Appendix A
– Further Reading for a list of them.