{"id":1145,"date":"2012-02-10T20:51:28","date_gmt":"2012-02-10T20:51:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/2012\/02\/10\/how-to-change-site-template\/"},"modified":"2021-11-19T02:06:41","modified_gmt":"2021-11-19T07:06:41","slug":"how-to-change-site-template","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/joomla\/joomla-2-5\/how-to-change-site-template\/","title":{"rendered":"How to change your Joomla 2.5 Site Template"},"content":{"rendered":"

Joomla 2.5 has reached its end of life as for 12\/31\/2014. Please be advised this may be a security risk to your website. You can view more information about the end of life here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Your Joomla 2.5 template is what controls your website\u2019s appearance. Changing your Joomla 2.5 template allows you to drastically change the look and feel of your website in a matter of minutes.<\/p>\n

To change your Joomla 2.5 Template:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Log into your Joomla 2.5 Dashboard<\/a><\/li>\n
  2. In the top menu, under Extensions<\/strong> click Template Manager<\/strong><\/li>\n
  3. Click the Star icon<\/strong> next to the Site Template that you would like to enable.\"click-the-star-under-default-to-enabled-a-template\"<\/a>\n
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    The template currently being used will have a solid star listed under Default<\/strong>. Be aware that there are two types of templates, Site<\/strong> templates and Administrator<\/strong> templates. The Site templates affect what your website visitors see, while the Administrator templates change the look and feel of the Joomla 2.5 Dashboard.<\/p><\/li>\n

  4. Congratulations, you have just changed your Joomla 2.5 Site Template!
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    \"joomla-25-default-template\"<\/a>\n
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    Joomla 2.5 has reached its end of life as for 12\/31\/2014. Please be advised this may be a security risk to your website. You can view more information about the end of life here. Your Joomla 2.5 template is what controls your website\u2019s appearance. 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