Comments on: How do you create your personal Joomla template using Photoshop from scratch? http://www.joomlafriends.org/2010/01/how-do-you-create-your-personal-joomla-template-using-photoshop-from-scratch/ Tue, 24 Jan 2012 01:47:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Pete http://www.joomlafriends.org/2010/01/how-do-you-create-your-personal-joomla-template-using-photoshop-from-scratch/comment-page-1/#comment-44 Pete Mon, 01 Feb 2010 16:41:54 +0000 http://www.joomlafriends.org/2010/01/how-do-you-create-your-personal-joomla-template-using-photoshop-from-scratch/#comment-44 Not that it can't be done...but it really should not. You would spend a LOT of time cleaning up the code that is kicked out through that process, and making it work with Joomla. And I'm not even sure that after all that work it would do the trick. Joomla Templates require certain files, and depend on certain conventions in creating them. I don't know anyone who has tried to create one with slicing, it just isn't practical. Dreamweaver is really what should using. You need to know CSS pretty darned well to work out a good Joomla template. If I were you, I'd look for a template that is close to what you are going for and adjust it as needed. Your best bet is to check out the Joomla Template Tutorial: That should get you started, at least. Good luck.... Not that it can’t be done…but it really should not. You would spend a LOT of time cleaning up the code that is kicked out through that process, and making it work with Joomla. And I’m not even sure that after all that work it would do the trick.

Joomla Templates require certain files, and depend on certain conventions in creating them. I don’t know anyone who has tried to create one with slicing, it just isn’t practical. Dreamweaver is really what should using.

You need to know CSS pretty darned well to work out a good Joomla template. If I were you, I’d look for a template that is close to what you are going for and adjust it as needed.

Your best bet is to check out the Joomla Template Tutorial:

That should get you started, at least. Good luck….

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