Light, powerful and free template for Joomla!™ for faster and easier web development.
Install
Install it like a normal template in Joomla!™ backend. Then install Node.js®. This template will be built with Gulp. If you haven't used Gulp before, you need to install gulp global.
Open a terminal and go to the template folder.
cd C:\xampp\htdocs\joomla\templates\frontend
Install Node.js® dependencies.
Open gulpfile.js and take a look at the serve function. The url should be match with your local Joomla!™ installation, e.g.
Run Gulp for build and minify.
The building files are stored in folder /build in template directory and a zip package will be created one directory above, the level of the template folders. See gulpfile.js to recognize automation.
Working files
- index.php
- js/script.js
- scss/_custom.scss
Functions
- Develop with bootstrap for responsive web design
- Scalable and customizable vector icons
- Customizable error, offline and print page
Addons
Tutorial
There is a Bootstrap tutorial for beginners and new Joomla!™ developers.
Update
To keep your packages up to date install npm-check-updates.
npm install -g npm-check-updates
Identify out of date packages and update all the versions in your package.json.
Install the new versions of your packages based on the updated package.json.
Licence
The BL4NK Template is opensource software released under the GPL.
BL4NK
Take a look at BL4NK (without Bootstrap) and the full documentation of it.