[frgeek-michiana] Re: Vote on template for FGM web sites
- From: mike@xxxxxxxxxxx
- To: frgeek-michiana@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 31 Jul 2009 14:14:38 -0500 (CDT)
If I had a vote, I'd suggest using the Joomla templates. That way if you
don't like them in the future or want to change them, it's super easy.
Over the next month or two, I'm going to take my employer's website an
implement them into the solar sentinel joomla template (looks
professional) and see where that takes us. This is just one guy's
opinion...
Mike
> Actually, I did examine hundreds of templates, commercial and
> noncommercial.
> I took a Sunday afternoon to look at templates. I found a few
> noncommercial
> ones that might work for us, but, all in all, the professionally designed
> templates are cleaner and more flexible designs. The commercial designs
> really stand out after looking through endless pages of free templates.
>
>
>
> Templates, commercial and noncommercial, sometimes require Adobe products
> to
> modify the design or graphics. We largely avoid this dependency with
> Joomla
> Shack designs. When there is a dependency, Joomla Shack includes the
> source
> code. Whether the commercial templates are more stable than non-commercial
> ones, I couldn't say. I do know Joomla Shack has support forums for Joomla
> 1.0 and 1.5, a separate forum for each of their templates and a
> knowledgebase.
>
>
>
> Chuq sent an email to Joomla Shack regarding the limitations of the
> Element
> template and asking if there is a Joomla 1.5 version in the works. We were
> aware that running a 1.0 template in 1.5 is not advisable, but the group
> liked the Element design so we included it in the poll. The free Joomla
> Shack Optimus template is nice but lacks features of the commercial
> versions. There is a commercial version of Optimus which we could
> substitute
> for Element if need be. I personally favored the Inspirion template
> because
> it features the k2 extension, but others didn't like the design.
>
>
>
> http://demotemplates.joomlashack.com/inspirion/k2/inspirion-and-k2
>
> http://k2.joomlaworks.gr/demo/
>
> http://www.joomlashack.com/joomla-components/357-joomlaworks-k2-video-review
>
>
>
> The goal here is to pick an inexpensive, good looking, feature full and
> versatile design which we can live with for a while and learn from, and
> which moves us forward quickly. So, does anyone have a preference ranking
> of
> the three current candidates?
>
>
>
>
>
> Tom
>
>
>
> _____
>
> From: frgeek-michiana-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:frgeek-michiana-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Rick Tribble
> Sent: Friday, July 31, 2009 11:11
> To: frgeek-michiana@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [frgeek-michiana] Re: Vote on template for FGM web sites
>
>
>
> I take it you looked through the hundreds of free 1.5 templates and these
> are that much better or more stable somehow?
>
> On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 10:58 AM, Fr. Robert Bower
> <frrobert@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
> I would remove Element from consideration, it is a 1.0 template not a 1.5
> template.
>
> Running a 1.0 template on a 1.5 site is possible but in no way easy.
>
> My suggestion would be only consider 1.5 templates
>
> Thanks,
>
> Fr. Robert Bower
> Batushka's Web Hosting & Design
> frrobert@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 574.850.7982
> http://www.batushkas.com
> http://www.batushkas.net
>
>
>
>
>
> Tom Brown wrote:
>
> There are a gazillion templates available for Joomla web sites, and some
> of
> them are way cool. The dev group decided to narrow its focus to three
> professionally designed templates from Joomla Shack which we think are
> suitable for our web site and which use FOSS technologies. The three
> templates are EarthBlog, Relevant and Element.
>
> https://www.joomlashack.com/pro-joomla-templates/286-js-earthblog-template
> https://www.joomlashack.com/pro-joomla-templates/272-js-relevant-template
> https://www.joomlashack.com/pro-joomla-templates/32-js-element-template
>
> If you are interested in voting, please visit the Joomla Shack site and
> look
> at the live demo for each template and the specs. Then rank your
> preference
> from 1 to 3; one being your favorite. A preferential vote is called an
> Instant Runoff Vote (IRV). The template with the most votes wins. If there
> is a tie, possible although unusual in IRV, I will pick the winner from
> the
> tied templates.
>
> Joomla Shack template licenses cost $40 per web site.
>
> The Element template is not Joomla 1.5 native so Chuq sent an email to
> Joomla Shack asking whether Element works with 1.5, what it lacks in 1.5
> and
> whether a native 1.5 template is in the works.
>
> Tom
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