User:Rvsjoen/tutorial/Developing a Template/Part 03
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Part 03 - Adding module positions
With your favorite editor, edit the following file
index.php
<?php
/**
* @package Joomla.Tutorials
* @subpackage Template
* @copyright Copyright (C) 2005 - 2010 Open Source Matters, Inc. All rights reserved.
* @license License GNU General Public License version 2 or later; see LICENSE.txt
*/
// No direct access to this file
defined('_JEXEC') or die;
?>
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="<?php echo $this->language; ?>" lang="<?php echo $this->language; ?>">
<head>
<jdoc:include type="head" />
<link rel="stylesheet" href="<?php echo $this->baseurl ?>/templates/<?php echo $this->template ?>/css/styles.css" type="text/css" />
</head>
<body>
<div id="container">
<div id="header">
<jdoc:include type="modules" name="header" />
</div>
<div id="left">
<jdoc:include type="modules" name="left" />
</div>
<div id="main">
<jdoc:include type="message" />
<jdoc:include type="component" />
</div>
<div id="footer">
<jdoc:include type="modules" name="footer" />
</div>
</div>
</body>
</html>
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>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>Description of the Hello World! template...</description>
<files>
<filename>index.php</filename>
<filename>templateDetails.xml</filename>
<folder>css</folder>
</files>
<positions>
<position>header</position>
<position>footer</position>
<position>left</position>
</positions>
</extension>
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For details on how to install the template into your Joomla! site, refer to the information provided in Part 01.
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