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A template is a type of Joomla! [[S:MyLanguage/extension|extension]] that changes the way your site looks. There are two types of templates used by the Joomla! CMS: [[Template#Front-end Templates|Front-end Templates]] and [[Template#Back-end Templates|Back-end Templates]]. The Front-end Template controls the way your website is presented to the user viewing the website's content. The Back-end Template controls the way your website's administrative tasks are presented for controlling management functions by a Joomla! Administrator. These would include common tasks such as: user, menu, article, category, module, component, plugin and template management.<br> | A template is a type of Joomla! [[S:MyLanguage/extension|extension]] that changes the way your site looks. There are two types of templates used by the Joomla! CMS: [[Template#Front-end Templates|Front-end Templates]] and [[Template#Back-end Templates|Back-end Templates]]. The Front-end Template controls the way your website is presented to the user viewing the website's content. The Back-end Template controls the way your website's administrative tasks are presented for controlling management functions by a Joomla! Administrator. These would include common tasks such as: user, menu, article, category, module, component, plugin and template management.<br> | ||
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As a developer, you are probably are more interested in how to create a '''Front-End Template'''.|title=What's a Joomla! Template?</translate>}} | As a developer, you are probably are more interested in how to create a '''Front-End Template'''.|title=What's a Joomla! Template?</translate>}} | ||
Revision as of 13:50, 20 May 2015
This page contains many links to selected documentation concerning Template Development for 
and 
. A good place to start is with the Recommending Reading articles below as they provide a good introductory base of knowledge to build on.
A template is a type of Joomla! extension that changes the way your site looks. There are two types of templates used by the Joomla! CMS: Front-end Templates and Back-end Templates. The Front-end Template controls the way your website is presented to the user viewing the website's content. The Back-end Template controls the way your website's administrative tasks are presented for controlling management functions by a Joomla! Administrator. These would include common tasks such as: user, menu, article, category, module, component, plugin and template management.