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Joomla 1.6 Templating Guide

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Skin it For Joomla® is a guide for web designers who want to quickly get up to speed with Joomla's templating system. It makes formidable sounding concepts, like layout overrides and module chrome, easy to understand and benefit from.

  • Saves you hours of searching. Everything you need is in one document so that you don't have to Google for answers.
  • Designed to take beginners to experts. The guide is written specifically for an individual who only knows CSS and HTML, but will give them an understanding of template construction that others may not have after working with Joomla! for several years.
  • Uncommon information. I've dug through the source code and mined it for the nuggets of information that will be useful to designers. I've also included code examples that illustrate simple solutions to common scenarios, such as putting a copyright in the footer that always shows the current year.
  • It's like having a Joomla! developer sitting next to you. Instead of just having a description of what needs to happen, I explain how the pieces fit together, and what you need to know to take advantage of Joomla's flexible features.
  • New design techniques.  I illustrate new design techniques that are made possible by the improvements in 1.6, making template creation easier than ever.