Beez2 Template changes gone, upgraded from 2.5.7 to 2.5.8 - Joomla! Forum - community, help and support
i built site parents using joomla 2.5.7. made customizations beez2 template going template manager: customise template , editing css files there. worked fine until tried upgrade 2.5.8 of changes made disappeared , messed of site.
i've been looking in creating template overrides. i've read different blogs , forums describing how should done nothing seems touch on have done , want do. "components" , "modules" of core joomla files can't life of me figure out how create template override want do.
i'll give brief description of did because can't remember exact files or code modified have written down @ home.
1) decreased height of banner
2) removed font resizer top right corner
3) moved "top menu" above banner below it
4) moved banner higher on page
i thought modifying template going here (see picture) right thing do.
on similar note had copied beez2 template, customized different banner in order assign different set of menu items. when upgrade done copied beez2 template unaffected site menu items displayed way before upgrade. can please explain me? i'm @ loss, don't know if thing or bad.
also, please tell me need in order make template override stick after performing upgrade.
regards,
michael
p.s. - i'll post codes , files modified can above sums changes made.
i've been looking in creating template overrides. i've read different blogs , forums describing how should done nothing seems touch on have done , want do. "components" , "modules" of core joomla files can't life of me figure out how create template override want do.
i'll give brief description of did because can't remember exact files or code modified have written down @ home.
1) decreased height of banner
2) removed font resizer top right corner
3) moved "top menu" above banner below it
4) moved banner higher on page
i thought modifying template going here (see picture) right thing do.
on similar note had copied beez2 template, customized different banner in order assign different set of menu items. when upgrade done copied beez2 template unaffected site menu items displayed way before upgrade. can please explain me? i'm @ loss, don't know if thing or bad.
also, please tell me need in order make template override stick after performing upgrade.
regards,
michael
p.s. - i'll post codes , files modified can above sums changes made.
when joomla! updates made, overwrite files got changed since last release. true manual update. if automatic, changes since first release of version rewritten. review of document http://docs.joomla.org/joomla_2.5_version_history of help.
as templates concerned, if want customize them, best way make copy of template , work on copied version of template. process, copied new template not affected no longer template bundled joomal!
the caveats in approach changes (including vulnerabilities fix) made default template not reflected in copied new template. have manually check differences , apply changes.
as templates concerned, if want customize them, best way make copy of template , work on copied version of template. process, copied new template not affected no longer template bundled joomal!
the caveats in approach changes (including vulnerabilities fix) made default template not reflected in copied new template. have manually check differences , apply changes.
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