Typical template directory structure

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 it may also contain:

• javascript - contains supporting JavaScript used by the template for added functionality

Example structure with files

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