ColorMatic Installation
The following is a guide that covers how to set up your new
ColorMatic template on your Joomla site. Here you can find an overview of the files included in the
ColorMatic release and instructions on installing and activating the template in your Joomla install.
Downloading the ColorMatic Files
The first step is to download all the necessary files needed for installation, setup and customisation. Below is a summary of each of the available packages from the
ColorMatic release.
- ColorMatic Template (rt_colormatic_j15.tgz) This file is the template package you will use to install your template into Joomla.
- ColorMatic Custom Extensions (colormatic-extensions-j15.zip) This package contains each of the individual custom extensions included in the ColorMatic template release.
- ColorMatic Source PNG(s) (colormatic-sources.zip) This zip contains the source PNG(s) for making modifications and customisations to the images in the template (and if applicable, the font used for the logo). You will need an image editing software (preferably Adobe/Macromedia Fireworks) to utilise the Source PNG files.
- ColorMatic RocketLauncher (Joomla_RT_ColorMatic_j15.zip) This is the RocketLauncher pack for ColorMatic which is a complete and separate Joomla install which has the template pre-installed and configured. Similarly, the demo content is injected and the extensions are also pre-installed.
Navigate to the Joomla administrator (http://yoursite.com/administrator) for your site. Along the top menu bar, go to
Extensions > Install/Unistall. Next, select the browser button and located the
rt_colormatic_j15.tgz package on your computer that you downloaded Then, click
Upload File & Install. After installation, an introduction page will appear with the template's name, description and thumbnail, select
Continue when this page appears. You should now see
rt_colormatic_j15 in the list of installed templates.
In the Joomla Administrator, navigate to
Extensions > Template Manager. You will be directed to a page which lists all the install templates. Locate
rt_colormatic_j15 in the lost. Select the radio button / circular icon to the left of the name. Then select the
Default in button menu in the top right area of the Administrator. The
ColorMatic template will now be the default template on your Joomla site.
