User:Rvsjoen/tutorial/Developing a Template/Part 05
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Adding parameters
With your favorite editor, edit the following file
templateDetails.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<extension version="2.5" type="template" client="site">
<name>TPL_HELLOWORLD</name>
<creationDate>Once upon a time</creationDate>
<author>John Doe</author>
<authorEmail>john.doe@example.org</authorEmail>
<authorUrl>http://www.example.org</authorUrl>
<copyright>Copyright Info</copyright>
<license>License Info</license>
<version>0.0.1</version>
<description>TPL_HELLOWORLD_XML_DESCRIPTION</description>
<files>
<filename>index.php</filename>
<filename>templateDetails.xml</filename>
<folder>css</folder>
<folder>language</folder>
</files>
<positions>
<position>header</position>
<position>footer</position>
<position>left</position>
</positions>
<config>
<fields name="param">
<fieldset name="advanced">
<field
name="backgroundcolor"
type="text"
default=""
label="TPL_HELLOWORLD_FIELD_BACKGROUNDCOLOR_LABEL"
description="TPL_HELLOWORLD_FIELD_BACKGROUNDCOLOR_DESC" />
<field name="templatewidth" type="list"
label="TPL_HELLOWORLD_FIELD_WIDTH_LABEL"
description="TPL_HELLOWORLD_FIELD_WIDTH_LABEL" >
<option value="fixed">TPL_HELLOWORLD_WIDTH_FIXED</option>
<option value="fluid">TPL_HELLOWORLD_WIDTH_FLUID</option>
</field>
</fieldset>
</config>
</extension>
File listing
- templateDetails.xml
- index.php
- css/styles.css
- language/en-GB/en-GB.tpl_helloworld.ini
- language/en-GB/en-GB.tpl_helloworld.sys.ini
Testing your template
For details on how to install the template into your Joomla! site, refer to the information provided in Part 01.
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