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    How To Convert Joomla 1

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    This document provides a 5-step process to convert a Joomla 1.5 template to Joomla 2.5. The steps are: 1) Make a copy of all template files, 2) Edit the file structure, 3) Edit the templateDetails.xml file, 4) Edit the index.php file, and 5) Install and test the converted template. Key changes include removing the params.ini file, adding new files like error.php and template_preview.png, updating XML tags and code references to work with Joomla 2.5 standards. Following these steps takes a Joomla 1.5 template and makes the necessary modifications to convert it to a functional Joomla 2.5

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    This document provides a 5-step process to convert a Joomla 1.5 template to Joomla 2.5. The steps are: 1) Make a copy of all template files, 2) Edit the file structure, 3) Edit the templateDetails.xml file, 4) Edit the index.php file, and 5) Install and test the converted template. Key changes include removing the params.ini file, adding new files like error.php and template_preview.png, updating XML tags and code references to work with Joomla 2.5 standards. Following these steps takes a Joomla 1.5 template and makes the necessary modifications to convert it to a functional Joomla 2.5

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    This document provides a 5-step process to convert a Joomla 1.5 template to Joomla 2.5. The steps are: 1) Make a copy of all template files, 2) Edit the file structure, 3) Edit the templateDetails.xml file, 4) Edit the index.php file, and 5) Install and test the converted template. Key changes include removing the params.ini file, adding new files like error.php and template_preview.png, updating XML tags and code references to work with Joomla 2.5 standards. Following these steps takes a Joomla 1.5 template and makes the necessary modifications to convert it to a functional Joomla 2.5

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    How to convert Joomla 1.

    5 template to
    Joomla 2.5 template
    Level of Difficulty:Intermediate In this tutorial, we will show how to convert a Joomla 1.5
    template to Joomla 2.5 template. We will take default Joomla 1.5 template "rhuk_milkyway" as
    an example and convert it to Joomla 2.5 native compatible template.

    Note:

    This tutorial covers only the template conversion process, so it's assumed that you already have
    a Joomla 2.5 website installed, or converted from version 1.5.

    There are 5 steps involved.

    1. Make a copy of all Joomla 1.5 template files


    2. Edit files structure
    3. Edit file "templateDetails.xml"
    4. Edit file "index.php"
    5. Install and test the converted Joomla 2.5 template

    Step 1. Make a copy all Joomla 1.5 template files


    The first thing to do is to copy the whole theme folder from version 1.5 to version 2.5

    Copy the whole template folder

    1. Go to the theme folder in Joomla 2.5 website


    2. Create a folder named "rhuk_milkyway25"
    3. Copy all files from folder "rhuk_milkyway" in Joomla 1.5 template folder to folder
    created in point 2.

    Step 2. Edit files structure


    Now, you need to edit the folder structure to make it compatible with Joomla 2.5
    Edit folder structure to make it compatible

    1. Delete file "params.ini"

    In version 1.5 this file used to store values of template parameters. But in version 2.5, all
    template parameters are stored in the database. So there is no need for file "params.ini".

    2. Copy file "error.php" from default Joomla 2.5 template "atomic"

    Joomla 2.5 introduces new file "error.php" to contain layout of error pages. This file is
    simple and we can reuse the file from default theme "atomic".

    3. Create new file "template_preview.png"

    Joomla 2.5 introduces new file "template_preview.png" to present a big preview image of
    the theme. You need to make a 640x480 screenshot of your theme and name it
    "template_preview.png".

    Step 3. Edit file "templateDetails.xml"


    Now, you need to edit file "templateDetails.xml" to make it compatible with version 2.5.

    1. Rename tag <install> to <extension>


    Old value New value
    <install version="1.5"... <extension version="2.5"...
    </install> </extension>

    2. Change template name in tag <name>

    3. Replace multiple tags <filename> with single tag <folder>

    This is very cool feature of Joomla 2.5. Now you don't need to declare all the files in
    some folder, you just need to declare that folder.

    4. Delete declaration for file "params.ini"


    5. Add declaration for new files created in step 2

    Add 2 following tags:

    a. <filename>error.php</filename>
    b. <filename>template_preview.png</filename>

    6. Rename tags in section <params>


    Old value New value
    <params> <config>
    <fields name="params">
    <fieldset name="advanced">
    <param... < field...
    </param> </ field>
    </params> </fieldset>
    </fields>
    </config>

    Step 4. Edit file "index.php"


    After editing file "templateDetails.xml", you need to continue to edit file "index.php".

    1. Add PHP code to load Mootool library

    Add code string "JHtml::_('behavior.framework', true);" to the location as seen on the


    screenshot bellow.

    2. Replace template name text "rhuk_milkyway" with php code

    Joomla 2.5 allows you to get the theme name directly from file "templateDetails.xml"
    file, so there is no need to declare the theme name as plain text.

    Old Value New value


    rhuk_milkyway <?php echo $this->template ?>

    Step 5. Install and test converted Joomla 2.5 template


    Now, the converted Joomla 2.5 template is presented in templates folder, but you won't see new
    theme in Template Manager, because it's not installed yet. Make following steps:

    1. Go to Administrator > Extensions > Extension Manager > Discover.


    2. Click button "Discover" on toolbar

    Select the item "rhuk_milkyway25" in the list and click button "Install"

    3. Now, the Joomla 2.5 template is installed and you can go to "Template Manager" to
    set it as default.
    We finished the Joomla template migration with template "rhuk_milkyway" for today. Do you
    have any other ways to convert your template from version 1.5 to version 2.5 ? Please share
    using comment form belows. Feel free to leave questions if you get trouble with this migration
    process.

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