How to Install a New Template in Joomla 3.x

Want to install a new template to give an extraordinary touch to your website? Well, go through this article to make your website look attractive and enjoy the increased search clicks from the readers.

Here, you will learn to install a new template in Joomla 3.x by following the steps as explained below. But before that, you need to download the template, and to make your task simpler, I have suggested some of the sites from where the download can be done at a free of cost.

http://www.joomlart.com
http://www.freshjoomlatemplates.com/

Steps to Install a New Template in Joomla 3.x

Step 1: Login as administrator in Joomla, at top menu bar “Extensions” options are available, click on the arrow next to it, then go to “Extension Manager”.

Step 2: Click on “Install”, you may see “Upload Package File” then click on “Browse” to upload the zip file of the template.

Step 3: Once the file is selected, click on “Upload & Install”.

Step 4: The Server will take few minutes to install the template, after completion, the message will appear on the top “Installing template was successful”, as shown in the image below.

To set the template in action:

Step 5: Go to “Template Manager” under the Extensions Menu.

Step 6: Select the desired template, click on “default” as shown.

The other way to set it as default is, click on the “star” present in the front of the template.

Step 7: Message appears : “Default style successfully set”

Enjoy the appearance of your website…..