Installation
The following is a guide that covers how to set up your new template on your Joomla site. Here you can find an overview of the files included in the SolarSentinel release and instructions on installing and activating the template in your Joomla install.
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The first step is to download all the necessary files needed for installation, setup and configuration. Below is a summary of each of the available packages for the SolarSentinel release.- SolarSentinel Template (rt_solarsentinel.tgz) This file is the template package you will use to install your template into Joomla.
- SolarSentinel Custom Extensions (solarsentinel-extensions.zip) This package contains each of the individual custom extensions included in the SolarSentinel template release.
- SolarSentinel Source PNG(s) (solarsentinel-sources.zip) This zip contains the source PNG(s) for making modifications and customisations to the images in the template (and if applicable, the font used for the logo). You will need an image editing software (preferably Adobe/Macromedia Fireworks) to utilise the Source PNG files.
- SolarSentinel RocketLauncher (Joomla_RT_SolarSentinel.zip) This is the RocketLauncher pack for SolarSentinel which is a complete and separate Joomla install which has the template pre-installed and configured. Similarly, the demo content is injected and the extensions are also pre-installed.