[frgeek-michiana] Re: Vote on template for FGM web sites
- From: Rick Tribble <rtribble@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: frgeek-michiana@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 31 Jul 2009 16:02:58 -0400
Actually, if I remember this correctly these templates are really cool, kind
of like having a bunch of templates in one. Kind of super templates. It
may have been a similar but more expensive product I was looking at. $39.99
isn't bad.
On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 2:48 PM, Tom Brown <tbrown@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 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
>
>
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>
> *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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