BL4NK Bootstrap Edition
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.
npm install gulp-cli -g
Open a terminal and go to the template folder.
cd C:\xampp\htdocs\joomla\templates\frontend
Install Node.js® dependencies.
npm install
Open gulpfile.js and take a look at the serve function. The url should be match with your local Joomla!™ installation, e.g.
http://localhost/blank/
Run Gulp for build and minify.
gulp
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Identify out of date packages and update all the versions in your package.json.
ncu -u
Install the new versions of your packages based on the updated package.json.
npm update
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.