Joomla templates are essentially available wherever you look on the internet. As this program is open source software program, this means that anyone and everyone who can write in HTML coding and CSS coding, can develop extensions of the core functionality of Joomla. This is why the availability of these templates is extremely profound.

You can find an extremely large amount of templates available for free; however, people have found a way to make money off of this technology. The development of these software template clubs are popping up all over the internet.

Because the development of templates can be hard and extremely time consuming, designers are beginning to sell their creations. So now, clubs have formed. Since, single templates can start around $25 dollar per template, and if the consumer wants to keep their website “fresh”, the addition of more templates (templates change the look of the front end of the website, the part that the visitors see) can become expensive. The benefits of becoming a club member can prove to be desirable by many webmasters.

With a onetime membership fee, you will have access to numerous templates. You can either join the club for 60, 180 or even 365 days, depending upon which membership you would like to buy. Depending upon the membership that you buy, will determine how much you pay. Costs are cheap compared to the amount of templates that are available. Within that 60 day period (for the 60 day membership) you can download the design that you will want.

Good template clubs are: Rocket theme, which is the longest running template provider; they have been providing Joomla templates for over four years now; Template Plazza; JoomlArt; and Joomlastorm. Through research, I have found that there are 14 Joomla template clubs with 29 providers. By the ratings, Rockettheme and JoomlArt are the top two sites because they provide high quality, professional and innovative templates. If you are looking for a club to join that is going to “stick” around, Rockettheme and JoomlArt are your best options, with Joomlastorm running a competitive race (they are the newbies on the block).

These three websites provide excellent support for their products and you will definitely not be disappointed with the service and quality of their products. If you have been thinking about joining a Joomla template club, start with one of these. You won’t be sorry.

No matter which program theme club you decide to join, the benefits can definitely be rewarding. For one low price, you will be able to download as many themes as they have to offer, as many times as you would like, as long as your membership is valid. If you are still not for sure, try the short term membership which has the lowest cost. You can always extend your membership if you do like the program and decide to take full advantage of it. Any way you look at it, you will still get templates for the price you paid for the membership, so what do you have to lose?
wedding countdown clock

Hi,

I need to know this thing because I have to apply it at work…

How can I create my personal Joomla template from scratch. Imagine you create a template with photoshop and a bit of flash. Now, you export such template by slicing it and exporting it to an application like dreamweaver (I am talking about a normal html static website at this point).

My question is, how I can create the same template (with Photoshop and Flash) and then using it as a Joomla template?

Please I really need to know how this is done because I am going to start working on this website after this weekend. (The client already has an idea of how the template will look like and that is why I have to create it with photoshop and flash and then using it in Joomla, because they want the site to be content managed).

Thank you in advance.
About the Author: