Joomla Templates - Join the RocketTheme Joomla Templates Club

As the first Joomla template to be released under the new RocketTheme name, we decided to do something a bit different this month. The February 2006 template is called Extremities 2 and is a ‘grunge’ inspired template that is a perfect fit for all kinds of sites including those that focus on personal blog, sports, outdoors, music, photography, etc. This template is highly configurable and there are several options and features to provide you with that unique look:

- 3 built-in color variants ( Green, Blue, Red )
- The ability to choose left or right oriented layout
- Use of SIFR to provide custom module and component headers
- Control if the image banner module is css/inline or uses a module position
- Ability to configure banner layout above or below user1-3 module positions
- The ability to choose which menu is used in the exclusive RTSplitMenu system
- Fonts and Source images are provided as well as SIFR support files.

We are proud to unveil the latest addition to the Template Club. Internet Gazette was created in response to our members request to create a ‘ezine’ style joomla template with that distinctive RocketTheme touch. his template provides supreme flexibility due to it’s highly configurable nature. Some of it’s great features include:

- 4 built-in color variants ( Dark, Light, Beige, PGA )
- The ability to configure small, wide, variable-max, and full/liquid widths
- The ability to specify left or center aligned on the page
- Suckerfish based drop-down menu

These settings are easy configured via a simple config file and require no code changes. With the built-in configuration options, Internet Gazette provides 32 different configurations.

RTTC has released a great new Joomla template as a holiday treat! Bubblicious is light and crisp template based on the ever-popular OneMoreThing Design. It has all the great features of OneMoreThing including the RocketTheme Split-Menu system that is employed on the RocketTheme website as well as on Joomla.org. Bubblicious utilizes the variable-max technique to allow for an optimal viewing experience whether you are on 800×600 or 1600×1200+ monitors. Also collapsible columns for user1, user2, and right module positions provide great layout flexibility.

Geo-Sync is the December 2005 RocketTheme Template Club design. With a pure css, tableless design and great features, it’s another fantastic addition to the club. Geo-Sync uses the RocketTheme Split-Menu system to provide a unique way to navigate your site. Not only does it allow you to keep the ‘area’ tab highlighted when in a sublevel element, but also it allows each tab to have it’s own unique color scheme. By default Geo-Sync comes with 5 color variations. Other features include CSS font-sizer as used on joomla.org, as well as many collapsible module positions.

OneMoreThing is fantastic new Joomla Template addition to the RocketTheme Template Club. It provides another very clean design with some compelling features. It uses the RocketTheme Split-Menu system that is employed on the RocketTheme website as well as on Joomla.org to provide a great way to organize your site and keep track of the section you are in via the top nav bar and the pathway. OneMoreThing utilizes the variable-max technique to allow for an optimal viewing experience whether you are on 800×600 or 1600×1200+ monitors. Also collapsible columns for user1, user2, and right module positions provide great layout flexibility.

UPDATE: Version 1.0.4 adds ability to hide left menu, plus mutliple sublevels now supported in the split-menu system

Tribute is the October 2005 addition to the JamboWorks Template Club. This design is based on the MamboDev.com template. This has been a much requested template since we moved to our new home at JamboWorks, so we’re glad to be able to offer this to you this month. This template is the first of our templates to be released for Joomla 1.0 as well as still working on Mambo 4.5.2.

VividDesign is the new September 2005 entry in the JamboWorks Template Club. This design is based on the current OpenSourceMatters.org template with various improvements. It’s an all DIV based design that incorporates the variable-max ability to stretch and fill the available browser area. This template requires no special configuration of any sort, so you can quickly get up and running on a base mambo install.

The new August 2005 JamboWorks Template has been released. This latest addition to the Template Club is possibly the most ambitious yet. This Gamer style, eZine inspired template features a brand new custom system to provide dynamic inline image replacement (DIIR) without requiring any core changes to Mambo. This sophisticated system allows menus and headers to be generated by true type fonts to provide a very unique look, it also uses a server-side caching mechanism for optimal performance. Other great features include an improved split-menu system that keeps the top-level highlighted.

July 2005 Template is a very clean template that can be used for a variety of applications. This template is based very loosely on SolarFlare II but has 2 interesting twists. First this template uses a very lightweight list-style split-menu system that supports up to 2 levels. Secondly, due to the highly CSS-oriented nature of this template, there are buttons on the top of the template to allow for changing the contrast and also adjust the font size in real-time.

Due to popular demand, I’ve released a Colorpak for June’s DigiMania template. new colors include “silver”, “gold”, “orange” and “purple” Installation is as simple as adding the files in your existing DigiMania template directory, and then can instantly start using the new color schemes. Source Fireworks PNG files used to create these are also now available so you will be able to create your own Colorpaks or color variations

This month’s MDTC template uses the simple elegant style that is used on a variety of sites including mozilla.org and mamboserver.com. I have had frequent requests to make the mamboserver.com template available, so to answer those requests, the June 05 template presents a lot of the same features in a slightly different package. This template was built from the same code and has many of the same features as the mamboserver.com design such as easily switchable color variations, improved suckerfish menu, and the variable-max width control system.

Template Club members now have access to a brand new bonus template for May. This template has been developed due to numerous requests for a Variable-Width version of April’s DigitalEther template. This template uses the same variable-max system as is used in the mamboserver.com template. The navigation system uses the exclusive menu based on the very cool “TransMenu” sliding menu system.

The May 2005 MDTC template is NOW AVAILABLE!. This original template was created in a very mac-like style. Many concepts and ideas from a variety of Apple related sites have helped to contribute to this design. The style of this template is very clean and lends itself well to products or general business-centric layouts.

The April 2005 Bonus template is Released! This template is a clean maroon/grey/white business oriented template with a suckerfish horizontal tab bar as well as a vertical menu system. This template is a modified version of BusinessSense, one of our most popular templates.

The April 2005 template is now available. This template is in direct response to the results gathered from the recent Future Template Club Survey. The responses clearly indicated that you were looking for a light template, with fixed width and center aligned. The navigation system was a statistical tie so I decided to implement a brand-new menu based on the very cool “TransMenu” sliding menu system. I think you will enjoy this as it’s once again a MamboDev exclusive!

GlossyPaint is a bonus template for March. It uses the same layout as PrimeTime, the January Template, but with predominately red hues. This template is what I like to call a medium colored fixed width portal. The whole color scheme of this design is dictated by the main header, module headers, and an accent color. The rest is very neutral with a white content area.

The March 2005 template is released! This template is a clean blue/grey/white/orange business oriented template with a suckerfish horizontal tab bar as well as a vertical menu system. This is one of my favorite designs and I think your going to be pleased with it also.

Blogtopia is the second template available through the MamboDev Template Club. This template is specifically tailored towards blogging sites. It is a basic grey template with a fixed right column for modules. A large header is the main graphic element, and replacing this alone, can totally transform the design. This template features a pure CSS dropdown menu solution based on the well known suckerfish menus. This is a MamboDev Exlusive!

PrimeTime is the first template available via our new MamboDev template club. This template is what I like to call a medium colored fixed width portal. The whole color scheme of this design is dictated by the main header, module headers, and an accent color. The rest is very neutral with a predominantly white content area.