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Joomla Child Templates

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Written by: Milos Stankovic
Published: 04 March 2022
Last Updated: 04 March 2022
Joomla Child Templates

A feature that's available in WordPress for years finally came to Joomla. Since Joomla version 4.1.0, you can install and use Joomla child templates. In this article, we'll try to explain what are Joomla child templates and are the advantages of using them. Also, we'll explain why we decided to convert all our templates to child templates with the same parent template (Sparky Framework).

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How to change colors of the mobile menu

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Written by: Milos Stankovic
Published: 17 February 2022
Last Updated: 17 February 2022
Mobile menu in the Sportal template

Our Joomla templates come with the menus that are optimized for mobile devices (responsive mobile menus). These kind of menus are also known as hamburger menus because they are converted to a "hamburger-like" icon on smartphones. This tutorial explains how to change the colors of the mobile menu.

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How to use Hot Music Band template with Joomla 4

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Written by: Milos Stankovic
Published: 10 December 2021
Last Updated: 10 December 2021
Music Band template

This tutorial explains how to use Hot Music Band template after HotStart installation. What you probably need to do after setting this template up onto your server is to change our demo content with your real site content. So, we will explain specifics of this template here in sections from the top to the bottom of the template's home page.

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Post-installation Steps for the Hot Homes template

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Written by: Milos Stankovic
Published: 09 November 2018
Last Updated: 08 March 2022
Hot Homes

After successful installation of the Hot Homes template, there are few steps that you should perform in order to completely replicate our demo site. These steps are necessary because it’s not possible to copy Joomla! user accounts via quickstart installation (it’s unsafe). Also, the ReCaptcha plugin must be configured separately for each site.

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Add Lazy Load In Lightbox Module

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Written by: Milos Stankovic
Published: 24 January 2018
Last Updated: 11 October 2022
Lazy Load Lightbox

Lazy Load script delays loading of images in web pages. This is especially useful if you have a lot of images on pages and if pages are long with a lot of content. It makes the page load faster, reduces server load, and saves bandwidth.

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15 Essential CSS Tutorials from Beginner to Pro

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Written by: James Cummings
Published: 26 June 2017
Last Updated: 30 August 2022
CSS Tutorials from Beginner to Pro

Web design is an important part of your online space, and it’s crucial that you remain at the top of your CSS game if you want to create a unique user experience. In this article, you’ll find a list of tutorials to benefit from, whether you’re a complete rookie, a pro, learning just for fun, or brushing up on your CSS skills.

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YouTube Video in Joomla

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Written by: Milos Stankovic
Published: 30 September 2016
Last Updated: 27 June 2020
YouTube Video in Joomla

This short tutorial explains a common question: How to insert a YouTube video in Joomla site. It's pretty straightforward and you can insert YouTube videos in both Joomla articles and custom HTML modules.

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Font Awesome in Joomla

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Written by: Milos Stankovic
Published: 11 June 2016
Last Updated: 11 October 2022
Font Awesome in Joomla

Almost all our templates (except the oldest ones) support Font Awesome icons, the most popular icon font in the world. We are writing this tutorial to explain how you can enable Font Awesome in any Joomla template and how to use the icons in your Joomla articles and custom HTML modules.

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VirtueMart Is Not Sending Emails

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Written by: Milos Stankovic
Published: 03 June 2016
Last Updated: 27 June 2020

If you experience problem with VirtueMart when you try to send email (product purchase, ask a question button...), this solution might help you to fix this.

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Understanding the Content Box Model in CSS

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Written by: Lisa Smith
Published: 22 April 2016
Last Updated: 27 June 2020
Content Box Model in CSS

Let’s dig a little bit deeper into the concept of understanding the content box model in CSS. This lesson is purely for beginners although you can remind yourself a few things if you would like to refine your skills in Cascading Style Sheet.

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Filterable Content Boxes in Joomla

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Written by: Milos Stankovic
Published: 22 February 2016
Last Updated: 11 October 2022
Filterable Content Boxes in Joomla

This tutorial explains how to create filterable content boxes in Joomla that we have on our Flat Joomla template. The boxes can be filled with any content and can be published as custom HTML modules or inserted into the Joomla articles.

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Hot CV Template User Guide

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Written by: Milos Stankovic
Published: 24 December 2014
Last Updated: 01 July 2020
Hot CV

Our template for December 2014 is Hot CV. It has some specific features and we will explain in this post more about those features. You will learn how to change the big slideshow, how to change styling of the featured articles and how to include modules in the articles.

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Favicon and Apple Icon for Joomla site

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Written by: Milos Stankovic
Published: 14 September 2013
Last Updated: 29 September 2022
Favicon of Joomla site in browser bar

Favicon of your website has a similar function as an icon for programs you're using every day on your computer or for applications you're using on your mobile device. This is something that will help your visitors to remember and to recognize your site. Therefore, you can imagine how important the favicon should be for your website, which is, in this case, your brand, your product, or your virtual office where you meet your clients.

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How Sparky Demo Site (Joomla Version) Is Made

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Written by: Milos Stankovic
Published: 04 July 2013
Last Updated: 29 September 2022
sparky style designer

Since Mart 2012 when we published Hot Blankie, all following Joomla templates are developed using Sparky Framework. This is a piece of software that we are making and tweaking since then. All our experience in the development of Joomla templates is embedded in this framework.

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Responsive Web Design

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Written by: Milos Stankovic
Published: 19 August 2012
Last Updated: 29 December 2021
responsive web design

You have probably already heard about the responsive web design or about the responsive web sites and the responsive templates. Many people don't make any difference between the regular and the responsive web design. This is a new approach in web design, not because it uses some new or super modern techniques, but because it's needed today much more than it was needed in the past. On this page, we will explain why responsive websites are so popular these days.

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Joomla Module in Content

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Written by: Milos Stankovic
Published: 12 January 2012
Last Updated: 29 September 2022

Joomla modules are designed to work in module positions. However, many users requested to have the ability to use Joomla modules inside Joomla articles. For this purpose, Joomla comes with functionality to display module in content.

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Joomla Page Break (pagebreak) Plugin Usage

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Written by: Milos Stankovic
Published: 02 December 2011
Last Updated: 29 June 2020
joomla page break default

Whenever you have too long pages, for better user experience, it's recommended to separate it to the several subpages. This feature exists in Joomla from the early days. It's performed by the Pagebreak plugin that comes with default Joomla installation. However, in the later Joomla versions it's enhanced and has more power. The options are "hidden" in the Plugin Manager and many Joomla users don't even know they exist.

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Google Web Fonts in Joomla Templates

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Written by: Milos Stankovic
Published: 24 November 2011
Last Updated: 19 May 2021
google fonts

Google Web Fonts is a collection of fonts that you can use on your websites for free. There are several standard fonts that we use in web design that we all have installed on our computers. Those fonts are Arial, Verdana, Times New Roman, and a few more. You probably know that you can select any font in your CSS stylesheets just by entering its name. But beware, if your visitor doesn't have this font installed on his operating system, his browser will show one of the default fonts. As a result of this, your design may look broken on the visitor's browser.

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Joomla Template Styles - Different Templates for Different Pages

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Written by: Milos Stankovic
Published: 08 October 2011
Last Updated: 11 October 2022
joomla template styles

Joomla 1.6 and all later versions brought many improvements in Joomla's templating system. One of them is the ability to have several styles (variants) of one template. For templates that come without parameters or with just a few of them, it's not important. However, for Joomla templates that count many parameters, it could be a nice feature.

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Support for RTL (Right-to-Left) Languages

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Written by: Milos Stankovic
Published: 04 October 2011
Last Updated: 19 May 2021
joomla rtl support

We have upgraded all our Joomla templates and added a new feature - RTL (Right-to-Left) text support. If writing starts from the right side of the page, and continues to the left, then we can call this language RTL language. Languages that use this system are based on Arabic alphabet (Arabic, Persian...), Hebrew alphabet (Hebrew, Yiddish...), and many more.

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