The Joomla! Administrator allows for installation of all extensions and templates to your Joomla! site. There are two means by which to install your template and in this method we will show you the most common and preferred method, using the admin console.
You will need to have acquired your template of choice for this step. Please note that the template will be in a compressed form. It could have a .zip
or .tgz
extension.
You will need the following items:
Your new template's compressed file (it will contain several files)
Your FileZilla or other FTP client
You probably purchased or downloaded a free template from one of the many sources on the Internet.
You will login to your Joomla! Administrator, then select the installation manager, and upload the template.
Login to Joomla! Administrator. You reach the Joomla! Administrator by typing in
http://www.YOURDOMAIN.COM/administrator
. This will prompt you with the following...