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This page contains many links to selected documentation concerning Template Development for {{JVer|2.5}} and {{JVer|3.x}}. A good place to start is with the '''[[#Recommended Reading|Recommending Reading]]''' articles below as they provide a good introductory base of knowledge to build on.

{{tip|A template is a type of Joomla! [[S:MyLanguage/extension|extension]] that changes the way your site looks.  There are two types of templates used by the Joomla! CMS: [[S:MyLanguage/Template#Front-end Templates|Front-end Templates]] and [[S:MyLanguage/Template#Back-end Templates|Back-end Templates]]. The Front-end Template controls the way your website is presented to the user viewing the website's content. The Back-end Template controls the way your website's administrative tasks are presented for controlling management functions by a Joomla! Administrator. These would include common tasks such as: user, menu, article, category, module, component, plugin and template management.<br />
'''See also''': [[S:MyLanguage/Component|Component]], [[S:MyLanguage/Module|Module]], [[S:MyLanguage/Plugin|Plugin]]
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As a developer, you are probably are more interested in how to create a '''Front-End Template'''.|title=What's a Joomla! Template?}}

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