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This is the outdated SI-documentation which will be adapted soon. A huge part may be obsolete!

Template Overrides

EasySocial allows you to create custom template overrides in your Joomla template. This is ideal when you need to customize theme files but do not want future updates to remove your changes.

Make sure you have backed up all customization and the site itself before updating EasySocial to the latest version. And be sure to adapt your customization to the latest codes if the original file has new changes.

Creating Custom Template Overrides

  1. Navigate to EasySocial > Themes options at EasySocial backend. You should see the following list of themes you're currently having.

    EasySocial Themes

    The default theme is indicated by the icon as shown in the screenshot above.

    All EasySocial themes are based on the main theme, Wireframe, which is where you can find and customize most theme files.
  2. Click on the Edit Files button. You'll be redirected to the Template Editor section. You may choose your desired files to be edited from the list available here.

    EasySocial Themes

  3. A File Editor will be rendered on the right side after you have selected the file. Now, you may start applying your customization.

    EasySocial Themes

  4. The File Information section on the left displays the necessary information about the file that is being edited.

    EasySocial Themes

  5. Once you have completed your customization, click on the Save button to create and store your template override file. After saving successfully, a notice will appear under the File Information section to mention that the file is modified.

    EasySocial Themes

  6. Check the front end to see if your customization is working properly.

Currently this template editor can only create override files on the default site template. If you want to create/modify/delete overrides on non-default site templates, they have to be done manually from the site's directory.

Reverting Customization

Please double check and make sure you're reverting the correct modified file as this process is irreversible. Locate the modified file, and click on the Revert Changes button.

EasySocial Themes