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Introductory: Modify Joomla! 1.5 Milkyway Template: Changing rhuk_milkyway's Default Configurations; How to Change the Joomla! Logo; Changing Your Favicon; Removing Powered by Joomla! and Validator links; Show All

Changing rhuk_milkyway's Default Configurations

Note: Rhuk_milkyway's defalt template width is not set. It is actually 'fluid'. The idea behind this is that whatever size screen the user has, the template will fill the whole width.

Figure 1: After logging into the Joomla! 1.5 administrative back end, go to: Extensions - > Template Manager (See Figure 1)

Figure 2: Once you are in the Template Manager, select the template. There are two ways to do this. One way is to click the title of the Template, as shown in Figure 2.

Figure 3: The other way is to click the little radio button, and then click 'edit' on the menu that is at the top of the Template Manager screen. (See Figure 2 & 3)

Figure 4: Before you change any of the settings in the Template Configuration, check to see if the params.ini file is writable. How you do this will vary, based on you web hosting situation. Some will temporarily change the file's permissions to 777 via FTP client, or a File Manager Component for Joomla! to do this. If you experience problems changing the file permissions, check the ownership settings. Refer to the FAQ Why can't I install any extensions?

Figure 5: After setting the params.in file to writable (777), the parameters writable setting will change from 'Unwritable' to 'Writable' (See Figures 4 & 5)

Once you've set set the params.ini file to writable, you can then change the template parameters. There are three different pre-built parameters. Each has a number of different options. styles

Color Variation The color variation setting changes module outline colors and heading texts.
Background Variation The background variation setting changes the background color of the template.
Template Width The template width setting changes the width of the template.

Color Variation Settings:

Blue
Red
Green
Orange
Black
White

Background Variation Settings:

Blue
Red
Green
Orange
Black
White

Template Width Settings:

Fluid with Maximum
Medium (930px)
Small (750px)
Fluid (Varies with window size Minimum Size is 750px)

You can chose the settings that best suit your needs and wants. Customizing this template does not stop here, though. Because the rhuk_milkyway template is released under the GPL license, you can edit anything in it. This means you can get the template.css and literally change any part of the template you wish.

Figure 6: Once you've selected a setting, you must click either save or apply for those settings to be reflected on the user end. (See Figure 6)

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Ernest Smith makes this comment

2009-01-09 22:09:00

Great Article. I'm just Starting out with Joomla x 2days only. Building my new site as I go. Thanks for the help.
Astrid makes this comment

2009-01-26 01:17:00

I have done everything outlined in this article, but unfortunately my logo still does not show.

Any idea what I could have missed?
Iain Menmuir makes this comment

2009-01-29 00:11:53

Hi
I have been trying to change the main logo and the favicon for hours now following these instructions implicitly with no success...other than a very sore head!! $:\$
CAn anyone help????please????
many thanks
Iain
Christopher makes this comment

2009-02-13 15:42:43

I appreciate this training. I'm not a developer but a small business owner developing a new site. This is my first time to use Joomla. These instructions were great! Thanks.
orchid1 makes this comment

2009-04-11 16:51:02

empty the cache before reloading the page and you will seee your brand new favicon. I had the same problem after I uploaded my favicon to the website I couldnt see it because I had not cleared out the cache try this and it should work perfectly
Amir makes this comment

2009-04-28 08:12:00

I did all the instructions as mentioned. yet the logo didnt change when i chose to preview the link. what could be the problem?
thanks for your help in advance
-ted makes this comment

2009-05-08 02:26:53

Finally! A good answer about how the background color is set in a template. It can be set by an admin through the Template Mgr or by the theme developer by hand editing the params.ini file. Thanks!
-ted
Tsia makes this comment

2009-06-26 19:37:36

I have tried this technique with no success !!All I have is a blank white space...and massive headache
Starkey makes this comment

2009-07-28 14:29:16

Not working. I have tried many different things. Help please
MC makes this comment

2009-07-30 20:15:21

I followed the same steps but it didn't work with new logo even after I put the correct pixel size. So I got around the problem by renaming my new logo to mw_joomla_logo.png. But first, make sure you backup a copy of the original file.
ulas makes this comment

2009-10-11 01:41:00

I ve changed the color style of template rhulk_milkway but i didn t like the value of black at background. How can I change its color, ?
antonio makes this comment

2009-10-18 22:09:29

How can i change the main title "Welcome to the site"

Thank you
Kate makes this comment

2009-10-28 14:58:30

This was exactly what I needed to get my logo changed!! Thank you!

Introductory: Modify Joomla! 1.5 Milkyway Template

Adapting the template to meet your needs

Changing rhuk_milkyway's Default Configurations

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