Typical template directory structure
From Joomla! Documentation
A typical template for Joomla! will include the following directories:
- css - contains all the .css files
- html - contains template override files for core output and module chrome
- images - contains all images used by the template
- language - contains additional language files used by the template
Depending on the complexity and design of the template is may also contain:
- javascript - contains supporting JavaScript used by the template for added functionality
Example with files[edit]
Typical path of a template is <root>/public_html/domain-name/template/<name of your template>
which will contain the following directories and files based on your template.
/css /html /images /javascript /language component.php error.php favicon.ico index.php templateDetails.xml template_preview.png template_thumbnail.png