I Need Help Regarding Joomla - It Seems Ironic That I Ask My Question On Here Not The Joomla Forum.?
February 28, 2010 under FAQ
I have asked this question on the Joomla forum several times now, but had very little joy in getting an explantion.
I’m looking fo either a video tutorial or infomation relating to changing the top part of the template where the Joomla logo currently is(front page). I have been advised that I need to go into templates and then edit CSS etc. It’s all very well telling me this but I would like a “How to” guide on performing this so I dont ruin what I have already done. What I dont understand is why Joomla dont have any material relating to this? Its probably my fault and I’ve overlooked something. All I need is to be pointed in the right direction and I can do the rest myself.
NB.I have no trouble getting to the CSS field in the back end of my site - what worries me is that I will edit out something I shouldnt and then I’m really going to have a problem putting things right.
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you can go to the http://www.joomla-list.com to find more joomla related resources. this is not a good place for joomla
Its hard to answer here when I don’t know which version of Joomla you are using so don’t know which default template you are using.
However, here goes…
If you want to edit the entire top section of the template you will need to edit the HTML code in the template’s index.php file (assuming you are using Joomla 1.0.x) and make adjustments in the template_css.css.
To find out what you need to edit, install Firefox if you haven’t already done so, and get the Web Developer Toolbar add-on. https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox…
Once this is done, load up your site and use the toolbar to show you the code you need to change. This is done through the “information” -> “Display Element Information” toolbar link.
It will show you the HTML and class/id names. Look for this in your template and edit to suit.